GraphQL
Tutorial 3 - Answers to the First Filtering Challenge

5min
We look at a possible answer to Tutorial 3's challenge. This shows how to write a query which fetches all WebApp items, not Module items.
Prerequisites
This Article shows the Answers to a Challenge. If you've not had a go at the challenge yet, we'd recommend you head there first.
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Challenge Answers
The trick here was to examine the tablesand spot the common patterns in their values. 
The two types of recordswe wanted had these tables beginning with "webapp_":
webapp_1
webapp_2
The types of records we don't want have table values without "webapp_", for example:
module_3 - (Blog Module)
module_14 - (eCommerce Module)
form_1 - Newsletter Sign Up Form Submissions
So, in order to filter for the recordswe do want and not the recordswe don't want, we need recordswhich start with the string webapp_. 

Code:
GraphQL
query get_all_webapps {
  records(
    page: 1
    per_page: 20
    filter: {
      table: {
        starts_with: "webapp_"
      }
    }
  ) {
    total_pages
    results {
      table
      properties
    }
  }
}
query get_all_webapps {
  records(
    page: 1
    per_page: 20
    filter: {
      table: {
        starts_with: "webapp_"
      }
    }
  ) {
    total_pages
    results {
      table
      properties
    }
  }
}
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Notes:
In this method, there is no need to write one filter to include webapp items and another to remove module and form items from the Results. This is because the given rule efficiently achieves both at once.
Explorer:
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This is just one possible answer, you may have found a different method. 
Try and make sure you choose the best method for your use case. You should always be looking out for a more efficient way of doing things.
Next Time
We'll continue to look at filtering queries in more detail, including:
filtering by different fields, or properties
filtering with different kinds of rules
using more than one filter at once
Let's go!
Tutorial 3 - Filtering the Results
Tutorial 4 - Advanced Filtering