gistfile1.java

List<Outcrop> listTouchedOutcrops(String grossDepEnv, String depEnv = null, String subDepEnv = null, String archiEleType = null, String basinType = null, String climate = null) {

		def c = Outcrop.createCriteria()

		def result = c.list {
			section {
				eq("grossDepositionalEnvironment", grossDepEnv)
				depositionalSetting {
					basinType ? eq("basinType", basinType) : null
					climate ? eq("paleoClimate", climate) : null
				}
				depositionalEnvironment {
					depEnv ? eq("type", depEnv) : null
					subEnvironment {
						subDepEnv ? eq("type", subDepEnv) : null
						architecturalElement {
							archiEleType ? eq("type", archiEleType) : null
						}
					}
				}
			}
		}

		return result
	}