Passing a single array to a model

[eluser]TheFuzzy0ne[/eluser]
[quote author="xwero" date="1236710237"]why not use the parameters like some of the CI functions do

Code:

function get($field, $val='')
{
   if(is_string($field) && strlen($val)>0)
   {
      $field = array($field=>$val);
   }

   if( ! is_array($field))
   {
      return array();
   }

   $this->db->where($field);
   $query = $this->db_>get('table');

   return $query->result();
}

[/quote]

That was one of my thoughts, but I don't know whether or not it's considered a good way to do things, and also, I'm not sure. What if we needed to add limits and order by clauses into the mix? Perhaps I should just do this with CRUD? I tried using CRUD in the past, and we got along like Bill Gates using Linux... Perhaps it's time for me to start again? The trouble I had with crud was how to deal with multiple tables. Maybe it would just be easier for me to write a separate function for each case, and once everything is working, look towards optimising the code?

Thanks for your comments.