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## param.filter() function

Sugar decorator for `filter` query parameter

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
function filter(modelCtor: typeof Model, options?: string | (FilterSchemaOptions & {
        name?: string;
    })): (target: object, member: string, index: number) => void;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  modelCtor | typeof [Model](./repository.model.md) | Model class |
|  options | string \| ([FilterSchemaOptions](./repository-json-schema.filterschemaoptions.md) &amp; { name?: string; }) | Options to customize the parameter name or filter schema |

<b>Returns:</b>

(target: object, member: string, index: number) =&gt; void

## Example


```ts
async find(
  @param.filter(modelCtor)) filter?: Filter<T>,
): Promise<(T & Relations)[]> {
  // ...
}
```