code: public static function findBy($strColumn, $varValue, array $arrOptions=array())
  	{
  		$blnModel = false;
  		$arrColumn = (array) $strColumn;
  
  		if (\count($arrColumn) == 1 && ($arrColumn[0] === static::getPk() || \in_array($arrColumn[0], static::getUniqueFields())))
  		{
  			$blnModel = true;
  		}
  
  		$arrOptions = array_merge
  		(
  			array
  			(
  				'column' => $strColumn,
  				'value'  => $varValue,
  				'return' => $blnModel ? 'Model' : 'Collection'
  			),
  
  			$arrOptions
  		);
  
  		return static::find($arrOptions);
  	}
docs: Find records by various criteria
  
  @param mixed $strColumn  The property name
  @param mixed $varValue   The property value
  @param array $arrOptions An optional options array
  
  @return static|Collection|null A model, model collection or null if the result is empty