code: public static function where(string $column, string $operator, $value): Collection
      {
          // Ensure the database is connected!
          $pdo = Database::connect();
  
          // Get the calling child class, ensuring that the Model class was not used!
          $class = self::getStaticChildClass();
  
          // Get the table name from either a @TableNameAnnotation or an automated conversion from the class name...
          $tableName = self::getTableName();
  
          // Lookup the correct column name.
          $column = self::getColumnName($column);
  
          // IF no matching column name could be determined, THEN throw an Exception!
          if($column === null)
              throw new ModelMissingPropertyException("Could not find a property '$column' of class '$class'.  ".
                  "Are you missing a '@ColumnNameAnnotation' on a property?");
  
          // Build the SQL statement.
          $sql = "SELECT * FROM \"$tableName\" WHERE \"$column\" $operator ".
              (gettype($value) === "string" ? "'$value'" : "$value");
  
          // Fetch the results from the database.
          $results = $pdo->query($sql)->fetchAll();
  
          // Create a new Collection to store the converted objects.
          $collection = new Collection($class, []);
  
          // Loop through each result...
          foreach($results as $result)
          {
              // Create a new object and populate it's properties.
              $object = new $class($result);
  
              // Append the new object to the collection.
              $collection->push($object);
          }
  
          // Finally, return the Collection!
          return $collection;
      }
docs: Selects only the matching rows from the database as a Collection of Model class objects.
  
  @param string $column The column name on which to compare.
  @param string $operator The operator to use for comparison.
  @param mixed $value The value on which to compare.
  @return Collection Returns a Collection of Model objects with populated data from the database.
  @throws DatabaseConnectionException
  @throws ModelClassException
  @throws ModelMissingPropertyException
  @throws \ReflectionException