Admin View, the model->search() method secrets

Hi,

I am trying to understand in depth how the advanced search / gridview works with model->search() method. Can you give me a link that explain the mechanism in depth?

Thanks!

http://www.yiiframework.com/forum/index.php/topic/8977-cgridview-search/page__p__44734__hl__CGridView+earch#entry44734