public function searchQueryWithEqualsAndWildcard($equals = '=', $wildcard = '', $ignoreSelectedDate = false)
    {
        $queryString = null;

        $queries = $this->selectedQueriesInFormWithWildcard($wildcard);
        if (count($queries) > 0) {
            $queryString = $this->oredSearchQueries($queries, '', '');
            $queryString = str_replace('=', $equals, $queryString);

            if (!$ignoreSelectedDate) {
                $dates = $this->selectedMonthInFormWithWildcard($wildcard);
                $NELQueryString = $this->oredSearchQueries($dates, 'nel', $equals);
                $queryString .= ' and ' . $NELQueryString;
            }
        }

        return $queryString;
    }