diff --git a/dblayer.php b/dblayer.php
index 43dd0ee..7076b03 100644
--- a/dblayer.php
+++ b/dblayer.php
@@ -103,29 +103,40 @@ class dblayer extends PDO
   }
 
   /** Read all the table or only one line defined by the select key, the select
-      operator and the associated select value */
-  function read ($selectkey=null, $selectval=null, $selectop="=")
+      operator and the associated select value
+      $select = array (array ($key, $val, $operator))
+      $key=>column, $val=>value to found, $operator=>'LIKE', =...
+    */
+  function read ($select=null)
   {
     if ($this->db === null)
       throw new Exception ("Database not connected");
-    if ($selectop !== "=" && $selectop !== "like" && $selectop !== null)
-      throw new Exception ("Invalid selectop");
-    if ($selectkey !== null && 
-        ! in_array ($selectkey, array_keys ($this->fields)))
-      throw new Exception ("Unknown key field provided");
     $req = "SELECT ";
     $req .= implode (",", array_keys ($this->fields));
     $req .= " FROM `".$this->table."`";
-    if ($selectkey !== NULL && $selectval !== NULL)
-      $req .= " WHERE $selectkey $selectop :selectkey";
+    if ($select !== null)
+    {
+      $req .= " WHERE ";
+      foreach ($select as $n=>$s)
+      {
+        if ($n > 0)
+          $req .= " AND ";
+        if (!isset ($s[2]))
+          $s[2] = "=";
+        $req .= " ".$s[0]." ".$s[2]." :".$s[0];
+      }
+    }
 
     if ($this->debug) echo "DEBUG : $req\n";
     $st = $this->db->prepare ($req);
-    if ($selectkey !== NULL && $selectval !== NULL)
+    if ($select !== NULL)
     {
-      if ($this->debug) echo "DEBUG BIND : selectkey->".
-                             var_export ($selectkey, TRUE)."\n";
-      $st->bindValue (":selectkey", $selectval);
+      foreach ($select as $s)
+      {
+        if ($this->debug) echo "DEBUG BIND : ".$s[0]."->".
+                               var_export ($s[1], TRUE)."\n";
+        $st->bindValue (":".$s[0], $s[1]);
+      }
     }
     $st->execute ();
     $res = array ();