$sql1 = (string) DML::query()->select('name')->from('user')->where('id = 1');

$sql2 = (string) DML::query()->from('user')->where('id = 1')->select('name');

$sql3 = (string) DML::query()->where('id = 1')->select('name')->from('user');

$q = DML::query()
$q->from('user');
$q->where('id = 1');
$q->select('name');
$sql4 = (string) $q;

As a result $sql1, $sql2, $sql3 and $sql4 contain same string:

SELECT name FROM users WHERE id = 1

Method	Parameters	Example	Resulting SQL
select	nothing, single, multiple	select()	SELECT *
insert	single	insert('user')	INSERT INTO user
update	single	update('user')	UPDATE user
delete	nothing	delete()	DELETE
from	single, subquery	from('user')	FROM user
where	single	where('id = 1')	WHERE id = 1
whereNot	single	whereNot('id = 1')	WHERE NOT id = 1
whereAnd	multiple	whereAnd('id > 1', 'name = "John"')	WHERE id > 1 AND name = "John"
whereOr	multiple	whereOr('id = 1', 'name = "John"')	WHERE id = 1 OR name = "John"
join	single, three	join('order')	INNER JOIN order
leftJoin	single, three	leftJoin('order')	LEFT JOIN order
rightJoin	single, three	rightJoin('order')	RIGHT JOIN order
on	single	on('user.id = order.user_id')	ON user.id = order.user_id
and	single	and('id = 1')	AND id = 1
or	single	or('id = 1')	OR id = 1
groupBy	single	groupBy('is_active')	GROUP BY is_active
having	single	having('COUNT(*) > 1')	HAVING COUNT(*) > 1
orderBy	single	orderBy('id')	ORDER BY id
limit	single	limit(10)	LIMIT 10
set	two	set('is_active', 1)	SET is_active = 1
fields	multiple	fields(name, is_active)	(name, is_active)
values	multiple	values('"John"', 1)	VALUES ("John", 1)