Re: [CDBI] meta_info and mapping tables

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On 9 Nov 2005, at 18:11, Bill Moseley wrote:

> With a link table "Role" that links films and actors
>
>     Role->columns(Primary => qw/film actor/);
>     Role->has_a(film => 'Film');
>     Role->has_a(actor => 'Actor');
>
>
> Then for File->meta_info('has_many', 'actor'):
>
>
>     'actors' => bless( {
>                          'foreign_class' => 'Role',
>                          'name' => 'has_many',
>                          'args' => {
>                                      'mapping' => [
>                                                     'actor'
>                                                   ],
>                                      'foreign_key' => 'film',
>                                      'order_by' => undef
>                                    },
>                          'class' => 'Film',
>                          'accessor' => 'actors'
>
>
> Is the mapping array always a single element for normal link tables
> (linking two tables)?

Normally, yes.

> Or rather, when would the mapping array contain more than a single
> element?

If you supply a list:

   Film->has_many( 'actors', [ 'Role' => 'actor', 'flatter' ] );

Each method will be called on the result of the last, so in this case  
you'd get back the results of calling $role->actor->flatter.*

I suppose we could think of cases where it _might_ be useful to get  
back something that the actor has_a:

   Film->has_many( 'cast_pictures', [ 'Role' => 'actor' => 'image' ] );

but I doubt that it would be a good idea to rely on the functionality.

best

will


* I am married to an actor and know this to be a wise course


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