======================== One-to-one relationships ======================== To define a one-to-one relationship, use :class:`~django.db.models.OneToOneField`. In this example, a ``Place`` optionally can be a ``Restaurant``:: from django.db import models class Place(models.Model): name = models.CharField(max_length=50) address = models.CharField(max_length=80) def __str__(self): return f"{self.name} the place" class Restaurant(models.Model): place = models.OneToOneField( Place, on_delete=models.CASCADE, primary_key=True, ) serves_hot_dogs = models.BooleanField(default=False) serves_pizza = models.BooleanField(default=False) def __str__(self): return "%s the restaurant" % self.place.name class Waiter(models.Model): restaurant = models.ForeignKey(Restaurant, on_delete=models.CASCADE) name = models.CharField(max_length=50) def __str__(self): return "%s the waiter at %s" % (self.name, self.restaurant) What follows are examples of operations that can be performed using the Python API facilities. Create a couple of Places: .. code-block:: pycon >>> p1 = Place(name='Demon Dogs', address='944 W. Fullerton') >>> p1.save() >>> p2 = Place(name='Ace Hardware', address='1013 N. Ashland') >>> p2.save() Create a Restaurant. Pass the "parent" object as this object's primary key: .. code-block:: pycon >>> r = Restaurant(place=p1, serves_hot_dogs=True, serves_pizza=False) >>> r.save() A Restaurant can access its place: .. code-block:: pycon >>> r.place A Place can access its restaurant, if available: .. code-block:: pycon >>> p1.restaurant p2 doesn't have an associated restaurant: .. code-block:: pycon >>> from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist >>> try: >>> p2.restaurant >>> except ObjectDoesNotExist: >>> print("There is no restaurant here.") There is no restaurant here. You can also use ``hasattr`` to avoid the need for exception catching: .. code-block:: pycon >>> hasattr(p2, 'restaurant') False Set the place using assignment notation. Because place is the primary key on Restaurant, the save will create a new restaurant: .. code-block:: pycon >>> r.place = p2 >>> r.save() >>> p2.restaurant >>> r.place Set the place back again, using assignment in the reverse direction: .. code-block:: pycon >>> p1.restaurant = r >>> p1.restaurant Note that you must save an object before it can be assigned to a one-to-one relationship. For example, creating a ``Restaurant`` with unsaved ``Place`` raises ``ValueError``: .. code-block:: pycon >>> p3 = Place(name='Demon Dogs', address='944 W. Fullerton') >>> Restaurant.objects.create(place=p3, serves_hot_dogs=True, serves_pizza=False) Traceback (most recent call last): ... ValueError: save() prohibited to prevent data loss due to unsaved related object 'place'. Restaurant.objects.all() returns the Restaurants, not the Places. Note that there are two restaurants - Ace Hardware the Restaurant was created in the call to r.place = p2: .. code-block:: pycon >>> Restaurant.objects.all() , ]> Place.objects.all() returns all Places, regardless of whether they have Restaurants: .. code-block:: pycon >>> Place.objects.order_by('name') , ]> You can query the models using :ref:`lookups across relationships `: .. code-block:: pycon >>> Restaurant.objects.get(place=p1) >>> Restaurant.objects.get(place__pk=1) >>> Restaurant.objects.filter(place__name__startswith="Demon") ]> >>> Restaurant.objects.exclude(place__address__contains="Ashland") ]> This also works in reverse: .. code-block:: pycon >>> Place.objects.get(pk=1) >>> Place.objects.get(restaurant__place=p1) >>> Place.objects.get(restaurant=r) >>> Place.objects.get(restaurant__place__name__startswith="Demon") If you delete a place, its restaurant will be deleted (assuming that the ``OneToOneField`` was defined with :attr:`~django.db.models.ForeignKey.on_delete` set to ``CASCADE``, which is the default): .. code-block:: pycon >>> p2.delete() (2, {'one_to_one.Restaurant': 1, 'one_to_one.Place': 1}) >>> Restaurant.objects.all() ]> Add a Waiter to the Restaurant: .. code-block:: pycon >>> w = r.waiter_set.create(name='Joe') >>> w Query the waiters: .. code-block:: pycon >>> Waiter.objects.filter(restaurant__place=p1) ]> >>> Waiter.objects.filter(restaurant__place__name__startswith="Demon") ]>