""" 4. Many-to-one relationships To define a many-to-one relationship, use ``ForeignKey()`` . """ from django.db import models class Reporter(models.Model): first_name = models.CharField(maxlength=30) last_name = models.CharField(maxlength=30) email = models.EmailField() def __repr__(self): return "%s %s" % (self.first_name, self.last_name) class Article(models.Model): headline = models.CharField(maxlength=100) pub_date = models.DateField() reporter = models.ForeignKey(Reporter) def __repr__(self): return self.headline API_TESTS = """ # Create a Reporter. >>> r = Reporter(first_name='John', last_name='Smith', email='john@example.com') >>> r.save() # Create an Article. >>> from datetime import datetime >>> a = Article(id=None, headline="This is a test", pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 27), reporter=r) >>> a.save() >>> a.reporter_id 1 >>> a.get_reporter() John Smith # Article objects have access to their related Reporter objects. >>> r = a.get_reporter() >>> r.first_name, r.last_name ('John', 'Smith') # Create an Article via the Reporter object. >>> new_article = r.add_article(headline="John's second story", pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 29)) >>> new_article John's second story >>> new_article.reporter_id 1 # Reporter objects have access to their related Article objects. >>> r.get_article_list(order_by=['pub_date']) [This is a test, John's second story] >>> r.get_article(headline__startswith='This') This is a test >>> r.get_article_count() 2 # Get articles by id >>> Article.objects.get_list(id__exact=1) [This is a test] >>> Article.objects.get_list(pk=1) [This is a test] # Query on an article property >>> Article.objects.get_list(headline__startswith='This') [This is a test] # The API automatically follows relationships as far as you need. # Use double underscores to separate relationships. # This works as many levels deep as you want. There's no limit. # Find all Articles for any Reporter whose first name is "John". >>> Article.objects.get_list(reporter__first_name__exact='John', order_by=['pub_date']) [This is a test, John's second story] # Query twice over the related field. >>> Article.objects.get_list(reporter__first_name__exact='John', reporter__last_name__exact='Smith') [This is a test, John's second story] # The underlying query only makes one join when a related table is referenced twice. >>> null, sql, null = Article.objects._get_sql_clause(reporter__first_name__exact='John', reporter__last_name__exact='Smith') >>> sql.count('INNER JOIN') 1 # The automatically joined table has a predictable name. >>> Article.objects.get_list(reporter__first_name__exact='John', where=["many_to_one_articles__reporter.last_name='Smith'"]) [This is a test, John's second story] # Find all Articles for the Reporter whose ID is 1. >>> Article.objects.get_list(reporter__id__exact=1, order_by=['pub_date']) [This is a test, John's second story] >>> Article.objects.get_list(reporter__pk=1, order_by=['pub_date']) [This is a test, John's second story] # You need two underscores between "reporter" and "id" -- not one. >>> Article.objects.get_list(reporter_id__exact=1) Traceback (most recent call last): ... TypeError: Cannot resolve keyword 'reporter_id' into field # You need to specify a comparison clause >>> Article.objects.get_list(reporter_id=1) Traceback (most recent call last): ... TypeError: Cannot parse keyword query 'reporter_id' # "pk" shortcut syntax works in a related context, too. >>> Article.objects.get_list(reporter__pk=1, order_by=['pub_date']) [This is a test, John's second story] # You can also instantiate an Article by passing # the Reporter's ID instead of a Reporter object. >>> a3 = Article(id=None, headline="This is a test", pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 27), reporter_id=r.id) >>> a3.save() >>> a3.reporter_id 1 >>> a3.get_reporter() John Smith # Similarly, the reporter ID can be a string. >>> a4 = Article(id=None, headline="This is a test", pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 27), reporter_id="1") >>> a4.save() >>> a4.get_reporter() John Smith # Reporters can be queried >>> Reporter.objects.get_list(id__exact=1) [John Smith] >>> Reporter.objects.get_list(pk=1) [John Smith] >>> Reporter.objects.get_list(first_name__startswith='John') [John Smith] # Reporters can query in opposite direction of ForeignKey definition >>> Reporter.objects.get_list(articles__id__exact=1) [John Smith] >>> Reporter.objects.get_list(articles__pk=1) [John Smith] >>> Reporter.objects.get_list(articles__headline__startswith='This') [John Smith, John Smith, John Smith] >>> Reporter.objects.get_list(articles__headline__startswith='This', distinct=True) [John Smith] # Queries can go round in circles. >>> Reporter.objects.get_list(articles__reporter__first_name__startswith='John') [John Smith, John Smith, John Smith, John Smith] >>> Reporter.objects.get_list(articles__reporter__first_name__startswith='John', distinct=True) [John Smith] """