columnForProperty()

Signature

columnForProperty() — returns any

Available in: model Category: Miscellaneous Functions

Description

Returns the column name mapped for the named model property.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
property	string	yes	—	Name of property to inspect.

Examples

// 1. Get the column name mapped to a model property
col = model("User").columnForProperty("firstName");
// col -> "first_name"

// 2. Check the column for a property before building a raw SQL fragment
col = model("Order").columnForProperty("placedAt");
if (col != false) {
    writeOutput("Column in the database: " & col);
}

// 3. Returns false when the property does not exist on the model
col = model("User").columnForProperty("nonExistentProperty");
// col -> false