getFKDefinition

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xPDOObject::getFKDefinition()¶

Get a foreign key definition for a specific classname. This is generally used to lookup classes in a one-to-many relationship with the current object.

Syntax¶

API Docs: http://api.modxcms.com/xpdo/om/xPDOObject.html#getFKDefinition

array getFKDefinition (string $alias)

Examples¶

Get the FK definition of a User who just edited the Document.

$document = $xpdo->getObject('Document',1);
$fkdef = $document->getFKDefinition('EditedBy');
print_r($fkdef);

/* Outputs:
Array (
  [class] => User
  [key] => editedby
  [local] => editedby
  [foreign] => id
  [cardinality] => one
  [owner] => foreign
  [type] => aggregate
) */