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[dbsrgits/DBIx-Class-Historic.git] / lib / DBIx / Class / Manual / Cookbook.pod

diff --git a/lib/DBIx/Class/Manual/Cookbook.pod b/lib/DBIx/Class/Manual/Cookbook.pod
index f4a5a45..27119b6 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/DBIx/Class/Manual/Cookbook.pod
+++ b/lib/DBIx/Class/Manual/Cookbook.pod
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ Please see L<DBIx::Class::ResultSet/ATTRIBUTES> documentation if you
 are in any way unsure about the use of the attributes above (C< join
 >, C< select >, C< as > and C< group_by >).
 
-=head2 Subqueries
+=head2 Subqueries (EXPERIMENTAL)
 
 You can write subqueries relatively easily in DBIC.
 
@@ -316,6 +316,11 @@ The following will B<not> work:
     artist_id => $inside_rs->get_column('id')->as_query,
   });
 
+=head3 Support
+
+Subqueries are supported in the where clause (first hashref), and in the
+from, select, and +select attributes.
+
 =head3 Correlated subqueries
 
   my $cdrs = $schema->resultset('CD');
@@ -338,11 +343,9 @@ That creates the following SQL:
        WHERE artistid = me.artistid
       )
 
-=head2 Where subqueries will work
+=head3 EXPERIMENTAL
 
-Currently, subqueries will B<only> work in the where-clause of a search. In
-other words, in the first hashref of a search() method. Work is being done
-to make them work as part of the second hashref (from, select, +select, etc).
+Please note that subqueries are considered an experimental feature.
 
 =head2 Predefined searches
 
@@ -1382,10 +1385,10 @@ C<limit_dialect> key in the final hash as shown above.
 
 =head2 Working with PostgreSQL array types
 
-If your SQL::Abstract version (>= 1.50) supports it, you can assign to
-PostgreSQL array values by passing array references in the C<\%columns>
-(C<\%vals>) hashref of the L<DBIx::Class::ResultSet/create> and
-L<DBIx::Class::Row/update> family of methods:
+You can also assign values to PostgreSQL array columns by passing array
+references in the C<\%columns> (C<\%vals>) hashref of the
+L<DBIx::Class::ResultSet/create> and L<DBIx::Class::Row/update> family of
+methods:
 
   $resultset->create({
     numbers => [1, 2, 3]
@@ -1407,12 +1410,16 @@ passing them as bind values:
 
   $resultset->search(
     {
-      numbers => \[ '= ?', [1, 2, 3] ]
+      numbers => \[ '= ?', [numbers => [1, 2, 3]] ]
     }
   );
 
 See L<SQL::Abstract/array_datatypes> and L<SQL::Abstract/Literal SQL with
-placeholders and bind values (subqueries)> for more explanation.
+placeholders and bind values (subqueries)> for more explanation. Note that
+L<DBIx::Class> sets L<SQL::Abstract/bindtype> to C<columns>, so you must pass
+the bind values (the C<[1, 2, 3]> arrayref in the above example) wrapped in
+arrayrefs together with the column name, like this: C<< [column_name => value]
+>>.
 
 =head1 BOOTSTRAPPING/MIGRATING