PHP Class yii\db\ActiveRecord

Active Record implements the Active Record design pattern. The premise behind Active Record is that an individual ActiveRecord object is associated with a specific row in a database table. The object's attributes are mapped to the columns of the corresponding table. Referencing an Active Record attribute is equivalent to accessing the corresponding table column for that record. As an example, say that the Customer ActiveRecord class is associated with the customer table. This would mean that the class's name attribute is automatically mapped to the name column in customer table. Thanks to Active Record, assuming the variable $customer is an object of type Customer, to get the value of the name column for the table row, you can use the expression $customer->name. In this example, Active Record is providing an object-oriented interface for accessing data stored in the database. But Active Record provides much more functionality than this. To declare an ActiveRecord class you need to extend ActiveRecord and implement the tableName method: php The tableName method only has to return the name of the database table associated with the class. > Tip: You may also use the Gii code generator to generate ActiveRecord classes from your > database tables. Class instances are obtained in one of two ways: * Using the new operator to create a new, empty object * Using a method to fetch an existing record (or records) from the database Below is an example showing some typical usage of ActiveRecord: php $user = new User(); $user->name = 'Qiang'; $user->save(); // a new row is inserted into user table the following will retrieve the user 'CeBe' from the database $user = User::find()->where(['name' => 'CeBe'])->one(); this will get related records from orders table when relation is defined $orders = $user->orders; For more details and usage information on ActiveRecord, see the guide article on ActiveRecord.
Since: 2.0
Author: Qiang Xue ([email protected])
Author: Carsten Brandt ([email protected])
Inheritance: extends BaseActiveRecord
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Public Methods

Method Description
attributes ( ) : array Returns the list of all attribute names of the model.
delete ( ) : integer | false Deletes the table row corresponding to this active record.
deleteAll ( string | array $condition = '', array $params = [] ) : integer Deletes rows in the table using the provided conditions.
equals ( ActiveRecord $record ) : boolean Returns a value indicating whether the given active record is the same as the current one.
find ( ) : ActiveQuery
findBySql ( string $sql, array $params = [] ) : ActiveQuery Creates an ActiveQuery instance with a given SQL statement.
getDb ( ) : Connection Returns the database connection used by this AR class.
getTableSchema ( ) : yii\db\TableSchema Returns the schema information of the DB table associated with this AR class.
insert ( boolean $runValidation = true, array $attributes = null ) : boolean Inserts a row into the associated database table using the attribute values of this record.
isTransactional ( integer $operation ) : boolean Returns a value indicating whether the specified operation is transactional in the current [[scenario]].
loadDefaultValues ( boolean $skipIfSet = true ) Loads default values from database table schema
populateRecord ( $record, $row )
primaryKey ( ) : string[] Returns the primary key name(s) for this AR class.
tableName ( ) : string Declares the name of the database table associated with this AR class.
transactions ( ) : array Declares which DB operations should be performed within a transaction in different scenarios.
update ( boolean $runValidation = true, array $attributeNames = null ) : integer | false Saves the changes to this active record into the associated database table.
updateAll ( array $attributes, string | array $condition = '', array $params = [] ) : integer Updates the whole table using the provided attribute values and conditions.
updateAllCounters ( array $counters, string | array $condition = '', array $params = [] ) : integer Updates the whole table using the provided counter changes and conditions.

Protected Methods

Method Description
deleteInternal ( ) : integer | false Deletes an ActiveRecord without considering transaction.
findByCondition ( mixed $condition ) : yii\db\ActiveQueryInterface Finds ActiveRecord instance(s) by the given condition.
insertInternal ( array $attributes = null ) : boolean Inserts an ActiveRecord into DB without considering transaction.

Method Details

attributes() public method

The default implementation will return all column names of the table associated with this AR class.
public attributes ( ) : array
return array list of attribute names.

delete() public method

This method performs the following steps in order: 1. call [[beforeDelete()]]. If the method returns false, it will skip the rest of the steps; 2. delete the record from the database; 3. call [[afterDelete()]]. In the above step 1 and 3, events named [[EVENT_BEFORE_DELETE]] and [[EVENT_AFTER_DELETE]] will be raised by the corresponding methods.
public delete ( ) : integer | false
return integer | false the number of rows deleted, or `false` if the deletion is unsuccessful for some reason. Note that it is possible the number of rows deleted is 0, even though the deletion execution is successful.

deleteAll() public static method

WARNING: If you do not specify any condition, this method will delete ALL rows in the table. For example, to delete all customers whose status is 3: php Customer::deleteAll('status = 3');
public static deleteAll ( string | array $condition = '', array $params = [] ) : integer
$condition string | array the conditions that will be put in the WHERE part of the DELETE SQL. Please refer to [[Query::where()]] on how to specify this parameter.
$params array the parameters (name => value) to be bound to the query.
return integer the number of rows deleted

deleteInternal() protected method

Deletes an ActiveRecord without considering transaction.
protected deleteInternal ( ) : integer | false
return integer | false the number of rows deleted, or `false` if the deletion is unsuccessful for some reason. Note that it is possible the number of rows deleted is 0, even though the deletion execution is successful.

equals() public method

The comparison is made by comparing the table names and the primary key values of the two active records. If one of the records [[isNewRecord|is new]] they are also considered not equal.
public equals ( ActiveRecord $record ) : boolean
$record ActiveRecord record to compare to
return boolean whether the two active records refer to the same row in the same database table.

find() public static method

public static find ( ) : ActiveQuery
return ActiveQuery the newly created [[ActiveQuery]] instance.

findByCondition() protected static method

This method is internally called by [[findOne()]] and [[findAll()]].
protected static findByCondition ( mixed $condition ) : yii\db\ActiveQueryInterface
$condition mixed please refer to [[findOne()]] for the explanation of this parameter
return yii\db\ActiveQueryInterface the newly created [[ActiveQueryInterface|ActiveQuery]] instance.

findBySql() public static method

Note that because the SQL statement is already specified, calling additional query modification methods (such as where(), order()) on the created ActiveQuery instance will have no effect. However, calling with(), asArray() or indexBy() is still fine. Below is an example: php $customers = Customer::findBySql('SELECT * FROM customer')->all();
public static findBySql ( string $sql, array $params = [] ) : ActiveQuery
$sql string the SQL statement to be executed
$params array parameters to be bound to the SQL statement during execution.
return ActiveQuery the newly created [[ActiveQuery]] instance

getDb() public static method

By default, the "db" application component is used as the database connection. You may override this method if you want to use a different database connection.
public static getDb ( ) : Connection
return Connection the database connection used by this AR class.

getTableSchema() public static method

Returns the schema information of the DB table associated with this AR class.
public static getTableSchema ( ) : yii\db\TableSchema
return yii\db\TableSchema the schema information of the DB table associated with this AR class.

insert() public method

This method performs the following steps in order: 1. call [[beforeValidate()]] when $runValidation is true. If [[beforeValidate()]] returns false, the rest of the steps will be skipped; 2. call [[afterValidate()]] when $runValidation is true. If validation failed, the rest of the steps will be skipped; 3. call [[beforeSave()]]. If [[beforeSave()]] returns false, the rest of the steps will be skipped; 4. insert the record into database. If this fails, it will skip the rest of the steps; 5. call [[afterSave()]]; In the above step 1, 2, 3 and 5, events [[EVENT_BEFORE_VALIDATE]], [[EVENT_AFTER_VALIDATE]], [[EVENT_BEFORE_INSERT]], and [[EVENT_AFTER_INSERT]] will be raised by the corresponding methods. Only the [[dirtyAttributes|changed attribute values]] will be inserted into database. If the table's primary key is auto-incremental and is null during insertion, it will be populated with the actual value after insertion. For example, to insert a customer record: php $customer = new Customer; $customer->name = $name; $customer->email = $email; $customer->insert();
public insert ( boolean $runValidation = true, array $attributes = null ) : boolean
$runValidation boolean whether to perform validation (calling [[validate()]]) before saving the record. Defaults to `true`. If the validation fails, the record will not be saved to the database and this method will return `false`.
$attributes array list of attributes that need to be saved. Defaults to `null`, meaning all attributes that are loaded from DB will be saved.
return boolean whether the attributes are valid and the record is inserted successfully.

insertInternal() protected method

Inserts an ActiveRecord into DB without considering transaction.
protected insertInternal ( array $attributes = null ) : boolean
$attributes array list of attributes that need to be saved. Defaults to `null`, meaning all attributes that are loaded from DB will be saved.
return boolean whether the record is inserted successfully.

isTransactional() public method

Returns a value indicating whether the specified operation is transactional in the current [[scenario]].
public isTransactional ( integer $operation ) : boolean
$operation integer the operation to check. Possible values are [[OP_INSERT]], [[OP_UPDATE]] and [[OP_DELETE]].
return boolean whether the specified operation is transactional in the current [[scenario]].

loadDefaultValues() public method

You may call this method to load default values after creating a new instance: php class Customer extends \yii\db\ActiveRecord $customer = new Customer(); $customer->loadDefaultValues();
public loadDefaultValues ( boolean $skipIfSet = true )
$skipIfSet boolean whether existing value should be preserved. This will only set defaults for attributes that are `null`.

populateRecord() public static method

public static populateRecord ( $record, $row )

primaryKey() public static method

The default implementation will return the primary key(s) as declared in the DB table that is associated with this AR class. If the DB table does not declare any primary key, you should override this method to return the attributes that you want to use as primary keys for this AR class. Note that an array should be returned even for a table with single primary key.
public static primaryKey ( ) : string[]
return string[] the primary keys of the associated database table.

tableName() public static method

By default this method returns the class name as the table name by calling [[Inflector::camel2id()]] with prefix [[Connection::tablePrefix]]. For example if [[Connection::tablePrefix]] is tbl_, Customer becomes tbl_customer, and OrderItem becomes tbl_order_item. You may override this method if the table is not named after this convention.
public static tableName ( ) : string
return string the table name

transactions() public method

The supported DB operations are: [[OP_INSERT]], [[OP_UPDATE]] and [[OP_DELETE]], which correspond to the ActiveRecord::insert, ActiveRecord::update and ActiveRecord::delete methods, respectively. By default, these methods are NOT enclosed in a DB transaction. In some scenarios, to ensure data consistency, you may want to enclose some or all of them in transactions. You can do so by overriding this method and returning the operations that need to be transactional. For example, php return [ 'admin' => self::OP_INSERT, 'api' => self::OP_INSERT | self::OP_UPDATE | self::OP_DELETE, the above is equivalent to the following: 'api' => self::OP_ALL, ]; The above declaration specifies that in the "admin" scenario, the insert operation (ActiveRecord::insert) should be done in a transaction; and in the "api" scenario, all the operations should be done in a transaction.
public transactions ( ) : array
return array the declarations of transactional operations. The array keys are scenarios names, and the array values are the corresponding transaction operations.

update() public method

This method performs the following steps in order: 1. call [[beforeValidate()]] when $runValidation is true. If [[beforeValidate()]] returns false, the rest of the steps will be skipped; 2. call [[afterValidate()]] when $runValidation is true. If validation failed, the rest of the steps will be skipped; 3. call [[beforeSave()]]. If [[beforeSave()]] returns false, the rest of the steps will be skipped; 4. save the record into database. If this fails, it will skip the rest of the steps; 5. call [[afterSave()]]; In the above step 1, 2, 3 and 5, events [[EVENT_BEFORE_VALIDATE]], [[EVENT_AFTER_VALIDATE]], [[EVENT_BEFORE_UPDATE]], and [[EVENT_AFTER_UPDATE]] will be raised by the corresponding methods. Only the [[dirtyAttributes|changed attribute values]] will be saved into database. For example, to update a customer record: php $customer = Customer::findOne($id); $customer->name = $name; $customer->email = $email; $customer->update(); Note that it is possible the update does not affect any row in the table. In this case, this method will return 0. For this reason, you should use the following code to check if update() is successful or not: php if ($customer->update() !== false) { update successful } else { update failed }
public update ( boolean $runValidation = true, array $attributeNames = null ) : integer | false
$runValidation boolean whether to perform validation (calling [[validate()]]) before saving the record. Defaults to `true`. If the validation fails, the record will not be saved to the database and this method will return `false`.
$attributeNames array list of attributes that need to be saved. Defaults to `null`, meaning all attributes that are loaded from DB will be saved.
return integer | false the number of rows affected, or false if validation fails or [[beforeSave()]] stops the updating process.

updateAll() public static method

For example, to change the status to be 1 for all customers whose status is 2: php Customer::updateAll(['status' => 1], 'status = 2');
public static updateAll ( array $attributes, string | array $condition = '', array $params = [] ) : integer
$attributes array attribute values (name-value pairs) to be saved into the table
$condition string | array the conditions that will be put in the WHERE part of the UPDATE SQL. Please refer to [[Query::where()]] on how to specify this parameter.
$params array the parameters (name => value) to be bound to the query.
return integer the number of rows updated

updateAllCounters() public static method

For example, to increment all customers' age by 1, php Customer::updateAllCounters(['age' => 1]);
public static updateAllCounters ( array $counters, string | array $condition = '', array $params = [] ) : integer
$counters array the counters to be updated (attribute name => increment value). Use negative values if you want to decrement the counters.
$condition string | array the conditions that will be put in the WHERE part of the UPDATE SQL. Please refer to [[Query::where()]] on how to specify this parameter.
$params array the parameters (name => value) to be bound to the query. Do not name the parameters as `:bp0`, `:bp1`, etc., because they are used internally by this method.
return integer the number of rows updated