Database.addReference

New in package 166

Syntax

Database.addReference( entity, 'property', repository, 'field', options );

Adds an entity.property which references a repository item defined by the entity.[$fields].field.

Parameter	Description
property	Name of the property to define.
repository	A repository, query or type name.
field	Name of the field used to look up the referenced item.

{ get: true, set: true, create: false, update: false, delete: false }

Option	Value	Description
`get`	`true` or `false`	Specifies whether items should be sent to the client *)
	`function(item)`	Return `true` to have the item sent to the client *)
`set`	`true` or `false`	Specifies whether an item can be assigned to the entity.property from the client **)
	`function(item)`	Return `true` to have the item assigned to entity.property **)
`create`	`true` or `false`	Specifies whether new item can be created from the client *)
	`function(itemData)`	Can return `true`, `false`, `null` or a new item created from the `itemData`.
`update`	`true` or `false`	Specifies whether changes should be applied to the referenced item from the client **)
	`function(item, itemData)`	Can apply the changes to the item or modify itemData. Return `true` to have itemData applied to the item.
`delete`	`true` or `false`	Specifies whether the referenced item can be deleted from the client (by sending { `$delete: true` } ) **)
	`function(item)`	Can delete the specified item or return `true` or `false`.

*) i.e. when entity.getData is called
**) i.e. when entity.setData is called