`hasMany()`

Description

Sets up a hasMany association between this model and the specified one.

Function Syntax

hasMany(name [, class, foreignKey, joinType, shortcut, through ])

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`name`	`string`	Yes		Gives the association a name that you refer to when working with the association (in the `include` argument to `findAll()` to name one example).
`class`	`string`	No		Name of associated class (usually not needed if you follow the Wheels conventions since the model name will be deduced from the `name` argument).
`foreignKey`	`string`	No		Foreign key property name (usually not needed if you follow the Wheels conventions since the foreign key name will be deduced from the `name` argument).
`joinType`	`string`	No	`outer`	Use to set the join type when joining associated tables, possible values are `inner` (for `INNER JOIN`) and `outer` (for `LEFT OUTER JOIN`).
`shortcut`	`string`	No		Set this argument to create an additional dynamic method that gets the objects for a many-to-many association.
`through`	`string`	No	`[runtime expression]`	Set this argument if you need to override the Wheels convention when using the `shortcut` argument.

Examples

<!--- Specify that instances of this model has many comments (the table for the associated model, not the current, should have the foreign key set on it) --->
<cfset hasMany("comments")>

<!--- Specify that this model (let's call it `reader` in this case) has many subscriptions and setup a shortcut to the `magazine` model (useful when dealing with many to many relationships) --->
<cfset hasMany(name="subscriptions", shortcut="magazines")>