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--- dictionary:metaforeignkeys [2015/10/06 00:57] – [Usage] mnewnham
+++ v5:dictionary:metaforeignkeys [2016/01/13 02:06] – ↷ Page moved from dictionary:metaforeignkeys to v5:dictionary:metaforeignkeys mnewnham
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 If specified, only returns foreign keys associated with a table owned by that name. Some drivers discard this parameter
 ==== $upper ====
-if specified, only matches the table with the uppercase name. This parameter is discarded by some drivers, and is also superceeded by the [[dictionary:setmetacaseoption|metaCasing]] option
+if specified, only matches the table with the uppercase name. This parameter is discarded by some drivers
 ==== $associative====
 If specified, returns the result in associative mode. If ADODB_FETCH_MODE is already associative, then this parameter is discarded. Some drivers ignore this parameter.
+===== Return Value =====
+The method returns an array of data:
+  *  the main key represents the foreign table that the key associated with.
+  * The values of the key are either a key=>value pair, the key being the column name of the source table and the value being the column name of the foreign table if the request is ''associative'', or a numeric key with value being the same data represented as ''local column'' + '=' + ''foreign column''.
 ===== Usage =====
 <code php>
 /*
- * Connection to DB2 Sample database
+ * Connection to MySql Employees Sample database
 */
-$p = $db->metaForeignKeys('ACT');
+$db->setFetchMode(ADODB_FETCH_NUM);
+$p = $db->metaForeignKeys('dept_emp');
 print_r($p);
 /*
  * prints
-Array(
+Array
-  [ACT] => RPAA
+(
-  )
+    [employees] => Array
-*/
+        (
+            [0] => emp_no=emp_no
+        )
-/*
+    [departments] => Array
- * Change the metaCase option to lowercase
+        (
- */
+            [0] => dept_no=dept_no
+        )
-$db->setMetaCasing($db::METACASE_LOWER);
+)
-$p = $db->metaForeignKeys('ACT');
+*/
+</code>
+==== Same Code In Associative Mode ====
+<code php>
+$db->setFetchMode(ADODB_FETCH_ASSOC);
+$p = $db->metaForeignKeys('dept_emp');
 print_r($p);
 /*
  * prints
-Array(
+Array
-  [act] => rpaa
+(
-  )
+    [employees] => Array
+        (
+            [emp_no]=>emp_no
+        )
+    [departments] => Array
+        (
+            [dept_no]=>dept_no
+        )
+)
 */
 </code>