I have a setup similar to that outlined below.
class A extends DataObject{
private static $many_many = array(
'Bs' => 'B'
);
public function Grandchildren(){
// return grandchildren, including their many_many_extraFields data (ExtraData)
}
}
class B extends DataObject{
private static $many_many = array(
'Cs' => 'C'
);
private static $belongs_many_many = array(
'As' => 'A'
);
private static $many_many_extraFields = array(
'As' => array(
'ExtraData' => 'Int'
)
);
}
class C extends DataObject{
private static $db = array(
'Name' => Varchar(255)
);
private static $belongs_many_many = array(
'Bs' => 'B'
);
}
I wish to retrieve all the C objects of all the B objects from a function on A (here called Grandchildren()).
Two potential solutions that I can't get to work:
1 -
public function Grandchildren(){
$grandchildren = DataList::create();
foreach($this->Bs() as $b){
$Cs = $b->Cs();
// How would I then merge these into one single DataList ($grandchildren)?
}
return $grandchildren;
}
2 -
public function Grandchildren(){
return C::get()->leftJoin('B_Cs', 'B_Cs.CID = C.ID')->where('B_Cs.AID = ' . $this->ID);
// This works but doesn't contain the needed ExtraData.
}
Many thanks in advance for any help.
Ah sorry. The answer was much simpler than I realised. Just took going through every method on the docs for DataList again.
public function Grandchildren(){
return $this->Bs()->relation('Cs');
}
Leaving question and answer here to help any of those stuck in the same situation as me (as I've been stuck with this problem many times before).