function DatabaseSelectComplexTestCase::testLeftOuterJoin

Test LEFT OUTER joins.

File

modules/simpletest/tests/database_test.test, line 2170

Class

DatabaseSelectComplexTestCase
Test more complex select statements.

Code

function testLeftOuterJoin() {
    $query = db_select('test', 'p');
    $people_alias = $query->leftJoin('test_task', 't', 't.pid = p.id');
    $name_field = $query->addField('p', 'name', 'name');
    $task_field = $query->addField($people_alias, 'task', 'task');
    $priority_field = $query->addField($people_alias, 'priority', 'priority');
    $query->orderBy($name_field);
    $result = $query->execute();
    $num_records = 0;
    $last_name = 0;
    foreach ($result as $record) {
        $num_records++;
        $this->assertTrue(strcmp($record->{$name_field}, $last_name) >= 0, 'Results returned in correct order.');
        $last_priority = $record->{$name_field};
    }
    $this->assertEqual($num_records, 8, 'Returned the correct number of rows.');
}

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