Class

Class( name )
Class( name )
Class( name )
client.query(Class( name )
class_expr( name )
class_ name
client.query(Class( name )
Class( name )

Description

This function is deprecated as of FaunaDB 2.7.0. Use Collection instead.

A Class was renamed to a Collection in FaunaDB 2.7.0. This function continues to exist for compatibility with older drivers.

The Class function returns a valid Ref for the given collection name.

Parameters

Argument Type Definition and Requirements

name

String

The name of a class (now known as a collection).

Returns

A reference to a class (now, collection) with the provided name.

Examples

The query below gets a reference to the class (now, collection) named "spells":

curl https://db.fauna.com/ \
    -u fnAChGwBcAACAO70ziE0cfROosNJHdgBmJU1PgpL: \
    -d '{ "collection": "spells" }'
client.Query(Collection("spells"));
System.out.println(client.query(Collection(Value("spells"))).get());
result, _ := client.Query(f.Collection("spells"))

fmt.Println(result)
client.query(Collection("spells"))
client.query(q.collection("spells"))
$client.query do
  collection 'spells'
end
client.query(Collection("spells"))
client.query(q.Collection('spells'))
.then((ret) => console.log(ret))
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
{ "resource": { "@ref": "classes/spells" } }
{ "@ref": "classes/spells" }
ref(id = "spells", collection = ref(id = "collections"))
{spells 0xc4202cf140 <nil>}
{ "@ref": "classes/spells" }
{ "@ref": "classes/spells" }
{ "@ref": "classes/spells" }
{ "@ref": "classes/spells" }
Ref(id=spells, collection=Ref(id=collections))

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