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Version: 1.0.2

Meta functions

Meta functions

These functions can be used to retrieve specific metadata from a SurrealDB Record ID.

FunctionDescription
meta::id()Extracts and returns the table id from a SurrealDB Record ID
meta::tb()Extracts and returns the table name from a SurrealDB Record ID

meta::id​

The meta::id function extracts and returns the table id from a SurrealDB Record ID.

API DEFINITION
meta::id(record) -> value

The following example shows this function, and its output, when used in a RETURN statement:

RETURN meta::id(person:tobie);

"tobie"

meta::tb​

The meta::tb function extracts and returns the table name from a SurrealDB Record ID.

API DEFINITION
meta::tb(record) -> string

The following example shows this function, and its output, when used in a RETURN statement:

RETURN meta::tb(person:tobie);

"person"