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diff --git a/docs/ref/models/fields.txt b/docs/ref/models/fields.txt index d70f6c7e8f..bda884697c 100644 --- a/docs/ref/models/fields.txt +++ b/docs/ref/models/fields.txt @@ -1280,6 +1280,19 @@ that control how the relationship functions. :ref:`extra data with a many-to-many relationship <intermediary-manytomany>`. + If you don't specify an explicit ``through`` model, there is still an + implicit ``through`` model class you can use to directly access the table + created to hold the association. It has three fields: + + * ``id``: the primary key of the relation. + * ``<containing_model>_id``: the ``id`` of the model that declares the + ``ManyToManyField``. + * ``<other_model>_id``: the ``id`` of the model that the + ``ManyToManyField`` points to. + + This class can be used to query associated records for a given model + instance like a normal model. + .. attribute:: ManyToManyField.db_table The name of the table to create for storing the many-to-many data. If this |