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diff --git a/docs/db-api.txt b/docs/db-api.txt index 4442a75125..3624620609 100644 --- a/docs/db-api.txt +++ b/docs/db-api.txt @@ -1035,6 +1035,15 @@ SQL equivalent:: SELECT ... WHERE pub_date IS NULL; +search +~~~~~~ + +A boolean full-text search, taking advantage of full-text indexing. This is +like ``contains`` but is significantly faster due to full-text indexing. + +Note this is only available in MySQL and requires direct manipulation of the +database to add the full-text index. + Default lookups are exact ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -1578,3 +1587,23 @@ get_FOO_height() and get_FOO_width() For every ``ImageField``, the object will have ``get_FOO_height()`` and ``get_FOO_width()`` methods, where ``FOO`` is the name of the field. This returns the height (or width) of the image, as an integer, in pixels. + +Falling back to raw SQL +======================= + +If you find yourself needing to write an SQL query that is too complex for +Django's database-mapper to handle, you can fall back into raw-SQL statement +mode. + +The preferred way to do this is by giving your model custom methods or custom +manager methods that execute queries. Although there's nothing in Django that +*requires* database queries to live in the model layer, this approach keeps all +your data-access logic in one place, which is smart from an code-organization +standpoint. For instructions, see `Executing custom SQL`_. + +Finally, it's important to note that the Django database layer is merely an +interface to your database. You can access your database via other tools, +programming languages or database frameworks; there's nothing Django-specific +about your database. + +.. _Executing custom SQL: http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/model_api/#executing-custom-sql |
