alias()#

relationalai.std

#alias(ref: Producer, name: str) -> Var

Renames ref so that it appears with the column name name in query results. Must be called in a rule or query context.

Parameters#

Name	Type	Description
`ref`	`Producer`	The object to be aliased.
`name`	`str`	The name to use as the alias.

Returns#

A Var object.

Example#

#import relationalai as rai
from relationalai.std import alias

model = rai.Model("people")
Person = model.Type("Person")

with model.rule():
    Person.add(name="Joe")

with model.query() as select:
    person = Person()
    response = select(person.name)

print(response.results)
# Output:
#     name  <-- Column name is the property name
# 0   Alex

# You can change the default column name with `.alias()`.
with model.query() as select:
    person = Person()
    response = select(alias(person.name, "my_col"))

print(response.results)
# Output:
#     my_col
# 0     Alex