Class yii\db\Expression

Inheritance	yii\db\Expression » yii\base\Object
Implements	yii\base\Configurable
Available since version	2.0
Source Code	https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2/blob/master/framework/db/Expression.php

Expression represents a DB expression that does not need escaping or quoting.

When an Expression object is embedded within a SQL statement or fragment, it will be replaced with the $expression property value without any DB escaping or quoting. For example,

$expression = new Expression('NOW()');
$now = (new \yii\db\Query)->select($expression)->scalar();  // SELECT NOW();
echo $now; // prints the current date

Expression objects are mainly created for passing raw SQL expressions to methods of yii\db\Query, yii\db\ActiveQuery, and related classes.

An expression can also be bound with parameters specified via $params.

Public Properties

Property	Type	Description	Defined By
$expression	string	The DB expression	yii\db\Expression
$params	array	List of parameters that should be bound for this expression.	yii\db\Expression

Public Methods

Method	Description	Defined By
__call()	Calls the named method which is not a class method.	yii\base\Object
__construct()	Constructor.	yii\db\Expression
__get()	Returns the value of an object property.	yii\base\Object
__isset()	Checks if a property is set, i.e. defined and not null.	yii\base\Object
__set()	Sets value of an object property.	yii\base\Object
__toString()	String magic method	yii\db\Expression
__unset()	Sets an object property to null.	yii\base\Object
canGetProperty()	Returns a value indicating whether a property can be read.	yii\base\Object
canSetProperty()	Returns a value indicating whether a property can be set.	yii\base\Object
className()	Returns the fully qualified name of this class.	yii\base\Object
hasMethod()	Returns a value indicating whether a method is defined.	yii\base\Object
hasProperty()	Returns a value indicating whether a property is defined.	yii\base\Object
init()	Initializes the object.	yii\base\Object

Property Details

$expression public property

The DB expression

public string $expression = null

$params public property

List of parameters that should be bound for this expression. The keys are placeholders appearing in $expression and the values are the corresponding parameter values.

public array $params = []

Method Details