Is there any way to to still get a result if the contain condition is not respected?

Need Help
1

Hey,

I am trying to get an object with an association that is not always respected.

$record = $this->Records->find('all')->contain('Users')->first();

I still want to obtain that record even if the user_id is empty.

Thank you for your help!

2

What’s the association between Records and Users?

3

Records BelongsTo Users

RecordsTable.php

$this->belongsTo('Users', [
        'foreignKey' => 'user_id',
        'className' => 'Users',
        'joinType' => 'INNER',
    ]);
4

Should be:

RecordsTable.php

$this->belongsTo('Users', [
        'foreignKey' => 'user_id',
        'className' => 'Users',
    ]);

And I think that to achieve what you want the field user_id in the records table will need to be nullable.

5

And this:

Should be:

6

Thank you for your help, I edited my code according to your recommandation.

Still having the same null object when user_id is empty even though the user_id field is nullable.

7

I got it working, it was removing the joinType that did the trick. I don’t know why it didn’t register before
Thank you so much mds2018.

8

You’re welcome. Glad you got it working mainanthem.