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.let()

Assigns a value as a parameter for this connection.

Method Syntax
async db.let(key: string, val: any)

Arguments

ArgumentsDescription
key required

Specifies the name of the variable.

val required

Assigns the value to the variable name.

Example Usage

// Assign the variable on the connection await db.let('name', { first: 'Tobie', last: 'Morgan Hitchcock', }); // Use the variable in a subsequent query await db.query('CREATE person SET name = $name'); // Use the variable in a subsequent query await db.query('SELECT * FROM person WHERE name.first = $name.first');

You can remove the variable from the connection using the unset() method.

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