Version: 2.x(alpha)

Meta functions

These functions can be used to retrieve specific metadata from a SurrealDB Record ID.

Function	Description
`meta::id()`	Extracts and returns the table id from a SurrealDB Record ID
`meta::tb()`	Extracts and returns the table name from a SurrealDB Record ID

`meta::id`

The meta::id function extracts and returns the table id from a SurrealDB Record ID.

API DEFINITION
meta::id(record) -> value

The following example shows this function, and its output, when used in a RETURN statement:

RETURN meta::id(person:tobie);

"tobie"

The meta::tb function extracts and returns the table name from a SurrealDB Record ID.

API DEFINITION
meta::tb(record) -> string

The following example shows this function, and its output, when used in a RETURN statement:

RETURN meta::tb(person:tobie);

"person"