Gorm HasMany: ForeignKey as String

Your Question

Is it possible to use a String as a specific ForeignKey ? Using PostgreSQL Adapter

• Golang 1.19.1 linux
• gorm.io/driver/postgres v1.4.5
• gorm.io/gorm v1.24.2
• postgres:14.1

The document you expected this should be explained

https://gorm.io/docs/has_many.html offers the possibility to change the default foreignKey.

Example:

type  A struct{
    Id int64 `gorm:"primaryKey"`
    Bs []B `gorm:"foreignKey:MyID"`

}
type  B struct{
    MyID string `gorm:"primaryKey"`


}
...
var models =  []interface{}{A{},B{}}
db.AutoMigrate(models...)

Create on postgres db level:

• A: id:bigint
• B: my_id: bigint (!)

Expected answer

The primary key of B should be a String as defined in the gorm syntax.... Or am I doing something wrong?

P.S. Is this related to https://github.com/go-gorm/postgres/pull/111

Comment From: maltegrosse

solved it: B needs a int field for reference....

type  A struct{
    Id int64 `gorm:"primaryKey"`
    Bs []B `gorm:"foreignKey:RefID"`

}
type  B struct{
    MyID string `gorm:"primaryKey"`
    RefID int64


}