Function: BelongsTo()

BelongsTo(target, options): PropertyDecorator

Defined in: src/decorators/BelongsTo.ts:22

Property decorator establishing a child-to-parent inverse relationship.

Enables eager loading through context.set(Child).include('user') or lazy loading via LazyRelation.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
target	() => Function	Lambda returning the parent entity constructor.
options	string | BelongsToOptions	Foreign key property on this child entity pointing to the parent.

Returns

PropertyDecorator

Usecase

Model child-to-parent associations (e.g. Post belongs to User, OrderItem belongs to Order).

Example

@BelongsTo(() => User, { foreignKey: 'userId', lazy: true })
user?: LazyRelation<User>;