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primaryKey()



Returns the name of the primary key for this model's table. This is determined through database introspection. If composite primary keys have been used, they will both be returned in a list. This function is also aliased as primaryKeys().

Name Type Required Default Description
position numeric No 0 If you are accessing a composite primary key, pass the position of a single key to fetch.
primaryKey([ position ]) <!--- Get the name of the primary key of the table mapped to the `employee` model (which is the `employees` table by default) --->
<cfset keyName = model("employee").primaryKey()>