How do I use "ForeignKey" and "LinkTable" property attributes in Database Toolbox's ORM functionality in MATLAB R2024b?

I am trying to use the features of ORM that were released in MATLAB R2024b. There are two new properties "LinkTable" and "ForeignKey" that I want to use but there are no sufficient examples I could find in the documentation. What is the syntax I need to follow to add these properties to my ORM classes ?

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

"ForeignKey" and "LinkTable" are two new property attributes added to Database Toolbox's ORM functionality. Please refer to the files attached to this article that demonstrate a simple use-case describing Link Tables and Foreign Key.

To implement "LinkTable" please refer to: 

1. "Address.m"
2. "Customer.m"
3. "LinkTableExample.mlx"

To implement "ForeignKey" refer to: 

1. "Book.m"
2. "Person.m"
3. "ORMForeignKeyExample.mlx"

The M files define the relationship between the classes using the "LinkTable" and "ForeignKey" attributes respectively while the live scripts show a quick demo of creating the objects, writing them out to the database, and reading the objects back into MATLAB.