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JavaScript Data Relationships with SQL and Sequelize Retrieve Related Data in Sequelize Queries Take Full Advantage of Your Model Associations

Posted by Caleb Hasch
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Caleb Hasch
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 16,351 Points

The director only returns "[object]"

So I have my people alias set up just like in the example, but all I'm getting back for Brad is
{ id: 1, firstName: 'Brad', lastName: 'Bird', director: [ [Object], [Object] ] }, Why is it like that and how do I get the actual movie objects to show?

1 Answer

Lee Vaughn
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Lee Vaughn
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Lee Vaughn
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Lee Vaughn
Treehouse Teacher

Hey Caleb!

When you are retrieving and logging out people are you using console.log(people.map(person => person.get({ plain: true }))); or console.log(JSON.stringify(people, null, 2));? The first option typically returns [ [Object], [Object] ] as you are describing but the second option should log out:

director": [
      {
        "id": 2,
        "title": "The Incredibles",
        "releaseYear": 2004,
        "directorPersonId": 1
      },
      {
        "id": 1,
        "title": "The Iron Giant",
        "releaseYear": 1999,
        "directorPersonId": 1
      }
    ]

If you continue to run into trouble go ahead and share a link to your code and we can dig a little deeper.

PS: Since you are in the FSJS Techdegree you should consider reaching out in Slack with questions like these. You can find a link to Slack on the right side of the Home page. :thumbsup: