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@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ Some examples
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.. code-block:: python
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+ from django.db.models import F, Count
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+ from django.db.models.functions import Length
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# Find companies that have more employees than chairs.
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Company.objects.filter(num_employees__gt=F('num_chairs'))
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@@ -62,6 +65,12 @@ Some examples
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Built-in Expressions
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====================
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+.. note::
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+ These expressions are defined in ``django.db.models.expressions`` and
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+ ``django.db.models.aggregates``, but for convenience they're available and
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+ usually imported from :mod:`django.db.models`.
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``F()`` expressions
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-------------------
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@@ -88,6 +97,7 @@ into memory and manipulated it using familiar Python operators, and then saved
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the object back to the database. But instead we could also have done::
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from django.db.models import F
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reporter = Reporters.objects.get(name='Tintin')
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reporter.stories_filed = F('stories_filed') + 1
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reporter.save()
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@@ -194,6 +204,8 @@ directly support ``output_field`` you will need to wrap the expression with
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database functions like ``COALESCE`` and ``LOWER``, or aggregates like ``SUM``.
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They can be used directly::
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+ from django.db.models import Func, F
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queryset.annotate(field_lower=Func(F('field'), function='LOWER'))
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or they can be used to build a library of database functions::
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@@ -259,6 +271,8 @@ like ``Sum()`` and ``Count()``, inherit from ``Aggregate()``.
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Since ``Aggregate``\s are expressions and wrap expressions, you can represent
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some complex computations::
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+ from django.db.models import Count
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Company.objects.annotate(
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managers_required=(Count('num_employees') / 4) + Count('num_managers'))
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@@ -314,6 +328,8 @@ Creating your own aggregate is extremely easy. At a minimum, you need
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to define ``function``, but you can also completely customize the
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SQL that is generated. Here's a brief example::
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+ from django.db.models import Aggregate
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class Count(Aggregate):
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# supports COUNT(distinct field)
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function = 'COUNT'
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@@ -578,6 +594,7 @@ to play nice with other query expressions::
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Let's see how it works::
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+ >>> from django.db.models import F, Value, CharField
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>>> qs = Company.objects.annotate(
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... tagline=Coalesce([
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... F('motto'),
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