Question

how can i select only one column from mnesia?
I can select onle column in ets table with this code:

ets:match(AllData_TableId, {'_', '$1','_',','_'},3),

I need something similar for mnesia.

Thank you.

Answer 1

In the examples found here: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Erlang_Programming/Using_mnesia, look at how the author uses the function mnesia:match_object/1, and the consider reading it here more http://www.erlang.org/doc/man/mnesia.html#match_object-1

However, we are advised to design our mnesia databases and/or tables in a way to avoid the use of this method. This is because it makes mnesia traverse the entire table looking for a match.

What you need is qlc

-include_lib("stdlib/include/qlc.hrl").

select(Q)->
    case mnesia:is_transaction() of
        false -> 
            F = fun(QH)-> qlc:e(QH) end,
            %% mnesia:transaction(F);
            mnesia:activity(transaction,F,[Q],mnesia_frag);
        true -> qlc:e(Q)
    end.

-record(book,{title,isbn,price,category}).

book_title({book,ISBN})->
    select(qlc:q([X#book.title || X <- mnesia:table(book),X#book.isbn == ISBN])).