Interface Explainable

explain

• explain<O>(format?, options?): Promise<O[]>

• Executes query with explain statement before the main query.

  const explained = await db
   .selectFrom('person')
   .where('gender', '=', 'female')
   .selectAll()
   .explain('json')
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  The generated SQL (MySQL):

  explain format=json select * from `person` where `gender` = ?
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  You can also execute explain analyze statements.

  import { sql } from 'kysely'
  
  const explained = await db
   .selectFrom('person')
   .where('gender', '=', 'female')
   .selectAll()
   .explain('json', sql`analyze`)
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  The generated SQL (PostgreSQL):

  explain (analyze, format json) select * from "person" where "gender" = $1
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  Type Parameters

  • O extends Record<string, any> = Record<string, any>

  Parameters

  • Optional format: ExplainFormat

  • Optional options: Expression<any>

  Returns Promise<O[]>