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I have the following raw SQL:

 SELECT *
 FROM node_field_data n
 LEFT JOIN book b ON n.nid=b.nid
 WHERE n.type IN ('book')
 AND (b.has_children != 1 OR b.nid IS NULL)

I have a module that I need to add this query to, so I already have a $query object. The problem I'm having is finding the documentation/syntax to do the LEFT JOIN part of my query.

This is what I've added to $query.

 $query->addWhere(0,'node.nid', 'b.nid');
 $query->addWhere(0,$types,'IN');
 $query->addWhere(0,'b.has_children',1,'<>');
 $query->addWhere(1,'b.nid','IS NULL');

How do I add the LEFT JOIN part?

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The method is actually named leftJoin:

$query->leftJoin('book', 'b', 'n.nid = b.nid');
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  • Found that and your answer at the same time. Going to mark it as such. Still getting no results, but better than earlier when I was getting errors. Is there a way to print out the query using logger?
    – StevenPatz
    Commented Jul 25, 2016 at 18:41
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    Casting to a string should get you the query string, e.g. (string) $query
    – Clive ♦
    Commented Jul 25, 2016 at 19:10
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    ugh. So I'm getting a this when I try to execute this statement: Fatal error: Call to undefined method Drupal\views\Plugin\views\query\Sql::leftJoin() This is the snippet of code I'm trying to implement $query->leftJoin('book', 'b', 'node.nid = b.nid'); $query->addWhere(0,'book,article','IN'); $query->addWhere(0,'b.has_children',1,'<>'); $query->addWhere(1,'b.nid','IS NULL');
    – StevenPatz
    Commented Jul 27, 2016 at 17:33

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