I am trying to look for all User
s that don't have a certain string element in their match_history
field. I took a guess with this:
matched_user = User |> where([u], ^device_id not in u.match_history) |> limit(1) |> VideoChat.Repo.one
But it seems to break at the not
part. Is there a way to do this?
Try
User |> where([u], not ^device_id in u.match_history)
For those who are looking for a "array does not contain any" behaviour.
For example "match_history does not contain device_1 device_2, device_3"
Given you're using PostgreSQL, can use a fragment with the array contains @>
operator.
from t in queryable, where: not fragment("? @> ?::varchar[]", t.match_history, ^device_ids)
Or
from t in queryable, where: fragment("NOT ? @> ?::varchar[]", t.match_history, ^device_ids)