public getDescriptor () Return descriptor used to connect to the active database

public getDefaultValue () Returns the default value to make the RBDM use the default value declared in the table definition //Inserting a new robot with a valid default value for the column 'year' $success = $connection->insert( "robots", array("Astro Boy", $connection->getDefaultValue()), array("name", "year") );

public getDialect () Returns internal dialect instance

public forUpdate (mixed $sqlQuery) Returns a SQL modified with a FOR UPDATE clause

public string getConnectionId () Gets the active connection unique identifier

public getDefaultIdValue () Returns the default identity value to be inserted in an identity column //Inserting a new robot with a valid default value for the column 'id' $success = $connection->insert( "robots", array($connection->getDefaultIdValue(), "Astro Boy", 1952), array("id", "name", "year") );

public getColumnDefinition (Phalcon\Db\ColumnInterface $column) Returns the SQL column definition from a column

public string getColumnList (array $columnList) Gets a list of columns

public dropView (mixed $viewName, [mixed $schemaName], [mixed $ifExists]) Drops a view

public dropPrimaryKey (mixed $tableName, mixed $schemaName) Drops a table’s primary key