Ticket #5068: 5068.2.patch

File 5068.2.patch, 1.2 KB (added by Chris Beaven, 17 years ago)
  • docs/db-api.txt

     
    207207
    208208The ``save()`` method has no return value.
    209209
    210 Updating ``ForeignKey`` fields works exactly the same way; simply assign an
    211 object of the right type to the field in question::
     210Saving ForeignKey and ManyToManyField fields
     211--------------------------------------------
    212212
     213Updating ``ForeignKey`` fields works exactly the same way as saving a normal
     214field; simply assign an object of the right type to the field in question::
     215
     216    cheese_blog = Blog.objects.get(name="Cheddar Talk")
     217    entry.blog = cheese_blog
     218    entry.save()
     219
     220Updating a ``ManyToManyField`` works a little differently; use the ``add()``
     221method on the field to add a record to the relation::
     222
    213223    joe = Author.objects.create(name="Joe")
    214     entry.author = joe
    215     entry.save()
     224    entry.authors.add(joe)
    216225
    217 Django will complain if you try to assign an object of the wrong type.
     226Django will complain if you try to assign or add an object of the wrong type.
     227You can find out more about `related objects`_ fields below.
    218228
    219229How Django knows to UPDATE vs. INSERT
    220230-------------------------------------
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