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| -rw-r--r-- | activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | railties/guides/source/active_record_querying.textile | 2 |
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diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb index d4d0220fb7..d25a821688 100644 --- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb +++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb @@ -201,6 +201,9 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc: # # Now 'Bob' exist and is an 'admin' # User.find_or_create_by_name('Bob', :age => 40) { |u| u.admin = true } # + # Adding an exclamation point (!) on to the end of <tt>find_or_create_by_</tt> will + # raise an <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid</tt> error if the new record is invalid. + # # Use the <tt>find_or_initialize_by_</tt> finder if you want to return a new record without # saving it first. Protected attributes won't be set unless they are given in a block. # diff --git a/railties/guides/source/active_record_querying.textile b/railties/guides/source/active_record_querying.textile index d9a62f7574..8e23a577e2 100644 --- a/railties/guides/source/active_record_querying.textile +++ b/railties/guides/source/active_record_querying.textile @@ -1133,6 +1133,8 @@ Client.where(:first_name => 'Andy').first_or_create!(:locked => false) # => ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid: Validation failed: Orders count can't be blank </ruby> +As with +first_or_create+ there is a +find_or_create_by!+ method but the +first_or_create!+ method is preferred for clarity. + h4. +first_or_initialize+ The +first_or_initialize+ method will work just like +first_or_create+ but it will not call +create+ but +new+. This means that a new model instance will be created in memory but won't be saved to the database. Continuing with the +first_or_create+ example, we now want the client named 'Nick': |