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diff --git a/docs/db-api.txt b/docs/db-api.txt index dda3377885..8c93cb78d4 100644 --- a/docs/db-api.txt +++ b/docs/db-api.txt @@ -134,6 +134,15 @@ the database until you explicitly call ``save()``. The ``save()`` method has no return value. +Updating ``ForeignKey`` fields works exactly the same way; simply assign an +object of the right type to the field in question:: + + joe = Author.objects.create(name="Joe") + entry.author = joe + entry.save() + +Django will complain if you try to assign an object of the wrong type. + How Django knows to UPDATE vs. INSERT ------------------------------------- |