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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/ref/models/fields.txt | 6 |
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diff --git a/docs/ref/models/fields.txt b/docs/ref/models/fields.txt index 21409f562b..f82d983be8 100644 --- a/docs/ref/models/fields.txt +++ b/docs/ref/models/fields.txt @@ -501,6 +501,12 @@ optional arguments: for "last-modified" timestamps. Note that the current date is *always* used; it's not just a default value that you can override. + The field is only automatically updated when calling :meth:`Model.save() + <django.db.models.Model.save>`. The field isn't updated when making updates + to other fields in other ways such as :meth:`QuerySet.update() + <django.db.models.query.QuerySet.update>`, though you can specify a custom + value for the field in an update like that. + .. attribute:: DateField.auto_now_add Automatically set the field to now when the object is first created. Useful |