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diff --git a/docs/db-api.txt b/docs/db-api.txt index 5108949184..15b70ee028 100644 --- a/docs/db-api.txt +++ b/docs/db-api.txt @@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ the database until you explicitly call ``save()``. The ``save()`` method has no return value. +To create an object and save it all in one step see the `create`__ method. + +__ `create(**kwargs)`_ + Auto-incrementing primary keys ------------------------------ @@ -705,6 +709,20 @@ The ``DoesNotExist`` exception inherits from except ObjectDoesNotExist: print "Either the entry or blog doesn't exist." +``create(**kwargs)`` +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +A convenience method for creating an object and saving it all in one step. Thus:: + + p = Person.objects.create(first_name="Bruce", last_name="Springsteen") + +and:: + + p = Person(first_name="Bruce", last_name="Springsteen") + p.save() + +are equivalent. + ``get_or_create(**kwargs)`` ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |