You should use is_array and is_empty to check your return value. Also i would recommend to pass your return value to the view and look at it with debug($updated);
-flosky Tomfox Wiranata <[email protected]> schrieb: thanks for all the answers. i want to achieve this: whenever the save() process failed, not matter what the reason was (db connection, missing field in db, code error etc. etc.), I need to know! so i created a test case with a fake field that does not exist in my table, so i make sure that save() fails: $updates['Report']['fictionalField']= $new_status; now the data is not saved and i still get an unempty array returned!! and so my check updated = $this->Report->save($updates); if ($updated) {} returns true and i would think the saving worked. somehow i cannot catch that error! On Oct 10, 8:58 am, WebbedIT <[email protected]> wrote: > Model::save returns true or false and if it returns false the error > array is available in the model and view as $this->ModelName- > > >invalidFields() and $this->validationErrors respectively. > > What are you trying to achieve that requires more than this? > > HTH, Paul. > > On Oct 9, 11:52 am, euromark <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > i cant follow you > > wants your problem? > > > if ($result) {} > > works as expected in your case > > NOT EMPTY ARRAY equals FALSE > > > therefore you already have a valid check if the saving succeeded > > > On 9 Okt., 11:48, Tomfox Wiranata <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > hello andrewperk, > > > > thanks for your help. i appreciate that. one question though: > > > > what do i have to do to get a false? > > > because when i use made up database fields i still get a filled array > > > as a return. so in that case the saving failed and i still dont get a > > > false..... > > > > is there maybe another way to check if saving succeeded? > > > > thanks a lot!!!!! > > > > On 9 Okt., 02:21, andrewperk <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I may have said that wrong, I think it returns two different things, > > > > if successful it will return an array if not I believe it just returns > > > > false. > > > > > On Oct 8, 4:58 pm, andrewperk <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Your model's save method doesn't actually return a boolean, you can > > > > > just use the method call itself in a conditional, but it actually > > > > > returns an array. You could check if $updated is not empty I believe: > > > > > > if (!empty($updated)) { > > > > > > } > > > > > > Or use the method call itself in a condition to see if the save was > > > > > successful: > > > > > > if ($this->Report->save($updates)) { > > > > > > } > > > > > > On Oct 8, 8:30 am, Tomfox Wiranata <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > hi, > > > > > > > i have a simple save() > > > > > > > $updates['Report']['status']= $new_status; > > > > > > $updated = $this->Report->save($updates); > > > > > > > now i want to check, if the saving was successful and echo the > > > > > > result: > > > > > > > if ($updated) > > > > > > { > > > > > > $this->set('success', "ok"); > > > > > > > > > > > > $this->render('../elements/admin/success', 'ajax'); > > > > > > } > > > > > > else > > > > > > { > > > > > > > $this->set('success', "err"); > > > > > > $this->render('../elements/admin/success', > > > > > > 'ajax'); > > > > > > } > > > > > > > so even if i change the field "status" to "doesntexist", which makes > > > > > > the saving a fail, i dont get the "err" as a callback. > > > > > > so i thought i should debug $updated to see what callback i get: > > > > > > > Array > > > > > > ( > > > > > > [Report] => Array > > > > > > ( > > > > > > [fk_post_id] => 205 > > > > > > [fk_user_id] => 74 > > > > > > [reason] => test > > > > > > [description] => test > > > > > > [created] => 2011-10-07 22:15:21 > > > > > > [id] => 44 > > > > > > [fk_reporting_user_id] => 74 > > > > > > [status] => pending > > > > > > ) > > > > > > more data ... > > > > > > > so $updated returns an array. i was expecting "true" or "false" ??? > > > > > > so > > > > > > confusing.. > > > > > > > what do i need to change? > > > > > > > thanks sooo much ;)- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials http://tv.cakephp.org Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help others with their CakePHP related questions. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php -- Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials http://tv.cakephp.org Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help others with their CakePHP related questions. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php
