On 4 March 2010 18:02, Phlip <phlip2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Djangoids: > > Consider this line: > > foo = Foo.object.get(name='bar') > > If foo is not found, I want it to contain a NullObject, such as an > empty Foo(). In the parlance, that could be like this: > > foo = Foo.object.get(name='bar', _default=Foo()) > > I naturally don't expect (v 1.1.1) of Django to support my magic > _default keyword. > > What's the absolute shortest stretch of code which pops a NullObject > into my foo if the record 'bar' is not found? > > -- > Phlip > http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?ZeekLand > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To post to this group, send email to django-us...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > >
I'd say: from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist try: foo = Foo.object.get(name='bar') except ObjectDoesNotExist: foo = bar() but then again, there are all kinds of magic out there. :) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-us...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
