On 8/10/06, Aaron
Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
SAL VALVERDE wrote:
> any docs on the isDirty() method?
> or explaination...?
>
> sal
>
> Dave Shuck wrote:
>> Rather than checking lengths or types of data, we use the isDirty()
>> method.
>>
>> ~Dave
>>
>> On 8/10/06, *Doug Sims* < [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> <mailto:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
>>
>> Just curious and wanted feedback/drawbacks
from the group on this
>> approach:
>> <cfif User.getUserId()>
>> rather than this:
>> <cfif len(User.getUserId()) and
User.getUserId()>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Doug S.
>> www.evenamonkey.com <http://www.evenamonkey.com>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 8/10/06, SAL VALVERDE < [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>
wrote:
>> >
>> > hey thanks Jared...
>> > and for the quick response
too...
>> >
>> >
>> > sal
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Jared Rypka-Hauer wrote:
>> > <cfif len(obj.getUserId
())> is usually how people do it,
>> > but that can be frustrating if it returns
0, which means it
>> > hasn't been loaded too.
>> >
>> > <cfif len(User.getUserId ()) and
User.getUserId()> will
>> > cover you if your userId is 0 (which
means nothing's been
>> > loaded because 0 isn't a valid pkey value
in most cases).
>> >
>> > Laterz,
>> > J
>> >
>> > On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 11:24:15 -0600
>> > SAL VALVERDE < [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]>>
wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > Hello all,
>> > I have a quick simple question that I
hope someone can
>> > enlighten me with...
>> > What would be best practice to see if a
record object has
>> > been loaded or not? my current script is
as follows:
>> >
>> > <cfif len(userRecord)>
>> > <cfset
>> >
arguments.event.setValue("badLogin","Invalid Username
>> > or Password") />
>> > <cfset
>> >
arguments.event.addResult("notLoggedIn") />
>> > <cfelse>
>> > <cfset session.isLoggedIn =
true />
>> > <cfset session.username =
>> > #userRecord.getuserName()# />
>> > <cfset
arguments.event.addResult("loggedIn")
>> > />
>> > </cfif>
>> >
>> > "userRecord" being the
object...
>> >
>> >
>> > I'm getting the following error:
>> >
>> > Complex object types cannot be converted
to simple
>> > values.
>> > *Detail* The _expression_ has requested a
variable or an
>> > intermediate _expression_ result as a
simple value,
>> > however, the result cannot be converted
to a simple
>> > value. Simple values are strings,
numbers, boolean
>> > values, and date/time values. Queries,
arrays, and COM
>> > objects are examples of complex values.
>> >
>> > The most likely cause of the error is
that you are trying
>> > to use a complex value as a simple one.
For example, you
>> > might be trying to use a query variable
in a <CFIF> tag.
>> > This was possible in ColdFusion 2.0 but
creates an error
>> > in later versions.
>> >
>> >
>> > thanks in advance...
>> > sal
>> >
>> >
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The way I understand it is, you can do something like...
//try to load a user
User.load(UserId = something);
if (User.isDirty()){
//you have a new User record on your hands
}
else {
//User is NOT isDirty() so you have an existing User on
your hands
}
Aaron
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