this might require reading all the way through... I'm wishing for something like !$obj->not_found perhaps $obj->found ?
Rose Docs: not_found Returns true if the previous call to load failed because a row in the database table with the specified primary or unique key did not exist, false otherwise. perhaps what I'm wanting is similar to Rose::DB::Object::Util::is_in_db is_in_db OBJECT Given the Rose::DB::Object-derived object OBJECT, returns true if the object was loaded from, or has ever been saved into, the database, or false if it has not. however, looking at source, is_in_db seems to be a wrapper for STATE_IN_DB, and STATE_IN_DB seems to be the inverse of not_found in most places... but STATE_IN_DB seems to also be affected by updates to class data-- which i'm not so concerned about in terms of functionality, I'm looking for something this (yes, this is a ridiculous example i made up) ========== sub load { my ( $self )= @_; eval { $self->{__rose_obj}= MyApp::Rose::DB::Object::Subclassed->new( id=> 1 ); my $result= $self->{__rose_obj}->load( speculative=> 1 ); if ( !$result ) { die; } # continue working }; return $self->{__rose_obj}->found ? 1 : 0 ; } ========== so, in the example above, i still want the rose object around -- because I'll want to update it then save... but i need to use speculative, because I don't want to cause a die does my idea make sense? right now, i seem to be able to do what i want by either a_ !$obj->not_found double negatives are bad b_ using multiple recursive eval blocs messy c_ using elaborate conditionals even messier thanks, // Jonathan Vanasco | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | FindMeOn.com - The cure for Multiple Web Personality Disorder | Web Identity Management and 3D Social Networking | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | RoadSound.com - Tools For Bands, Stuff For Fans | Collaborative Online Management And Syndication Tools | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Rose-db-object mailing list Rose-db-object@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rose-db-object