On Apr 22, 2011, at 1:59 PM, Chris Pastore wrote:
> While trying to return an EOGlobalID for a generic record, I am getting a
> null.
>
> I have a method to fetch a student:
> private static EOGenericRecord getStudent(EOEditingContext ctx, String sid) {
> EOGenericRecord student = (EOGenericRecord)
> EOUtilities.objectMatchingKeyAndValue(ctx, "Student", "studentId", sid);
> ctx.insertObject(student); //tried with and without inserting it into
> the context insertObject() is only for newly created objects, not fetched objects. Fetching places the object into the EOEditingContext. > return student; > } > > Later I try to retrieve that object's EOGlobalID with the following: > EOGlobalID globalID = ctx.globalIDForObject((EOGenericRecord) value); > > The value of globalID is always null. What am I missing? that only works if ctx is the same object instance in both cases. Try the seemingly redundant: EOGenericRecord eo = (EOGenericRecord) value; EOGlobalID globalID = eo.editingContext().globalIDForObject(eo); If you get an NPE, then eo is not in an editing context. Chuck > > Thank you for any help you may be able to offer, > > Chris Pastore > > > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/chill%40global-village.net > > This email sent to [email protected] -- Chuck Hill Senior Consultant / VP Development Practical WebObjects - for developers who want to increase their overall knowledge of WebObjects or who are trying to solve specific problems. http://www.global-village.net/products/practical_webobjects
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