Re: New model obj doesn't get populated with data after set() and save()?

To be a bit more specific...

I want to test an unchangeable field "name" of my model:

function testShouldNotAcceptNameAsParameter() { // Name is generated
automatically
$o = new Contract();
$o->create();
$o->set($this->getValidDataExcept(array('name' => 'New Name')));
// Load valid data (only substitute "name" with a new value "New
Name")
$data = $o->save(); // Save it!
$this->assertEqual($data['Contract']['name'],
$this->validData['name']); // Compare original value and generated
value (should be the same)
}

I'm quite happy with this test, but I don't really see why I have to
store the saved data in a $data array? I'd rather would do the
following:

...
$o->save();
$this->assertEqual($o->field('name'), $this->validData['name']);

But $o->field(...) doesn't return *any* value...

Thanks for help!

On Sep 29, 4:50 pm, psybear83 <psybea...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Why is a new model object not populated with data etc. after creation?
>
>     $o = new Contract();
>     $o->create();
>     $o->set($this->getValidDataExcept(array('number' =>
> '555-66-777')));
>     $o->save(); // The save works - an array with fields' data is
> returned
>     debug($o->field('number')); // But now the $o seems to be not
> populated at all anymore!
>
> Do I have to manually pull the object again from the database and
> can't just use the newly created one?
>
> Thanks for help
> Josh

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