Re: [CDBI] Why does CDBI not populate the object on insert

Perrin Harkins <[email protected]> Thu, 5 Mar 2009 14:02:35 -0500
Newsgroups gmane.comp.lang.perl.modules.class-dbi
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On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 1:14 PM, Bill Moseley <[email protected]> wrote:
> I suppose there could be times when "name" comes back out of the
> database different than it went in, but most of the time not.
> Just seems a bit inefficient.

I think it was the possibility of changes in the db that resulted in
this.  I believe it clears all columns except the primary key after an
insert.  Yes, inefficient for common situations.  If you're sure this
isn't an issue for you, I bet you could chop that part of _insert()
out pretty simply.

- Perrin