EE 3.1: Using Model::fill() on existing item and saving
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9 years ago
Hi,
If you have an existing model object, you can use Model::fill() to quickly set a bunch of properties. (setters are skipped).
But if you use Model::save() on the object, none of the dirty properties are saved, they are simply ignored.
When saving, it seems that no dirty properties are found.
Example Code
$form = ee('Model')->get('forms:Form', $form_id)->first();
$form->fill($postData);
$form->save(); // Nothing is saved
foreach ($postData as $key => $val) {
$form->setProperty($key, $val);
$form->{$key} = $val; // Same Thing
}
$form->save(); // Works as expectedIs this the expected behavior? Is there another way?
9 years ago
After some further digging i found the answer.
Entity::set() does the job also.
$form = ee('Model')->get('forms:Form', $form_id)->first();
$form->set($postData);
$form->save(); // Works as expected
9 years ago
Looks like you found it! For reference, fill is what we use to hydrate the model from the db.