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Re: "findOrCreateBy"

by nycsailor :: Rate this Message:

Do we need a new method for this or is this too much. Seems like not
that much to me.

def item = Item.findByName('someName') ?: new Item()

Certainly, this would be more flexible.

def item = Item.findByName('someName') ?: new Item(name:'default', property:'something')

On Fri, 2009-07-03 at 15:41 -0400, Robert Fischer wrote:

> I'm adding "findOrCreateBy" in GORM Labs (does a find, and failing that, instantiates a new one).
> Anyone have a nicer nomenclature for that?
>
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