Re: new returns null?

> I've got an action in a controller that looks like this:
>
>    def create = {
>        def instance = new MyClass()
>        instance.properties = params
>        def subject = SecurityUtils.getSubject()
>        instance.author = User.findByUsername(subject.getPrinciple())
>        return ['instance':instance]
>    }
>
> The class, MyClass, is a domain class.  Nothing particularly special
> here.  It has a few constraints and four fields.
>
> The problem I'm having is that right after assignment the variable
> instance is null.  Shouldn't new always returns something here?
>
> Thanks.
>