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Add documentation for find_or_create_by_{attribute}! method.

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Andrew White 2012-03-12 15:02:18 +00:00
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@ -201,6 +201,9 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc:
# # Now 'Bob' exist and is an 'admin'
# User.find_or_create_by_name('Bob', :age => 40) { |u| u.admin = true }
#
# Adding an exclamation point (!) on to the end of <tt>find_or_create_by_</tt> will
# raise an <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid</tt> error if the new record is invalid.
#
# Use the <tt>find_or_initialize_by_</tt> finder if you want to return a new record without
# saving it first. Protected attributes won't be set unless they are given in a block.
#

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@ -1133,6 +1133,8 @@ Client.where(:first_name => 'Andy').first_or_create!(:locked => false)
# => ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid: Validation failed: Orders count can't be blank
</ruby>
As with +first_or_create+ there is a +find_or_create_by!+ method but the +first_or_create!+ method is preferred for clarity.
h4. +first_or_initialize+
The +first_or_initialize+ method will work just like +first_or_create+ but it will not call +create+ but +new+. This means that a new model instance will be created in memory but won't be saved to the database. Continuing with the +first_or_create+ example, we now want the client named 'Nick':