Generic Function

Summary

Updates an individual data item from a list of slots.

Package

sql

Signature

update-record-from-slots instance slots &key database =>

Arguments

instance

An instance of a view class.

slots

A list of slots.

database

A database.

Values

None.

Description

The generic function update-record-from-slots updates data in the columns represented by slots . The database is only used if instance is not yet associated with any database, in which case a record is created in database . Only slots are initialized in this case; other columns in the underlying database receive default values. The argument slots contains the CLOS slot names; the corresponding column names are derived from the view class definition.

See also

def-view-class
update-records-from-instance
update-record-from-slot