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authorTom Christie2015-01-05 16:31:52 +0000
committerTom Christie2015-01-05 16:31:52 +0000
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Minor docs update. Refs #2375.
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@@ -87,12 +87,12 @@ The resulting API changes are further detailed below.
#### The `.create()` and `.update()` methods.
-The `.restore_object()` method is now replaced with two separate methods, `.create()` and `.update()`.
-
-These methods also replace the optional `.save_object()` method, which no longer exists.
+The `.restore_object()` method is now removed, and we instead have two separate methods, `.create()` and `.update()`. These methods work slightly different to the previous `.restore_object()`.
When using the `.create()` and `.update()` methods you should both create *and save* the object instance. This is in contrast to the previous `.restore_object()` behavior that would instantiate the object but not save it.
+These methods also replace the optional `.save_object()` method, which no longer exists.
+
The following example from the tutorial previously used `restore_object()` to handle both creating and updating object instances.
def restore_object(self, attrs, instance=None):