_id and _rev are field names within a document, whereas the non-underscore versions are copies of those values.
On 20 May 2012 11:35, Goog Cheng <googch...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 05/20/2012 06:16 PM, Alexander Gabriel wrote: > >> I am using jquery.couch.js. >> In a openDoc() the return key for the _id is named "_id". >> In a saveDoc() the return key for the _id is named "id". >> Looking in Firebug at the get and put requests that are beeing sent the >> reason seems to be the answer of couchdb to a put >> request: {"ok":true,"id":"**181aa4dc7fd13af83aee8af9090067** >> 5c","rev":"43-**69c0afda410423339da0caf97dc9c9**94"} >> This difference in naming does not seem to be a very relaxing feature and >> it id the cause of a whole bunch of errors in my app. >> Is there a reason why couchdb calls its DocId sometimes "_id" and other >> times "id"? >> Knowing this reason might help me prevent future errors... >> Alex >> >> yes, saveDoc is the id , can saveDoc() function be used out of a > couchapp (in a common html ) ? >