Hi All, Just a quick followup question for my additional knowledge.
There is a method in EOCustomObject.__globalID(). Any reason why using this should be avoided? Thanks, Amiel On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 6:31 AM, Chuck Hill <[email protected]>wrote: > > On Apr 22, 2011, at 1:59 PM, Chris Pastore wrote: > > While trying to return an EOGlobalID for a generic record, I am getting a > null. > > I have a method to fetch a student: > private static EOGenericRecord getStudent(EOEditingContext ctx, String > sid) { > EOGenericRecord student = (EOGenericRecord) > EOUtilities.objectMatchingKeyAndValue(ctx, "Student", "studentId", sid); > ctx.insertObject(student); //tried with and without inserting it into > the context > > > insertObject() is only for newly created objects, not fetched objects. > Fetching places the object into the EOEditingContext. > > > return student; > } > > Later I try to retrieve that object's EOGlobalID with the following: > EOGlobalID globalID = ctx.globalIDForObject((EOGenericRecord) value); > > The value of globalID is always null. What am I missing? > > > that only works if ctx is the same object instance in both cases. Try the > seemingly redundant: > > EOGenericRecord eo = (EOGenericRecord) value; > EOGlobalID globalID = eo.editingContext().globalIDForObject(eo); > > If you get an NPE, then eo is not in an editing context. > > Chuck > > > > Thank you for any help you may be able to offer, > > Chris Pastore > > > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > > http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/chill%40global-village.net > > This email sent to [email protected] > > > -- > Chuck Hill Senior Consultant / VP Development > > Practical WebObjects - for developers who want to increase their overall > knowledge of WebObjects or who are trying to solve specific problems. > http://www.global-village.net/products/practical_webobjects > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/bosyotech%40gmail.com > > This email sent to [email protected] > >
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