Generic Function

Summary

Updates an individual data item from a slot.

Package

sql

Signature

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

Arguments

instance

An instance of a View Class.

slot

A slot.

database

A database.

Values

None.

Description

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

See also

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