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create()



Creates a new object, saves it to the database (if the validation permits it), and returns it. If the validation fails, the unsaved object (with errors added to it) is still returned. Property names and values can be passed in either using named arguments or as a struct to the properties argument.

Name Type Required Default Description
properties struct No See documentation for new.
parameterize any No true See documentation for findAll.
reload boolean No false See documentation for save.
validate boolean No true See documentation for save.
transaction string No See documentation for save.
callbacks boolean No true See documentation for save.
<!--- Create a new author and save it to the database --->
<cfset newAuthor = model("author").create(params.author)>

<!--- Same as above using named arguments --->
<cfset newAuthor = model("author").create(firstName="John", lastName="Doe")>

<!--- Same as above using both named arguments and a struct --->
<cfset newAuthor = model("author").create(active=1, properties=params.author)>

<!--- If you have a `hasOne` or `hasMany` association setup from `customer` to `order`, you can do a scoped call. (The `createOrder` method below will call `model("order").create(customerId=aCustomer.id, shipping=params.shipping)` internally.) --->
<cfset aCustomer = model("customer").findByKey(params.customerId)>
<cfset anOrder = aCustomer.createOrder(shipping=params.shipping)>