Refs #4027 -- Added Model._state.adding to docs about copying model instances.
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@ -1233,12 +1233,15 @@ Copying model instances
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Although there is no built-in method for copying model instances, it is
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Although there is no built-in method for copying model instances, it is
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possible to easily create new instance with all fields' values copied. In the
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possible to easily create new instance with all fields' values copied. In the
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simplest case, you can set ``pk`` to ``None``. Using our blog example::
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simplest case, you can set ``pk`` to ``None`` and
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:attr:`_state.adding <django.db.models.Model._state>` to ``True``. Using our
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blog example::
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blog = Blog(name='My blog', tagline='Blogging is easy')
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blog = Blog(name='My blog', tagline='Blogging is easy')
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blog.save() # blog.pk == 1
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blog.save() # blog.pk == 1
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blog.pk = None
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blog.pk = None
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blog._state.adding = True
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blog.save() # blog.pk == 2
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blog.save() # blog.pk == 2
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Things get more complicated if you use inheritance. Consider a subclass of
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Things get more complicated if you use inheritance. Consider a subclass of
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@ -1251,10 +1254,11 @@ Things get more complicated if you use inheritance. Consider a subclass of
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django_blog.save() # django_blog.pk == 3
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django_blog.save() # django_blog.pk == 3
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Due to how inheritance works, you have to set both ``pk`` and ``id`` to
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Due to how inheritance works, you have to set both ``pk`` and ``id`` to
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``None``::
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``None``, and ``_state.adding`` to ``True``::
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django_blog.pk = None
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django_blog.pk = None
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django_blog.id = None
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django_blog.id = None
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django_blog._state.adding = True
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django_blog.save() # django_blog.pk == 4
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django_blog.save() # django_blog.pk == 4
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This process doesn't copy relations that aren't part of the model's database
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This process doesn't copy relations that aren't part of the model's database
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entry = Entry.objects.all()[0] # some previous entry
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entry = Entry.objects.all()[0] # some previous entry
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old_authors = entry.authors.all()
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old_authors = entry.authors.all()
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entry.pk = None
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entry.pk = None
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entry._state.adding = True
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entry.save()
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entry.save()
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entry.authors.set(old_authors)
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entry.authors.set(old_authors)
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detail = EntryDetail.objects.all()[0]
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detail = EntryDetail.objects.all()[0]
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detail.pk = None
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detail.pk = None
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detail._state.adding = True
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detail.entry = entry
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detail.entry = entry
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detail.save()
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detail.save()
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