[Catalyst] ->model-> return values?

Matt S Trout dbix-class at trout.me.uk
Mon Sep 25 05:04:01 CEST 2006


Roderick A. Anderson wrote:
> I'm 'looked-out'  Been searching and reading for the last two hours with 
> no good results.
> 
> A pointer/suggestion/clue-stick would be appreciated.
> 
> Do I need to wrap a
> 
> 	$c->model( 'TheModel' )->update( ... )
> or
> 	$c->model( 'TheModel' )->delete( ... )
> 
> in an eval block to check for success or failure or ( hope, hope, hope ) 
> can I just test the return value?

Assuming you're using DBIx::Class, it depens what you mean by success or 
failure - do you mean success as in "updated/deleted something" or as in "ran 
the appropriate query successfully" ?

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