OCIObjectMarkUpdate()

Purpose

Marks a persistent object as updated, or dirty.

Syntax

sword OCIObjectMarkUpdate ( OCIEnv        *env,
                            OCIError      *err, 
                            dvoid         *object );

Parameters

env (IN/OUT)

The OCI environment handle initialized in object mode. See the description of OCIEnvCreate() and OCIInitialize() for more information.

err (IN/OUT)

The OCI error handle. If there is an error, it is recorded in err and this function returns OCI_ERROR. Obtain diagnostic information by calling OCIErrorGet().

object (IN)

A pointer to the persistent object, which must already be pinned.

Comments

This function marks a persistent object as updated, or dirty. The following special rules apply to different types of objects. The dirty status of an object may be checked by calling OCIObjectIsLocked().

For Persistent Objects

This function marks the specified persistent object as updated.

The persistent objects will be written to the server when the object cache is flushed. The object is not locked or flushed by this function. It is an error to update a deleted object.

After an object is marked updated and flushed, this function must be called again to mark the object as updated if it has been dirtied after it is being flushed.

For Transient Objects

This function marks the specified transient object as updated. The transient objects will not be written to the server. It is an error to update a deleted object.

For Values

This function is an no-op for values.

Related Functions

OCIObjectPin(), OCIObjectGetProperty(), OCIObjectIsDirty(),OCIObjectUnmark().