Re: [CDBI] How do you get the raw db value of a column rather than inflated object

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On Sat, Feb 11, 2006 at 06:57:32AM -0600, Peter Speltz wrote:
> I want the value in my has_a column and not the object.  How do i do this.
> 
> I'm using 3.14. I thought I used to use the low level "_attrs" method
> and recall it working but in 3.14 it does not work. I thought it was a
> bug and filed a report and Tony says it is the intended behavior.

has_a inflates via a trigger so the original value isn't kept anywhere; you
could try adding another trigger before you declare the has_a that stashes
it.

(I've never understood why CDBI does this - in DBIC you can simply call
->get_column("name") to get the uninflated value. DBIx::Class::InflateColumn
may or may not give you some ideas as to how to do an alternative CDBI
relationship, which is another possible approach)

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