Same as the updating existing collection field, $set will add a new fields if the specified field does not exist. Check out this example: > db.foo.find() > db.foo.insert({“test”:”a”}) > db.foo.find() { “_id” : ObjectId(“4e93037bbf6f1dd3a0a9541a”), “test” : “a” } > item = db.foo.findOne() { “_id” : ObjectId(“4e93037bbf6f1dd3a0a9541a”), “test” : “a” } > db.foo.update({“_id” :ObjectId(“4e93037bbf6f1dd3a0a9541a”) },{$set : … Read more
As pointed out in this answer, Django 1.9 added the Field.disabled attribute: The disabled boolean argument, when set to True, disables a form field using the disabled HTML attribute so that it won’t be editable by users. Even if a user tampers with the field’s value submitted to the server, it will be ignored in … Read more
In order to access private fields, you need to get them from the class’s declared fields and then make them accessible: Field f = obj.getClass().getDeclaredField(“stuffIWant”); //NoSuchFieldException f.setAccessible(true); Hashtable iWantThis = (Hashtable) f.get(obj); //IllegalAccessException EDIT: as has been commented by aperkins, both accessing the field, setting it as accessible and retrieving the value can throw Exceptions, … Read more
Properties expose fields. Fields should (almost always) be kept private to a class and accessed via get and set properties. Properties provide a level of abstraction allowing you to change the fields while not affecting the external way they are accessed by the things that use your class. public class MyClass { // this is … Read more
The transient keyword in Java is used to indicate that a field should not be part of the serialization (which means saved, like to a file) process. From the Java Language Specification, Java SE 7 Edition, Section 8.3.1.3. transient Fields: Variables may be marked transient to indicate that they are not part of the persistent … Read more