xo::db::CrClass instproc get_instance_from_db (public)

 <instance of xo::db::CrClass> get_instance_from_db \
    [ -item_id item_id ] [ -revision_id revision_id ] \
    [ -initialize on|off ]

Defined in /var/www/openacs.org/packages/xotcl-core/tcl/cr-procs.tcl

Retrieve either the live revision or a specified revision of a content item with all attributes into a newly created object. The retrieved attributes are stored in the instance variables in class representing the object_type. The XOTcl object is destroyed automatically on cleanup (end of a connection request)

Switches:

-item_id (optional, defaults to "0")

id of the item to be retrieved.

-revision_id (optional, defaults to "0")

revision-id of the item to be retrieved.

-initialize (optional, boolean, defaults to "true")

Returns:

fully qualified object

Testcases:

xotcl_core_tutorial_4, test_cr_items, create_folder_with_page, xowiki_test_cases, create_form_with_form_instance