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Add missing documentation for updating embeds (#2100)
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12s12m authored and josevalim committed Jun 20, 2017
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items
# => [%Item{id: "20a97d94-f79b-4e63-a875-85deed7719b7", title: "Soap"}]
Updating of embeds must be done using a changeset for each changed embed.
# Order has an existing items
order = Repo.get!(Order, 42)
order.items
# => [%Item{id: "20a97d94-f79b-4e63-a875-85deed7719b7", title: "Soap"}]
# Generate a changeset
changeset = Ecto.Changeset.change(order)
# Put the updated item as a changeset
current_item = List.first(order.items)
item_changeset = Ecto.Changeset.change(current_item, title: "Mujju's Soap")
order_changeset = Ecto.Changeset.put_embed(changeset, :items, [item_changeset])
# Update the order and fetch items
items = Repo.update!(order_changeset).items
# Item has the updated title
items
# => [%Item{id: "20a97d94-f79b-4e63-a875-85deed7719b7", title: "Mujju's Soap"}]
## Inline embedded schema
The schema module can be defined inline in the parent schema in simple
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