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# ObjectContainer.set Method

newly stores objects or updates stored objects.

void set(
object obj
);

#### Parameters

obj
  the object to be stored or updated.

#### Remarks

newly stores objects or updates stored objects.
An object not yet stored in the

    ObjectContainer

will be stored when it is passed to

    set()

. An object already stored in the

    ObjectContainer

will be updated.
Updates
- will affect all simple type object members.
- links to object members that are already stored will be updated.
- new object members will be newly stored. The algorithm traverses down new members, as long as further new members are found.
- object members that are already stored will not be updated themselves.
Every object member needs to be updated individually with a call to

    set()

unless a deep updateDepth or updateDepth update depth was configured or cascaded updates were cascadeOnUpdate or in cascadeOnUpdate .
Examples: ../com/db4o/samples/update.
Depending if the passed object is newly stored or updated, the callback method objectOnNew or objectOnUpdate is triggered. objectOnUpdate might also be used for cascaded updates.

#### See Also

ObjectContainer Interface | com.db4o Namespace | set | updateDepth | updateDepth | cascadeOnUpdate | cascadeOnUpdate | Using callbacks