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new()

Creates a new object based on supplied properties and returns it. The object is not saved to the database, it only exists in memory. Property names and values can be passed in either using named arguments or as a struct to the properties argument.

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
properties	struct	No	[runtime expression]	The properties you want to set on the object (can also be passed in as named arguments).
callbacks	boolean	No	true	Set to `false` to disable callbacks for this method.

// Create a new author in memory (not saved to the database)
newAuthor = model("author").new();

// Create a new author based on properties in a struct
newAuthor = model("author").new(params.authorStruct);

// Create a new author by passing in named arguments
newAuthor = model("author").new(firstName="John", lastName="Doe");

// If you have a `hasOne` or `hasMany` association setup from `customer` to `order`, you can do a scoped call. (The `newOrder` method below will call `model("order").new(customerId=aCustomer.id)` internally.)
aCustomer = model("customer").findByKey(params.customerId);
anOrder = aCustomer.newOrder(shipping=params.shipping);