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save()

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
parameterize	any	No	true	Set to `true` to use `cfqueryparam` on all columns, or pass in a list of property names to use `cfqueryparam` on those only.
reload	boolean	No	false	Set to `true` to force Wheels to query the database even though an identical query for this model may have been run in the same request. (The default in Wheels is to get the second query from the model's request-level cache.)
validate	boolean	No	true	Set to `false` to skip validations for this operation.
transaction	string	No	[runtime expression]	Set this to `commit` to update the database, `rollback` to run all the database queries but not commit them, or `none` to skip transaction handling altogether.
callbacks	boolean	No	true	Set to `false` to disable callbacks for this method.

1. Basic Save (Automatic INSERT/UPDATE)

<cfscript>
user = model("user").new();
user.firstName = "Alice";
user.lastName = "Smith";
user.email = "alice@example.com";

if(user.save()){
    writeOutput("User saved successfully!");
} else {
    writeOutput("Error saving user. Please check validations.");
}
</cfscript>

2. Save Without Validations

<cfscript>
user = model("user").findByKey(1);
user.firstName = ""; // Normally fails validation

// Save without running validations
user.save(validate=false);
</cfscript>

3. Save Using Specific cfqueryparam Columns

<cfscript>
user = model("user").new();
user.firstName = "Bob";
user.lastName = "Jones";
user.email = "bob@example.com";

// Only parameterize the `email` field
user.save(parameterize="email");
</cfscript>

4. Save Within a Transaction

<cfscript>
user = model("user").new();
user.firstName = "Charlie";
user.lastName = "Brown";
user.email = "charlie@example.com";

// Attempt to save, but roll back instead of committing
user.save(transaction="rollback");
</cfscript>

5. Save and Handle Callbacks Manually

<cfscript>
user = model("user").new();
user.firstName = "Dana";
user.lastName = "White";
user.email = "dana@example.com";

// Save without triggering beforeSave/afterSave callbacks
user.save(callbacks=false);
</cfscript>