kirbybase.rb in KirbyBase-2.5.2

- old
+ new

@@ -144,11 +144,17 @@
 # * Changed the KBTable#clear method to return number of records deleted.
 #   Thanks to Assaph Mehr for this enhancement.
 # * Moved #build_header_string from KBEngine class to KirbyBase class.
 # * Added KirbyBase::VERSION constant.
 #
+# 2005-12-30:: Version 2.5.2
+# * Changed the behavior of KBTable#insert method.  If user explicitly
+#   specifies nil for a field value and there is a default value for that
+#   field, the default value will no longer override the user specified nil
+#   value.  Thanks to Assaph Mehr for suggesting this.
 #
+#
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # KBTypeConversionsMixin
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 module KBTypeConversionsMixin
     # Regular expression used to determine if field needs to be un-encoded.
@@ -334,11 +340,11 @@
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 class KirbyBase
     include DRb::DRbUndumped
     include KBTypeConversionsMixin
 
-    VERSION = "2.5.1"
+    VERSION = "2.5.2"
 
     attr_reader :engine
 
     attr_accessor(:connect_type, :host, :port, :path, :ext, :memo_blob_path,
      :delay_index_creation)
@@ -2100,13 +2106,13 @@
         # Check the field values to make sure they are proper types.
         validate_input(input_rec)
 
         input_rec = Struct.new(*field_names).new(*field_names.zip(
          @field_defaults).collect do |fn, fd|
-            if input_rec[fn].nil?
-                fd
-            else
+            if input_rec.has_key?(fn)
                 input_rec[fn]
+            else
+                fd
             end
         end)
 
         check_required_fields(input_rec)
 