If no C<key> is specified, it searches on all unique constraints defined on the
source, including the primary key.
+If your table does not have a primary key, you B<must> provide a value for the
+C<key> attribute matching one of the unique constraints on the source.
+
See also L</find_or_create> and L</update_or_create>. For information on how to
declare unique constraints, see
L<DBIx::Class::ResultSource/add_unique_constraint>.
? $self->result_source->unique_constraint_columns($attrs->{key})
: $self->result_source->primary_columns;
$self->throw_exception(
- "Can't find unless a primary key or unique constraint is defined"
+ "Can't find unless a primary key is defined or unique constraint is specified"
) unless @cols;
# Parse out a hashref from input
my $attrs = (@_ > 1 && ref $_[$#_] eq 'HASH' ? pop(@_) : {});
my $cond = ref $_[0] eq 'HASH' ? shift : {@_};
- my $row = $self->find($cond);
+ my $row = $self->find($cond, $attrs);
if (defined $row) {
$row->update($cond);
return $row;