# How to insert a row?

PREREQUISITE

Define a mongo collection

To insert:

val row = LotteryRow(
  lotteryName = "metastayLotteryContest",
  participantList = List("Rekha", "Aashish", "Lek"),
  open = true
)
LotteryWriter().insert(row)

To save:

val row = LotteryRow(
  lotteryName = "metastayLotteryContest",
  participantList = List("Rekha", "Aashish", "Lek"),
  open = true
)
LotteryWriter().save(row)

Explantion

save vs insert

For save, if you provide _id, it will update. If you don't, it will insert. Functionally, save and insert are very similar, especially if no _id value is passed.