package orm import ( "errors" "github.com/jinzhu/gorm" ) type Subject struct { gorm.Model Name string DepartmentId uint Teachers []Teacher `gorm:"many2many:teacher_subjects;"` } func (s *Subject) Create(db *gorm.DB, record map[string]interface{}) error { result := new(Subject) if name := record["name"]; name == nil { return errors.New("Error in updating subject: field name is empty") } else { result.Name = name.(string) } db.Create(result) return nil }