# markPodAsCreated method

1. @protected

void markPodAsCreated(

1. String name

)

Marks a pod as having been created at least once.

This method updates internal tracking to indicate that a pod has been instantiated, which affects metadata caching eligibility.

`name` the name of the pod that was created

## Implementation

    @protected
    void markPodAsCreated(String name) {
    		if (!_alreadyCreated.contains(name)) {
    			return synchronized(_mergedPodDefinitions, () {
    				if (!isPodEligibleForMetadataCaching(name)) {
    					// Let the pod definition get re-merged now that we're actually creating
    					// the pod... just in case some of its metadata changed in the meantime.
    					clearMergedPodDefinition(name);
    				}
    				_alreadyCreated.add(name);
    			});
    		}
    	}