WriteableTable.update()

Updates existing object in the object store with given changes

Syntax

table.update(key, changes)

Parameters

key	Primary key
changes	Object containing the key paths to each property you want to change.

Return Value

Promise with value 1 (= key was found and object updated) or 0 (key was not found and nothing was updated)

Remarks

Similar to SQL UPDATE. The difference between update() and put() is that update() will only apply given changes to the object while put() will replace the entire object. Another difference is that in case key is not found, put() would create a new object while update() wont change anything. The returned Promise will NOT fail if key was not found but resolve with value 0 instead of 1.

Equivalent to ´WriteableTable.where(":id").equals(key).modify(changes);´

Sample

db.friends.update(2, {name: "Number 2"}).then(function (updated) {
    if (updated)
        console.log ("Friend number 2 was renamed to "Number 2");
    else
        console.log ("Nothing was updated - there were no friend with primary key: 2");
});

See Also

WriteableCollection.modify()

WriteableTable.put()