UPDATE Statements

To modify existing records, use UPDATE statements.

Update Syntax

The UPDATE statement takes as input a comma-separated list of columns and new column values as name-value pairs in the SET clause, as shown in the following example:

UPDATE <table_name> SET <select_statement> | {<column_reference> = <expression> [ , ... ]} WHERE { ContactId = <expression>  } [ { AND | OR } ... ] 

<expression> ::=
  | @ <parameter> 
  | ?
  | <literal>

You can use the ExecuteNonQuery method to execute data manipulation commands and retrieve the rows affected, as shown in the following example:

String connectionString = "InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;";
using (XeroConnection connection = new XeroConnection(connectionString)) {
  int rowsAffected;
  XeroCommand cmd = new XeroCommand("UPDATE Contacts SET Name='John Doe' WHERE ContactId = @myContactId", connection);
  cmd.Parameters.Add(new XeroParameter("myContactId","c27221d7-8290-4204-9f3d-0cfb7c5a3d6f"));
  rowsAffected = cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
}

VB.NET

Dim connectionString As [String] = "InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;"
Using connection As New XeroConnection(connectionString)
  Dim rowsAffected As Integer
  Dim cmd As New XeroCommand("UPDATE Contacts SET Name='John Doe' WHERE ContactId = @myContactId", connection)
  cmd.Parameters.Add(New XeroParameter("myContactId", "c27221d7-8290-4204-9f3d-0cfb7c5a3d6f"))
  rowsAffected = cmd.ExecuteNonQuery()
End Using

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UPDATE Statements

Update Syntax