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->merge()

Modifies all records in a table, or a specific record, in the database.

Method Syntax
$db->merge(thing, data)
Note

This function merges the current document / record data with the specified data.

Arguments

ArgumentsDescription
thing required

The table name or the specific RecordId to merge.

data optional

The document / record data to merge.

Example usage

// Update all records in a table $people = $db->merge('person', [ "updated_at" => new Date(), ]); // Update a record with a specific ID $person = $db->merge(new RecordId('person', 'tobie'), [ "updated_at" => new Date(), "settings" => [ "active" => true, ], ]); // The content you are merging the record with might differ from the return type $record = $db->merge(new RecordId('person', 'tobie'), [ "name" => 'Tobie', ]);

Translated query

This function will run the following query in the database.

UPDATE $thing MERGE $data;

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