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update

Learn update in Apex with a construct-specific explanation, a unique example, a practical boundary, and a mastery check.

10 min read • Intermediate

update is an atomic Apex topic inside DML. The example below uses the actual construct named by the lesson rather than a generic placeholder.

Focus on what update changes: the input, binding, control path, object state, collection, runtime effect, or language contract. Then alter one value and verify that the behavior changes for a reason specific to this feature.

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apex-04-02-update.cls
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Account a=[SELECT Id,Name FROM Account LIMIT 1]; a.Name='Updated'; update a;
Edge case / engineering note

Validate the data scope and transaction impact. A correct example must use the actual query or data-change construct named by the lesson.

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