How to update only one field using Entity Framework?

Question

Here\'s the table

Users

UserId
UserName
Password
EmailAddress

and the code..

Answer 1

In EntityFramework Core 2.x there is no need for Attach:

 // get a tracked entity
 var entity = context.User.Find(userId);
 entity.someProp = someValue;
 // other property changes might come here
 context.SaveChanges();

Tried this in SQL Server and profiling it:

exec sp_executesql N'SET NOCOUNT ON;
UPDATE [User] SET [someProp] = @p0
WHERE [UserId] = @p1;
SELECT @@ROWCOUNT;

',N'@p1 int,@p0 bit',@p1=1223424,@p0=1

Find ensures that already loaded entities do not trigger a SELECT and also automatically attaches the entity if needed (from the docs):

    ///     Finds an entity with the given primary key values. If an entity with the given primary key values
    ///     is being tracked by the context, then it is returned immediately without making a request to the
    ///     database. Otherwise, a query is made to the database for an entity with the given primary key values
    ///     and this entity, if found, is attached to the context and returned. If no entity is found, then
    ///     null is returned.