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Jiva Ram

Jiva Ram

30-Jun-2025

To update a specific field in a record in IndexedDB, follow this common pattern:

  • Get the record by key (get()).
  • Modify the specific field.
  • Put the updated record back using put().

IndexedDB doesn't support partial updates directly — so you need to overwrite the whole object after changing just the part you want.

Example: Update a Specific Field

Suppose we have a Users object store with this record:

{ id: 1, name: "John", email: "john@example.com", age: 30 }

Now we want to update only the email field.

Function to Update One Field

function updateField(db, storeName, key, fieldName, newValue) {
    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
        const tx = db.transaction(storeName, 'readwrite');
        const store = tx.objectStore(storeName);

        const getRequest = store.get(key);

        getRequest.onsuccess = () => {
            const record = getRequest.result;

            if (!record) {
                reject('Record not found');
                return;
            }

            // Update the specific field
            record[fieldName] = newValue;

            const updateRequest = store.put(record);

            updateRequest.onsuccess = () => resolve('Field updated');
            updateRequest.onerror = (e) => reject(`Update error: ${e.target.errorCode}`);
        };

        getRequest.onerror = (e) => reject(`Get error: ${e.target.errorCode}`);
    });
}

Usage

(async () => {
    const db = await openDatabase('MyDB', 'Users'); // use the openDatabase function from earlier

    try {
        await updateField(db, 'Users', 1, 'email', 'new.email@example.com');
        console.log('Email updated!');
    } catch (err) {
        console.error(err);
    }
})();

Tip: Batch Field Updates

To update multiple fields:

Object.assign(record, { email: 'new@email.com', age: 31 });

Summary

  • You must fetch the full object, update the field(s), then overwrite it with put().
  • IndexedDB doesn’t support in-place field updates (like SQL’s UPDATE ... SET ...).
  • Use get(), modify, and put() for partial updates.
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