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Statement.executeUpdate(String) Method

Definition

Executes a SQL INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE statement.

public:
 virtual int executeUpdate(System::String ^ _statement);
public virtual int executeUpdate (string _statement);
abstract member executeUpdate : string -> int
override this.executeUpdate : string -> int
Public Overridable Function executeUpdate (_statement As String) As Integer

Parameters

_statement
String

The string that contains the SQL statement being passed to the database.

Returns

An updated row count; otherwise, 0 (zero) for SQL statements that return nothing.

Remarks

SQL statements that return nothing, such as SQLDDL statements, can also be executed. If users control input to the executeUpdate method, an SQL injection thread can occur. Therefore, this method runs under Code Access Security. Calls to this method on the server require permission from the . The following are safer alternatives for interacting with the database:

  • Queries
  • Views
  • X++ select statements

Record level security is not enforced on the Statement class. If data is exposed to the user, perform explicit security validation.

Applies to