I have the following:
$query = $db->prepare("UPDATE name SET one=?,two=?,three=? WHERE id = ?");
$query->bindParam(1, $one);
$query->bindParam(2, $two);
$query->bindParam(3, $three);
$query->bindParam(4, $id);
one and three should always be updated.
However, how can I update two only if it is null/empty?
I can do this in a separate command, though how can I achieve this in one prepared statement?
I am using SQLite3
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Answer
Use a CASE expression for column two:
UPDATE name
SET one=?,
two=CASE WHEN two IS NULL THEN ? ELSE two END,
three=?
WHERE id = ?
Or with COALESCE():
UPDATE name
SET one=?,
two=COALESCE(two, ?),
three=?
WHERE id = ?