How can I increment an integer field in a table by one without first accessing that field, picking what is already in there, adding +1 and updating the record? Atomic counters was suggested, but am not sure how to implement this with that.
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Hello @Nkekere_Tommy_Minimann
You can find out how to use counters in the documentation: Atomic Counters API - Increment by 1, return current
Regarding updating the column value without receiving the previous value: we are now considering adding this functionality (BKNDLSS-20855).
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Do we have this feature now? I mean updating a column value without receiving the previous value. I want to be able to increment or decrement an integer field by one.
The ticket BKNDLSS-26416 is now associated with this feature. It will take about 3 weeks before it is released.
Regards,
Olha
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Thank you. Am waiting…
What is the status of this ticket BKNDLSS-26416?
Hi. The task in our roadmap, but not in the priority group.
I think, within a month it is definitely not worth expecting.
Has this feature been created?
Hi guys, I still don’t see much info about how to use atomic counters to increment a data column in my search. In the meantime while waiting on BKNDLSS-26416, is my example below similar to how you are doing it for now? (spoken is the column name)
If there’s a better way, please let me know. Learning as I go. Thank you!
Hello, @Hung_Le.
Ticket BKNDLSS-26416 already done. We forgot to report about task status in this topic.
You already can use Atomic API to achieve your results.
Regards, Nikita.
Sorry for the confusion, I meant to say (BKNDLSS-20855). Did not know there were 2 tickets being discussed here. Have we any updates around this functionality?
Hello @Hung_Le
Codeless already supports BackendlessExpression.
If you need to increase the value of the age field in the Person table by 1:
Regards,
Volodymyr
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What?! Thank you! BackendlessExpression! This topic is pretty much resolved then. Wonderful. God bless!