Is this how UpdateAsync works?

[FroDev1002 (FroDev)]

I have a question about UpdateAsync. Lets say you save this is what is stored in a dataStore:

data = {
    plrs = {'JardIsAPotatoHAH','Jotslo','Gabe'},
    Id = 0000
}

Lets say I just want to update the Id value, Is this the right way too do it?

DataStore:UpdateAsync(player.UserId,function(pastData)
    local data = {
        Id = 0000001
    }

        return data
end)

So would this only update only the Id value?

[ShaShxa (Sha)]

Yeah, it would only update the Id value in the data store for the player.

So, when you call DataStore:UpdateAsync() with that callback function, it will update only the Id value in the data store for the specified player, and leave the plrs value unchanged.

[fl4mxr1 (flour_mixer)]

wouldn’t this get rid of the plrs key?

[Wigglyaa]

As the data is a table, If you create a new table it would replace the old one.
It works like a Get, Do function, Set

So as you want to keep all the other data unchanged you just need to amend the id and return the amended original table.

-- in update async function body
pastData.Id = 000001 
return pastData

[yo9sa (yosa)]

UpdateAsync() – if the value already exists
SetAsync() – if the value does not exist

[FroDev1002 (FroDev)]

Thanks @ShaShxa and @yo9sa! I was assuming that using UpdateAsync would well update it and not replace it otherwise it would basically just be SetAsync, Thanks for clarifying!

Sense @ShaShxa replied first all set their thing as solution!