Sqlite Update query with SqliteModernCpp - sql

Question

I am using the SqliteModernCpp library. I have a data access object pattern, including the following function:
void movie_data_access_object::update_movie(movie to_update)
{
// connect to the database
sqlite::database db(this->connection_string);
// execute the query
std::string query = "UPDATE movies SET title = " + to_update.get_title() + " WHERE rowid = " + std::to_string(to_update.get_id());
db << query;
}
Essentially, I want to update the record in the database whose rowid (the PK) has the value that the object to_update has in its parameter (which is returned by get_id()).
This code yields an SQL logic error. What is the cause of this?

Answer 1

It turned out single quotes (') within the query string being created were missing. The line should be:
std::string query = "UPDATE movies SET title = '" + to_update.get_title() + "' WHERE rowid = " + std::to_string(to_update.get_id());

Answer 2

Since there is no UPDATE example in the official docs on github, This is how UPDATE queries should be implemented with prepared statements and binding
#define MODERN_SQLITE_STD_OPTIONAL_SUPPORT
#include "sqlite_modern_cpp.h"
struct Book {
int id;
string title;
string details;
Book(int id_, string title_, string details_):
id(std::move(id_)),
title(std::move(title_)),
details(std::move(details_)) {}
}
int main() {
Book book = Book(0, "foo", "bar")
sqlite::database db("stackoverflow.db");
// Assuming there is a record in table `book` that we want to `update`
db <<
" UPDATE book SET "
" title = ?, "
" details = ? "
" WHERE id = ?; "
<< book.title
<< book.details
<< book.id;
return 0;
}