Whats the best way to update a single record via SQL and obtain the id of the record that was updated? (Java/MSSQL)

Question

I know I can update a single record like this - but then how to I get access to the id of the record that was updated? (I\'m using MSSQL so I can\'t use Oracles RowId)

Answer 1

I would do the following:

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update myTable
set myCol = 'foo'
where itemId in (select top 1 itemId from myTable )

select top 1 itemId from myTable

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