Entity Framework Extensions Coalesce OnUpdate Expression

Description

The CoalesceOnUpdateExpression allows you to not update any column in if the specified value is null and its database value is not null when BulkUpdate method is executed.

The following example will update only those columns in which the specified value is not null.

using (var context = new EntityContext())
{
    var list = context.Customers.ToList();
    list.ForEach(x => { x.Name += "_Updated"; x.Description = null; x.IsActive = false;});
    
    context.BulkUpdate(list, options => 
    {
        options.CoalesceOnUpdateExpression = c => new {c.CustomerID, c.Description};
    });                  
}

Try it: EF Core | EF6

• It will update only Name and Active columns because the new specified values are null.
• The new value for Description is so it will not update the Description column.