I searched some ways to check if a SQL Server parameter is not null or empty but I'm not sure what's the best way to use this when updating several columns:
I had this code at first that was updating without checking for empty or Null values:
UPDATE [Users]
SET FirstName = @firstname, City = @city, Address = @address, ....
WHERE ID = @iduser
Then I added an IF
clause before updating, it is working this way but I'm not sure if that's the best way to do it, it is going to be long if I have to update several columns.
--Check if parameter is not null or empty before updating the column
IF (@firstname IS NOT NULL AND @firstname != '')
UPDATE [Users]
SET FirstName = @firstname
WHERE ID = @iduser
IF (@city IS NOT NULL AND @city != '')
UPDATE [Users]
SET City = @city
WHERE ID = @iduser
...
...
If the value is Null or Empty I don't need to update, just keep the original value in the database.