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# Update

## Overview

Updates the content area and returns a status

### Syntax

Update(1)

### Function Properties

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| Ordinal | Type   |              | Description                          |
| ------- | ------ | ------------ | ------------------------------------ |
| **1**   | string | **Required** | Attributes of content area to change |

## Example

This sample code updates the Name attribute of the content area to the specified value:

```
var obj = ContentAreaObj.Init('testca');
var status = obj.Update({"Name" : "Name Updated By SSJS" });
```