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# Update

## Overview

Updates an email based on the specified criteria.

### Syntax

Update(1)

### Function Properties

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| Ordinal | Type   |              | Description                       |
| ------- | ------ | ------------ | --------------------------------- |
| **1**   | string | **Required** | Criteria used to search for email |

## Example

This sample code updates the Name and Subject attributes of the email to the specified value:

```
var myEmail = Email.Init("myEmail");
var status = myEmail.Update({ "Name": "Updated Name", "Subject" : "Updated Email Subject" });
```