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## CrudConnector.replaceById() method

Replace an entity by id

**Signature:**

```typescript
replaceById?<IdType>(modelClass: Class<Entity>, id: IdType, data: EntityData, options?: Options): Promise<boolean>;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  modelClass | [Class](./repository.class.md)<!-- -->&lt;[Entity](./repository.entity.md)<!-- -->&gt; | The model class |
|  id | IdType | The entity id value |
|  data | [EntityData](./repository.entitydata.md) | The data attributes to be updated |
|  options | [Options](./repository.options.md) | _(Optional)_ Options for the operation |

**Returns:**

Promise&lt;boolean&gt;

Promise<true> if an entity is replaced for the id, otherwise Promise<false>