[sql] How to add plus one (+1) to a SQL Server column in a SQL Query

The simple question is, how do you increment a field value in a MS Query by 1 ? I am trying to add 1 (+1) to an int column in my SQL Server database using a parametrized method. Similar to an i++ operation on a variable. I am using the following method:

public static int UpdateFieldCount(int parameterId)
{
    // variable to hold the number of rows updated or the success of the query
    int updatesuccess = 0;

    // build your connection string
    string connectionstring = WebConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["ConnectionString"].ConnectionString;
    SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(connectionstring);

    // build your SQL Query statement
    string SQLString = "UPDATE TableName SET TableField + 1 WHERE SomeFilterField = @ParameterID";        
    SqlCommand sqlcmd = new SqlCommand(SQLString, conn);
    sqlcmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@ParameterID", parameterID);

    conn.Open();
    updatesuccess = sqlcmd.ExecuteNonQuery();

    conn.Close(); 

    return updatesuccess;
}

This method is throwing the following error related to the plus sign (+) in my sql query:

Incorrect syntax near '+'.

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Incorrect syntax near '+'.

Source Error:

Line 315:
Line 316: conn.Open();
Line 317: updatesuccess = sqlcmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
Line 318: conn.Close();
Line 319:

Source File: c:\testdevlocation\appname\App_Code\ClassFileName.cs Line: 317

Any advice on this?

This question is related to sql sql-server tsql

The answer is


"UPDATE TableName SET TableField = TableField + 1 WHERE SomeFilterField = @ParameterID"

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