```ts
async function updatePost(id, newTitle) {
const original = await DataStore.query(Post, id);
if (original) {
const updatedPost = await DataStore.save(
Post.copyOf(original, updated => {
updated.title = newTitle
})
);
}
}
```
```js
async function updatePost(id, newTitle) {
const original = await DataStore.query(Post, id);
const updatedPost = await DataStore.save(
Post.copyOf(original, updated => {
updated.title = newTitle
})
);
}
```
Models in DataStore are *immutable*. To update a record you must use the `copyOf` function to apply updates to the item's fields rather than mutating the instance directly.