CakePHP4 Edit doesnt update record - php

Question

Version: 4.2.9
My edit view is populating my inputs with the data, but when I change them and click on save, its not saving but giving me "user has been saved" message.
UsersController.php edit function
public function edit($id = null)
{
$user = $this->Users->get($id, [
'contain' => ['Userdata'],
]);
if ($this->request->is(['post', 'put'])) {
$user = $this->Users->get($id, [
'contain' => ['Userdata'],
]);
if ($this->Users->save($user)) {
$this->Flash->success(__('The user has been saved.'));
return $this->redirect(['action' => 'index']);
}
$this->Flash->error(__('The user could not be saved. Please, try again.'));
}
$this->set(compact('user'));
}
my edit.php
<div class="users form large-9 medium-8 columns content">
<?php echo $this->Form->create($user) ?>
<fieldset>
<legend><?= __('Edit User') ?></legend>
<?php
echo $this->Form->control('userdata.Email');
echo $this->Form->control('userdata.UserName');
echo $this->Form->control('PasswordHashed', ['type' => 'password']);
?>
</fieldset>
<?= $this->Form->button(__('save')) ?>
<?= $this->Form->end() ?>
</div>

Answer 1

Your update code is not complete, you have omitted the patchEntity method.
public function edit($id = null)
{
// call query only once
$user = $this->Users->get($id, [
'contain' => ['Userdata'],
]);
// Call the debug method just to test and understand your data
// debug($user);
// debug($this->getRequest()->getData()); // debug posted data
if ($this->request->is(['post', 'put'])) {
$user = $this->Users->patchEntity($user, $this->getRequest()->getData());
// debug patched data debug($user); exit;
if ($this->Users->save($user)) {
$this->Flash->success(__('The user has been saved.'));
return $this->redirect(['action' => 'index']);
}
$this->Flash->error(__('The user could not be saved. Please, try again.'));
}
$this->set(compact('user'));
}