EntityFramework with WEB API, update all properties

Question

I'm using EF with WEB API. I have a PUT Method which updates a entity which already is in the db. Right now I have this:

        // PUT api/fleet/5
        public void Put(Fleet fleet)
        {
            Fleet dbFleet = db.Fleets.Find(fleet.FleetId);
            dbFleet.Name = fleet.Name;
            dbFleet.xy= fleet.xy;
            //and so on....
            db.SaveChanges();
        }

But I'm lazy and would just like to write something like:

dbFleet.update(fleet);

So I don't have to update every property by its own.

I'm sure there is a way but I could only find answers on how to do this with MVC but not when using a WEB API and not receiving the model state.

Thanks

Answer 1

db.Fleets.Attach(fleet);
db.Entry(fleet).State = EntityState.Modified;
db.SaveChanges();