C#

dbContext.Entry( project ).State = EntityState.Modified;
dbContext.SaveChanges();

public abstract class PersistenceIntegrationService<T> : IPersistenceIntegrationService<T> where T : BaseEntity
{
  ...

  public T Update( T entity )
  {
    if ( entity == null )
    {
      throw new ArgumentNullException( "entity" );
    }

    try
    {
      this.PreUpdate( entity ); // pre-update-hook

      this.AddModifyInformation( entity ); // set ModifiedOn and ModifiedBy properties
      this.persistenceContext.SetModified( entity ); // calls dbContext.Entry( project ).State = EntityState.Modified;
      this.persistenceContext.SaveChanges();

      this.PostUpdate( entity ); // post-update-hook
    }
    catch ( DbEntityValidationException e )
    {
      string message = this.PrettifyDbEntityValidationExceptionMessage( e );
      throw new EntityValidationException( message, e );
    }
    return entity;
  }
}