WatchBuilder<T extends Widget> class

Watch

To watch a signal for changes in Flutter, use the Watch widget. This will only rebuild this widget method and not the entire widget tree.

final signal = signal(10);
...
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
  return Watch((context, _) => Text('$signal'));
}

This will also automatically unsubscribe when the widget is disposed.

Any inherited widgets referenced to inside the Watch scope will be subscribed to for updates (MediaQuery, Theme, etc.) and retrigger the builder method.

There is also a drop in replacement for builder:

final signal = signal(10);
...
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-  return Builder(
+  return Watch.builder(
    builder: (context, _) => Text('$signal'),
  );
}
Inheritance

Constructors

WatchBuilder({Key? key, required T builder(BuildContext context, Widget? child), String? debugLabel, List<ReadonlySignal> dependencies = const [], Widget? child})
Minimal builder for signal changes that rerender a widget tree.
const

Properties

builder → T Function(BuildContext context, Widget? child)
The widget to rebuild when any signals change
final
child Widget?
Cached widget to pass in
final
debugLabel String?
Optional debug label to use for devtools
final
dependencies List<ReadonlySignal>
List of optional dependencies to watch
final
hashCode int
The hash code for this object.
no setterinherited
key Key?
Controls how one widget replaces another widget in the tree.
finalinherited
runtimeType Type
A representation of the runtime type of the object.
no setterinherited

Methods

createElement() StatefulElement
Creates a StatefulElement to manage this widget's location in the tree.
inherited
createState() State<WatchBuilder<T>>
Creates the mutable state for this widget at a given location in the tree.
override
debugDescribeChildren() List<DiagnosticsNode>
Returns a list of DiagnosticsNode objects describing this node's children.
inherited
debugFillProperties(DiagnosticPropertiesBuilder properties) → void
Add additional properties associated with the node.
inherited
noSuchMethod(Invocation invocation) → dynamic
Invoked when a nonexistent method or property is accessed.
inherited
toDiagnosticsNode({String? name, DiagnosticsTreeStyle? style}) DiagnosticsNode
Returns a debug representation of the object that is used by debugging tools and by DiagnosticsNode.toStringDeep.
inherited
toString({DiagnosticLevel minLevel = DiagnosticLevel.info}) String
A string representation of this object.
inherited
toStringDeep({String prefixLineOne = '', String? prefixOtherLines, DiagnosticLevel minLevel = DiagnosticLevel.debug, int wrapWidth = 65}) String
Returns a string representation of this node and its descendants.
inherited
toStringShallow({String joiner = ', ', DiagnosticLevel minLevel = DiagnosticLevel.debug}) String
Returns a one-line detailed description of the object.
inherited
toStringShort() String
A short, textual description of this widget.
inherited

Operators

operator ==(Object other) bool
The equality operator.
inherited