set method

@override bool set(T val, { bool force = false, })

Updates the signal's value by method call.

Under normal conditions, this only notifies subscribers if the new value is different from the current value.

Set force to true to bypass standard equality checks and notify downstream subscribers unconditionally. This is useful when working with mutable collections or class instances where properties change in-place but the object reference remains identical.

final numbers = Signal([1, 2, 3]);
numbers.value.add(4); // In-place modification
numbers.set(numbers.value, force: true); // Force notify downstream subscribers

Implementation

@override
bool set(
  T val, {
  /// Skip equality check and update the value
  bool force = false,
}) {
  if (disposed) {
    throw SignalsWriteAfterDisposeError(this);
  }
  if (force || !isInitialized || !equalityCheck.equals(val, internalValue)) {
    beforeUpdate(val);
    internalSetValue(val);
    return true;
  }
  return false;
}