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Using ngOnChanges hook instead of set method 0

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Paradigm Compass · Lecture 101 · 4 years ago

So, if I understood correctly the set method will be invoked whenever the property changes. This is somehow similar
to the lifecycle hook OnChanges, so I was wondering if technically is there any advantage to use the set approach
when we just want to listen for changes on a property (and we don't care about previous value and other information
provided by the hook).

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Maximilian — Instructor 9
4 years ago

Hi Vanio,

It's actually not really comparable.

set is indeed invoked whenever the value changes but set can be used on ANY property. onChanges only fires
if a property marked with @Input() changes (i.e. when your bindable properties change).

Max

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