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I mean couldn’t lit have just exposed a method like this.setReactiveProperty that calls this.requestUpdate and sets the property? The need for decorators seems

by teg4n_ 3y ago

I mean couldn’t lit have just exposed a method like this.setReactiveProperty that calls this.requestUpdate and sets the property? The need for decorators seems because the api was designed to use decorators not because they are particularly necessary for this sort of thing

spankalee 3y ago
That wouldn't be interoperable. Lots of frameworks already have the ability to set properties on elements declaratively in templates. By using setters we work with their data binding system without hanging to teach them about Lit-specific APIs.
- teg4n_ 3y ago
  ok, that makes sense. thanks for the explanation