Angular update @Input() Object

Question

I've got a GameStats Object of my self defined interface. If I change the value of a attribute the child component doesn't recognize it. I found solutions with ngOnChanges which doesn't get fired, and with ngDoCheck which still contains the old values.

My example code:

app.component.html

<app-settings [gameStats]="gameStats"></app-settings>

app.component.ts (update attribute)

  onRunningStatusChanged(event: any) {
      this.gameStats.gameRunning = event;
  }

settings.component.ts

@Input() gameStats!: GameStats;

Answer 1

Change detection doesn't do deep object comparison, it only checks if the reference is the same, and in your case it is. You might want to change the onRunningStatusChanged handler to this:

  onRunningStatusChanged(event: any) {
      this.gameStats = {...this.gameStats, gameRunning: event};
  }

This assigns a new object to this.gameStats that has all the properties, but with the gameRunning property overwritten.