FlutterFire update Array instead of replacing it

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so the menus field stores maps inside of an array/List. But when i want to add a map to menus it replaces all the existing ones with the new one, instead of adding a new one, here my code:

    Menu menuObj = Menu(
      name: menuName, categories: [
      Categories(
        name: categoryName,
      ),
    ]);

FirebaseFirestore.instance.doc('menus/${FirebaseAuth.instance.currentUser!.uid}')
        .set({
      'menus': [
        menuObj.toJson(),
      ]
    }, SetOptions(merge: true));

have you tried changing your set method to update on firestore instance I guess that should work — Mithson
– Mithson, Commented Oct 9, 2021 at 9:08
@AbhishekVishwakarma nope that didn't work as well but I found out and wrote an answer below stackoverflow.com/a/69501959/14924556 — Yusuf-Uluc
– Yusuf-Uluc, Commented Oct 9, 2021 at 17:00

Yusuf-Uluc · Accepted Answer · 2021-10-08 21:37:11Z

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I had to use this code instead:

    FirebaseFirestore.instance
        .doc('menus/${FirebaseAuth.instance.currentUser!.uid}')
        .set({
      'menus': FieldValue.arrayUnion([menuObj.toJson()])
    }, SetOptions(merge: true));

Important part is this: FieldValue.arrayUnion([menuObj.toJson()]).

answered Oct 8, 2021 at 21:37

Yusuf-Uluc

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