add string to an array in Firestore - flutter

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i have created an array of strings "challengeMember" in Firestore database and i want to add data to it when user clicks a button, my database:

in my code am trying to update the array, every time user join a challenge, the challenge name will be added to this array i know how to access the array using:

FirebaseFirestore.instance.collection("Users").doc(user!.uid).update({'challengeMember': widget._challengeName});

but the problem with this it is not specifying the array index and it is not checking whether the index is empty or not, so how can i dynamically access this array and keep adding values.

Jon Mountjoy · Accepted Answer · 2022-09-02 12:18:52Z

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Firestore has a special trick to add an array, and it goes like this:

await FirebaseFirestore.instance.collection('users').doc(uid).update({
        'tokens': FieldValue.arrayUnion([token]),
      });

See the FieldValue documentation on how to manipulate arrays.

answered Sep 2, 2022 at 12:18

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editix Over a year ago

Thank you for help i really appreciate that now i understand how to manipulate arrays in Firestore.

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