ChangeNotifierProvider vs ChangeNotifierProvider.value

Question

I am quite new to this framework and working on state management using provider package where I come across ChangeNotifierProvider and ChangeNotifierProvi

Answer 1

ValueNotifier and ChangeNotifier are closely related.

In fact, ValueNotifier is a subclass of ChangeNotifier that implements ValueListenable.

This is the implementation of ValueNotifier in the Flutter SDK:

/// A [ChangeNotifier] that holds a single value.
///
/// When [value] is replaced with something that is not equal to the old
/// value as evaluated by the equality operator ==, this class notifies its
/// listeners.
class ValueNotifier extends ChangeNotifier implements ValueListenable {
  /// Creates a [ChangeNotifier] that wraps this value.
  ValueNotifier(this._value);

  /// The current value stored in this notifier.
  ///
  /// When the value is replaced with something that is not equal to the old
  /// value as evaluated by the equality operator ==, this class notifies its
  /// listeners.
  @override
  T get value => _value;
  T _value;
  set value(T newValue) {
    if (_value == newValue)
      return;
    _value = newValue;
    notifyListeners();
  }

  @override
  String toString() => '${describeIdentity(this)}($value)';
}

So, when should we use ValueNotifier vs ChangeNotifier?

Use ValueNotifier if you need widgets to rebuild when a simple value changes. Use ChangeNotifier if you want more control on when notifyListeners() is called.