We're not limited to declaring reactive values — we can also run arbitrary statements reactively. For example, we can log the value of count
whenever it changes:
App.svelte
let count = 0;
$: console.log(`the count is ${count}`);
You can easily group statements together with a block:
App.svelte
$: {
console.log(`the count is ${count}`);
console.log(`this will also be logged whenever count changes`);
}
You can even put the $:
in front of things like if
blocks:
App.svelte
$: if (count >= 10) {
alert('count is dangerously high!');
count = 0;
}