In flutter, the inherited widget is a base class that allows those classes to extend the information under the tree from it . Inherited widgets are also a kind of state management technique. It works by telling registered build references when a change occurs.
Read moreHow is an inherited Widget different from a provider in Flutter?
If you use InheritedWidget in large application, build methods always rebuilds whole build method. But with Provider you have Consumer widget which is can be very specific to control specific blocks of build method, so you have more efficiency.
Read moreWhy we use inherited widget in Flutter?
The inherited widget works in conjunction with a stateful widget and allows you to pass that StatefulWidgets state to all of its ancestors . Its a convenience widget. So you don’t have to type the code in every class to pass state down to its children.
Read moreHow does an inherited widget work?
InheritedWidget is a base class that allows classes that extend it to propagate information down the tree efficiently. Basically, it works by notifying registered build contexts if there is any change . Therefore, the descendant widgets that depend on it will only be rebuilt if necessary.
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