Wire vs Imperative in LWC | When to use Wire and Imperative | Salesforce Gyaan |

In Lightning Web Components (LWC), "wire" refers to a mechanism for retrieving and interacting with data in a component. The wire service in LWC enables you to get data from a Salesforce org, manipulate it, and then render it in the user interface. It's a powerful feature that allows you to declaratively fetch and work with data without having to write a lot of boilerplate code.

Let's break down the concepts of wire in LWC:

Property:

In LWC, a property is a value that you expose from your component, making it accessible to other components or the container that hosts your component.
You can use the @api decorator to expose a property. For example:
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import { LightningElement, api } from 'lwc';

export default class MyComponent extends LightningElement {
@api myProperty;
}
Properties can be set by a parent component or by a record page in Salesforce.
Function:

In LWC, a function is a method that you define within your component's JavaScript file. Functions can be called from the component's HTML or from other JavaScript code.
You can define a function like this:
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import { LightningElement } from 'lwc';

export default class MyComponent extends LightningElement {
myFunction() {
// Your logic here
}
}
Functions can be called imperatively (manually triggered) or as a response to events or user interactions.
Imperative:

In the context of LWC, "imperative" refers to a style of programming where you explicitly define and control the execution flow of your code.
For wire services, imperative programming is used when you want to fetch data manually, instead of relying on the declarative approach provided by the wire service.
You can use the lightning/uiRecordApi module to fetch record data imperatively. For example:
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import { LightningElement, wire } from 'lwc';
import { getRecord } from 'lightning/uiRecordApi';

export default class MyComponent extends LightningElement {
recordId = '001XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX'; // Replace with a valid record ID

@wire(getRecord, { recordId: '$recordId', fields: ['Account.Name', 'Account.Phone'] })
wiredRecord({ error, data }) {
if (data) {
// Handle data
} else if (error) {
// Handle error
}
}
}
In this example, getRecord is used imperatively to fetch record data based on the provided record ID and fields.
In summary, the wire service in LWC allows you to declaratively fetch data and update properties, making it a powerful tool for building Lightning web components with efficient and responsive data handling. Imperative programming can be used when you need more control over data fetching or when you want to perform actions based on user interactions.

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