[Docs] destroy()

[lonix1]

I searched many issues and discovered that one can add a function destroy() to x-data or Alpine.data(), and it will be called when a component is removed from the DOM.

However it's not documented. I'm worried that until it's documented it's not official behaviour and can be changed at any time and break our code.

I can't submit a PR for this because I'm still unsure how to use it. There seem to be various issues with it (unless those are from older issues?) A little confusing, so should be documented.

Thank you!

[lonix1]

Actually I just found a docs page that mentions this behaviour: https://alpinejs.dev/globals/alpine-data#destroy-functions

Does that apply to x-data also? Or can it only be used with the Alpine.data() approach?

[ekwoka]

x-data inline defined objects and ones defined in Alpine.data are exactly the same.

Alpine can't tell the difference. It just evaluates the expression, which may mean calling one of those data constructors, and then checks if it has an init and destroy on it