How to reset the env variables?

[PolGuixe]

How can I change the variables in the .env file and see the changes immediately?

[alizahid]

According to the docs, make a change to the file importing the variables and you'll see the change immediately; even whitespace works.

[KirillPd]

@alizahid this approach doesn't work for me.

[kanso-git]

this works for me

[DoWhileGeek]

it doesnt work for me

[jameskennethrobinson]

doesn't work for me

[alizahid]

Just to be clear, here are the steps;

1. Update .env
2. Go to file which is importing the variable; import { MY_VAR } from 'react-native-dotenv'
3. Make some changes to the file; any change will do. If Git recognizes a change, it should do the trick
4. Save the file
5. Reload in simulator / device
6. Profit

Sometimes, step 4 can be a bit tricky. Eg, my editor removes unnecessary whitespace on save. So I have to be careful where I add spaces for it to register as a change. But otherwise, this has worked flawlessly for me.

@PolGuixe @KirillPd @kanso-git @DoWhileGeek @jameskennethrobinson Hope this helps!

[pradhul]

npm start -- --reset-cache . This worked for me . Sometimes I make the variable name wrong in the .env file just to verify.

[ykws]

⬆️ After finished to reset cache, to reload the app the press "r". This worked for me.

[kerkness]

I don't think there is a consistent answer to this.

Modified steps using Expo

• Update .env
• Go to EVERY file which is importing the variable; import { MY_VAR } from 'react-native-dotenv'
• Make some changes to EVERY file which is importing the variable; any change will do. If Git recognizes a change, it should do the trick
• Save the file
• Restart metro bundler (hit r in terminal where expo start is running
• Reload in simulator / device
• Cringe