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Is there any way to create push ID manually in Firebase console?

In my java code I know how to create unique ID by calling push() method

DatabaseReference().child("list").push();

My question is:

Is there any way to do that manually in Firebase Realtime Database Console? I mean in a website?

Solution

  • No, you cannot create a push() id manually in the firebase console. You can manually add random numbers/letters in the console but that wont help you later on.

    You use the push() that generates a unique key for each new child thus preventing overriding data.

    Example:

    Users
  pushid_here
      name: userx
      age: 100
  pushid_here
      name: usery
      age: 121

    Then when you are querying you can use getKey() to get the push key and be able to access the data inside of it. That is why the firebaserecyclerview you said in the comments only works with push().

    for more info: https://firebase.google.com/docs/database/admin/save-data#getting-the-unique-key-generated-by-push