How to observe property changes with LitElement

Question

I don't know how to observe property changes in LitElement.

I've been trying these methods, but I couldn't get these to work:

  static get properties() {
    return {
      temp1:String,
      temp2: {
       type:String,
       observer: '_temp2Changed'
        }
  };

  temp1Changed(newValue, oldValue){
    console.log("temp1 changed")
  }
  _temp2Changed(newValue, oldValue){
    console.log("temp2 changed")
  }

Answer 1

I found a solution from Polymer's PWA Starter kits.

Add following to your element definition:

_propertiesChanged(props, changed, oldProps) {
    console.log("_propertiesChanged(props, changed, oldProps):");
    console.log(props);    
    console.log(changed);  
    console.log(oldProps); 
    if (changed && 'temp1' in changed) {
      console.log("if temp1:"+changed.temp1);
    }
    super._propertiesChanged(props, changed, oldProps); //This is needed here
}

console output:
_propertiesChanged(props, changed, oldProps):
{temp1: "newVal1", temp2: "val2"}
{temp1: "newVal1"}
{temp1: "val1"}
if temp1:newVal1