I would like to change livedata to flow. are there...
# androidg
Gioele Dev
07/23/2023, 8:21 AMI would like to change livedata to flow. are there some problems?
First question... what flow type i have to use.. and collect or ?
Example.. a simple navigation with a sealed class. i write code in thread
Gioele Dev
07/23/2023, 8:21 AMInside viewModel
Copy code
private val _navigationState: MutableSharedFlow<Screen> = MutableSharedFlow()
val navigationState: SharedFlow<Screen> = _navigationStateGioele Dev
07/23/2023, 8:22 AM Copy code
// in fragment
lifecycleScope.launch {
viewModel.navigationState.collectLatest { route ->Gioele Dev
07/23/2023, 8:24 AMi have to use collect or collectLatest or it's better transform flow in LiveData?
c
chanjungskim
07/24/2023, 6:01 AMThere's no problem. I believe migration from LiveData to Flow is a good choice. But if you don't have enough time nor if you feel useless(ex. You only build android or all the Api are simple) then, I think it's fine.
a
Abhimanyu
07/24/2023, 4:14 PMYou can use this for reference on which flow to use.
https://medium.com/androiddevelopers/migrating-from-livedata-to-kotlins-flow-379292f419fb
3 Views