What is the purpose of the `content` in `ModalBottomSheetLayout` when `sheetContent` takes all the c...

# compose

[Lukasz Kalnik]

What is the purpose of the content in ModalBottomSheetLayout when sheetContent takes all the contents of the bottom sheet?
What if I want to display this modal bottom sheet over different screens, should I just then leave content empty?

[curioustechizen]

I had the same confusion. I then realized that ModalBottomSheetLayout is not meant for displaying a bottom sheet. It is meant for displaying a screen along with a bottom sheet.

The sheetContent by itself does not exist in isolation, it is always shown over content.

If you want to show the sheet over different screens then you have 2 choices:
1. Include the ModalBottomSheetLayout itself high enough in the tree such that it is a common parent of all screens where you want to show the bottom sheet
2. Make every screen that you want to have bottom sheet to use ModalBottomSheetLayout for its layout.
I went for option 2 because I only have a handful of screens where I need this. You could make this less repetitive by creating your own wrapper around ModalBottomSheetLayout and just exposing content as a slot for consumers.

[Yves Kalume]

content contains de main content of the page, and sheetContent contains the bottom sheet content

[Lukasz Kalnik]

Ok, thank you for the explanations! That helps a lot! 🙏