Currently when using useState() in my react app i ...

# javascript

[Nicodemus Ojwee]

Currently when using useState() in my react app i have to define and integer value as below and it works:

val (myValue, setMyValue) = useState(Int.MAX_VALUE)

When i use an Int as below:

val (myValue, setMyValue) = useState(Int)

I get an error when trying to access or pass myValue to a function that requires an Int saying:
Type mismatch: Required Int, Found Int.Companion

Can someone help me explain why this is happening and what those two mean?

[Big Chungus]

Int -> type
Int.MAX_VALUE -> an Int typed static value containing maximum integer that runtime can hold

[Big Chungus]

might be easier to understand with this comparrison:

val intValue: Int = Int.MAX_VALUE
val intCompanionType: Int.Companion = Int