another one :sweat_smile: it's not possible to instantiate `LiveData` with a fixed value (like `Obse...

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[iex]

another one 😅 it's not possible to instantiate LiveData with a fixed value (like `Observable`'s just), without having to use MutableLiveData?

[kioba]

I am not sure about how LiveData works but based on the docs LiveData has a default value constructor.
https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/lifecycle/LiveData.html#LiveData(T)
Is that what you are looking for?

[iex]

that doesn't work, because LiveData is an abstract class @kioba

[iex]

which actually answers the question

[iex]

there's no non-mutable subclass apparently

[iex]

so it's not possible

[kioba]

sorry, I haven’t used LiveData but you might have more luck in the #android channel

[Maciek]

@iex simplest factory method would solve your problem

[Maciek]

fun <T> LiveData(initValue: T): LiveData<T> = MutableLiveData<T>().apply { value = initValue }

[iex]

@Maciek that's convenient but a hack kinda 😛

[iex]

but yeah why not

[iex]

would probably not capitalize the method's name though

[Maciek]

to be honest capitalized letter is also kinda a pattern, at least in kotlin standard library 😉
here's the factory method for list from standard library

public inline fun <T> List(size: Int, init: (index: Int) -> T): List<T> = MutableList(size, init)