Is there a flow operator that does "check conditio...

# coroutines

[Lilly]

Is there a flow operator that does "check condition, if true close flow otherwise keep flowing while the emitted value for this condition is not emitted downstream"?
I would like to check if the first item is of specific type, if yes newer values are emitted downstream if no close the flow. I have played around with withIndex, takeWhile and takeIf but it doesn't let me close the flow. I'm not sure but does takeWhile close the flow if false is returned? Maybe a combination of multiple operators will do it. Any ideas?

[streetsofboston]

I don't think you can 'close' just any Flow.

A Flow emits data/values on its own schedule and manner. It has no idea of downstream operators or collectors.

You can create your own operator that returns a new Flow that will close upon a certain condition, but you already discovered those: The takeXxxx operators for example.

[Andrea]

you could use the onEach { `check`() } and the .catch {}, but the check is applied to all values, not only the first one, unless it fails and the flow stops emitting. It could work if your first value type is unique and cannot be present in any other position.

[Joffrey]

takeWhile does end the flow if the condition becomes false