Question:
Why would this be preferred
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# coroutiness
streetsofboston
03/04/2021, 6:14 PMQuestion:
Why would this be preferred
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private val _myFlow = MutableStateFlow<String>("")
val myFlow: SharedFlow<String> = _myFlow.asStateFlow() Copy code
private val _myFlow = MutableStateFlow<String>("")
val myFlow: SharedFlow<String> = _myFlowasStateFlow()c
Charlie Christensen
03/04/2021, 6:18 PMI'm not 100% sure but I think this makes sure it can't be casted into a
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louiscad
03/04/2021, 6:18 PMYes, that's what it does.
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streetsofboston
03/04/2021, 6:40 PMWhy would a consumer try to unsafely downcast it back to a MutableStateFlow...? Isn't that asking for problems. Consumers should just consume it, not try to find a way to write/update it.
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Charlie Christensen
03/04/2021, 6:40 PMYeah if you are responsible this isn't really an issue. This is just to guard against anyone who tries to do that
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Alex Prince
03/04/2021, 6:48 PMyea exactly, it's just defensive programming, so that somebody down the line doesn't mess it up (probably you, if my experience is anything to go by)
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