Why isn t `withContext` an extension on `CoroutineScope` Don kotlinlang #coroutines

Why isn't `withContext` an extension on `Coroutine...

nwh

10/22/2018, 9:01 PM

Why isn't

withContext

an extension on

CoroutineScope

? Don't `launch`/`async` do more than just switch context?

elizarov

10/22/2018, 9:20 PM

withContext

is a suspending function. It captures parent context and suspends execution util all its children complete.

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