Is binding the current value of a piece of state to a local variable so that the compiler can infer ...

# compose

[Daniel]

Is binding the current value of a piece of state to a local variable so that the compiler can infer it isn't null a valid pattern, or is there a better way to do this?

val trackSettingsState = repo.trackSettings().collectAsState(initialValue = null)
val trackSettings = trackSettingsState.value

if (trackSettings == null) {
   Spinner()
}

TextField(trackSettings.frequency, /* ... */)
Text(trackSettings.name)

I could also use a with statement or an else branch, but I prefer handling the null-case up front and then being able to assume it isn't null later

[Zach Klippenstein (he/him) [MOD]]

Seems fine to me. Another option is to use the scoping functions, eg let