Does anybody know what's the difference between having a `Modifier` passed in as an argument and the...

# compose

[Zhelyazko Atanasov]

Does anybody know what's the difference between having a Modifier passed in as an argument and then adding more modifiers on top of it, e.g.:

fun Info(modifier: Modifier) {
    Text(modifier.size(16.dp)
}

Versus having the same case, but using then to merge the 2 modifiers:

fun Info(modifier: Modifier) {
    Text(modifier then Modifier.size(16.dp)
}

[Adam Powell]

The second is a more complicated way of saying exactly what the first does. In math terms it's like the difference between 2 + 2 vs. 2 + (1 * 2)

[Zhelyazko Atanasov]

Thanks, but then another question comes up - is there a case where we'd like to use then?

[Daniel]

It can be useful when you're writing your own modifiers and not basing them on an existing modifier

[Daniel]

fun Modifier.custom() = this then { ...} @Zhelyazko Atanasov