I am new to jetpack compose. I have this value which is a MutableLiveData. I want ofc to observe on the object and get the value. I was wondering if i could convert the MutableLiveData to MutableState in an easy way? To make it even simpler, or is it best to keep it as a MutableLiveData?
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1No it is better to use `MutableState` instead of `LiveData` if your app is fully built in Compose. – Richard Onslow Roper Nov 18 '21 at 08:55
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Why even declare it as a `MutableLiveData` object? Just initialize it as `val a by mutableStateOf(/*You Data Here*/)`. What's the issue? It can be used even in the `ViewModel` – Richard Onslow Roper Nov 18 '21 at 08:56
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Add more details about the use case maybe to get a better approach if any. Otherwise, accept Abhimanyu's answer. It is the actual way to convert it. – Richard Onslow Roper Nov 18 '21 at 08:57
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Use observeAsState() to convert LiveData to State.
Use LiveData in ViewModel, Repository and other layers.
Convert and observe it using observeAsState() in the Composable.
Example code
val itemState by viewModel.itemsLiveData.observeAsState()
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If you do this, remember to add this dependency: `implementation ("androidx.compose.runtime:runtime-livedata:1.4.0")` – Joaquin Iurchuk Mar 27 '23 at 03:58