Nov 2Collecting Flows safely in Jetpack ComposeIn this article, we’ll explore the differences between collectAsState()and collectAsStateWithLifecycle()in Jetpack Compose. collectAsState() collectAsState()collects values from a Flow and transforms it into Compose State Additional dependencies are not required for collectAsState, because it is available in compose-runtime. Flows still emit in the background when collectAsState is used val uiState by viewModel.uiState.collectAsState()Jetpack Compose1 min readJetpack Compose1 min read
Oct 5Understanding Null safety in KotlinKotlin’s type system is aimed at eliminating the danger of null references. In Kotlin, the type system distinguishes between references that can hold null (nullable references) and those that cannot (non-nullable references). Nullable Types For example, To make string which holds null value, we have to explicitly define them by putting a…Kotlin3 min readKotlin3 min read
Oct 1Android : Compose Interoperability APIsIn this article, We’ll be discussing how to use compose and views together in the same project. Using Views in Compose To integrate existing android views into compose, Jetpack Compose provides the AndroidView component, which allows seamless integration of complex, custom, or third-party Android Views into your Compose-based UI without having to recreate them…Android3 min readAndroid3 min read
Sep 30Android: App hibernationIf your app targets Android 11 (API level 30) or higher, and the user doesn’t interact with your app for a few months, the system places your app in a hibernation state. App hibernation hibernates apps that the user does not use for a few months, similar to permission auto-revocation…Android3 min readAndroid3 min read
Sep 30Using Coroutines in Compose in AndroidWe can use LaunchedEffect and rememberCoroutineScope to call coroutines from Compose screens in Android LaunchedEffect LaunchedEffect is a Composable function that takes a key and a lambda as parameters. To call suspend functions safely from inside a composable, use the LaunchedEffect composable. When LaunchedEffect enters the Composition, it launches a coroutine…Android Jetpack Compose2 min readAndroid Jetpack Compose2 min read
Sep 24Overview on Kotlin CollectionsCollection<T> is the root of the collection hierarchy. This interface represents the common behavior of a read-only collection MutableCollection<T> is a Collection with write operations, such as add and remove. Lists A list is a generic ordered collection of elements that can contain duplicate values List in Kotlin is an interface…Kotlin6 min readKotlin6 min read
Sep 24Kotlin: Backing fields and Backing propertiesIn this articles, You are going to learn about backing field and backing properties For example, For Employee class, we can access the class properties like this class Employee { val id: Int = 100 var name: String = "" } fun main() { val emp = Employee()…Kotlin3 min readKotlin3 min read
Sep 23Android: View bindingView binding feature enables you to write code that interacts with views. Once view binding is enabled in a module, it generates a binding class for each XML layout file present in that module. …Android App Development3 min readAndroid App Development3 min read
Sep 21Android: Migrate from kapt to KSPKapt (the Kotlin Annotation Processing Tool) allows you to use Java annotation processors with Kotlin code, even if those processors don’t have specific support for Kotlin. This is done by generating Java stubs from your Kotlin files that the processors can then read. …Android2 min readAndroid2 min read
Sep 21Kotlin: Any, Nothing, Unit typesAny The root of the Kotlin class hierarchy. Every Kotlin class has Any as a superclass. This means Any is the parent class of any class you define in Kotlin. It’s the exact equivalent of Object in Java. public open class Any { /**…Kotlin2 min readKotlin2 min read
