StateFlow

The Flow API in coroutines is a better way to handle a stream of data. StateFlow attempts to bring the powerful features of Flow to manage a state in your Android application.

As explained on GitHub, StateFlow comes in two variants: StateFlow and MutabaleStateFlow.

“The StateFlow<T> interface is a read-only view that gives access to the current value and implements a Flow<T> to collect updates to the values.

The MutabaleStateFlow<T> interface adds a value-modification operation.”

If you’re new to StateFlow, I would highly recommend reading the following article before going any further:

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