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Small demo to prove that Compose is smart in its recomposition and ignores Components where the parameter did not change
class MyViewModel : ViewModel() {
val content: StateFlow<MyContent>
field = MutableStateFlow(
MyContent(
param1 = "param1",
param2 = "param2"
)
)
init {
viewModelScope.launch {
delay(5.seconds)
content.update { myContent -> myContent.copy(param1 = "foobar") }
}
}
}
data class MyContent(val param1: String, val param2: String)
class MainActivity : ComponentActivity() {
override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
enableEdgeToEdge(
statusBarStyle = SystemBarStyle.light(
scrim = Color(0xFF1C1C1E).toArgb(),
darkScrim = Color(0xFF1C1C1E).toArgb()
),
navigationBarStyle = SystemBarStyle.dark(Color(0xFF1C1C1E).toArgb())
)
val viewModel: MyViewModel by viewModels()
setContent {
AndroidDemoTheme {
DemoApp(viewModel)
}
}
}
}
@Composable
private fun DemoApp(viewModel: MyViewModel) {
val myContent by viewModel.content.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
Column(
modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(16.dp, Alignment.CenterVertically),
horizontalAlignment = Alignment.CenterHorizontally,
) {
Text(myContent.param1)
Text(myContent.param2)
}
}
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