I ran into the issue of a ViewModel not maintaining the apps UI state when I first started working with ViewModels and it was due to a something that I simply overlooked at the time. So if you are just starting out and running into the same issue maybe this post will help you out. […]

As I continue my exploration into Jetpack Compose I ran into an interesting problem. After tapping on a TextField and filling out the contents, the cursor continued to blink. It didn’t matter if I taped outside of the field or closed the virtual keyboard, the cursor just continued to blink. Which is interesting, because I […]

Adding a Simple Button Adding a simple button with just some text. Sometimes you just want a button. The Column composable is not required. I added it because I’m testing out several different buttons and I want them all lined up down the center of the screen. To add a button to your app use […]

A quick and simple sample project that will demonstrate how to setup Android fragments and navigate between them. Will walk through initial project setup, necessary dependencies, setup of 3 different fragments with navigation between them using jetpack and Androidx. Initial Project Setup In Android Studio create a new project with just an empty activity. Let […]

How to get data from your Dialog to you calling Activity in Android.

So if you are like me, you prefer to transfer data around in you application using a simple objects that really only contain public or private fields and/or their getters and setters. For lack of a better term I’m going to call these object Data Transfer Objects (DTO) even thought we are not technically passing […]