Defining and handling state with Compose
State and events are essential to any application since their existence implies that the UI can change over time as you interact with it.
In this section, we will cover the concept of state and events and then integrate them into our Restaurants app.
To summarize, this section will cover the following topics:
- Understanding state and events
- Adding state to our Restaurants app
Let's start by exploring the basic concepts of state and events in Android applications.
Understanding state and events
State represents a possible form of the UI at a certain point in time. This form can change or mutate. When the user interacts with the UI, an event is created that triggers a change in the state of the UI. So, an event is represented by different interactions that are initiated by the user that target the app and that consequently cause its state to update.
In simple terms, state changes over time because of events...
