`@AppStorage` crashes instead of coercing types
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Description
On iOS, @AppStorage will coerce types, allowing you to set a value as a Double and read it back as a String or vice versa, like the sample below.
On Android, if you navigate to the StringPreference screen, set the preference to "1.0" and then navigate to the DoublePreference screen, the app will crash.
java.lang.ClassCastException: java.lang.String cannot be cast to java.lang.Number
at showcase.module.DoublePreference.getPreference$Showcase_debug(ContentView.kt:139)
import SwiftUI
enum Destination: String, CaseIterable {
case stringPreference
case doublePreference
}
struct ContentView: View {
@State var navDestination: Destination = .stringPreference
var body: some View {
NavigationStack {
VStack {
NavigationLink(value: Destination.stringPreference) {
Text("String Preference")
}
NavigationLink(value: Destination.doublePreference) {
Text("Double Preference")
}
}
.navigationDestination(for: Destination.self) { destination in
switch destination {
case .stringPreference:
StringPreference()
case .doublePreference:
DoublePreference()
}
}
}
}
}
struct StringPreference: View {
@AppStorage("preference") var preference = "0.0"
var body: some View {
VStack {
Text("Preference: \(preference)")
Button("1.0") {
preference = "1.0"
}
Button("0.0") {
preference = "0.0"
}
}
}
}
struct DoublePreference: View {
@AppStorage("preference") var preference = 0.0
var body: some View {
VStack {
Text("Preference: \(preference)")
Button("1.0") {
preference = 1.0
}
Button("0.0") {
preference = 0.0
}
}
}
}
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue by opening the StringPreference screen, setting the value to "1.0", and then opening DoublePreference; inspect ContentView.kt around line 139 where the ClassCastException occurs. The fix is complete when the shared @AppStorage value can be read as both a String and a Double without crashing, matching the stated iOS behavior.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- kotlin, swift
- Domain
- mobile-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100