# Combining StateFlows and transforming it into a StateFlow

DevFeed: [Combining StateFlows and transforming it into a StateFlow](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/combining-stateflows-and-transforming-it-into-a-stateflow-25707.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.shreyaspatil.dev/combining-stateflows-and-transforming-it-into-a-stateflow/>)

Author: Shreyas Patil

Published: 2022-06-24T12:30:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Shreyas Patil's Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shreyas-patil-s-blog.md>)

Topics: [Kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kotlin.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [coroutine](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coroutine.md>), [coroutines](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coroutines.md>), [kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kotlin.md>), [multithreading](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/multithreading.md>), [state-management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/state-management.md>), [stateflow](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/stateflow.md>)

## AI overview

A Kotlin tutorial about combining multiple StateFlows into a derived StateFlow. It explains limitations of existing Flow-combining approaches, including conversion requirements such as a scope and separately calculated initial state.

## Source excerpt

Master the art of combining multiple StateFlows into a single transformed StateFlow. Explore utilities and best practices for managing complex states in Kotlin.