Call another function or variable inside a companion object android kotlin from main thread

Question

Please help call another function outside the companion in kotin android main activity

class MainActivity{
val name = "stackoverflow"
companion object(){
    //call the both the name and showDialog from this main thread
}

fun showDialog(){
    Dialog.show()
}

}

Answer 1

I assume you want to showDialog in MainActivity. let's say other fragments or maybe from MainActivity itself.

Best approaches from this:

1. Share viewModel and have livData that lets the observer in MainActivity know to launch Dialog.
2. Call (requireActivity as? MainActivity).showDialog() from fragment hosted in MainActivity.