RxSwift - multiple Observable value within one Observable

Question

I want to make a function like this example.

example

let num1 = Driver<Int>
let num2 = Driver<Int>
let result = Driver<String>

num1 = Observable.just(...).asDriver()
num2 = Observable.just(...).asDriver()
result = ??? // When both num1 and num2 are subscribed, this becomes a higher value among them as String.

// This type of code will be used
/* 
if $0 >= $1 {
    return "num1 = \($0)"
} else {
    return "num2 = \($1)"
}
*/

How to implement it?

Answer 1

Don't use a Variable if you can help it. You already have a couple of observables so use them, but yes, combineLatest is the solution here:

import RxSwift

let num1 = Observable.just(3)
let num2 = Observable.just(5)
let result = Observable.combineLatest(num1, num2).map { $0 >= $1 ? "num1 = \($0)" : "num2 = \($1)" }

_ = result.subscribe(onNext: { print($0) })

The above prints "num2 = 5" when it's placed in a properly configured playground.

Answer 2

You can use RxSwift Variable here instead of the Driverand to to listen on the two Observables, you can use Observable.combineLatest(..) method. Below is an example how you can achieve it:

let num1: Variable<Int>!
let num2: Variable<Int>!

let bag = DisposeBag()

num1 = Variable(1)
num2 = Variable(2)

let result = Observable.combineLatest(num1.asObservable(), num2.asObservable()) { (n1, n2) -> String in

    if n1 >= n2 {
        return "num1 = \(n1)"
    } else {
        return "num2 = \(n2)"
    }
}

result.subscribe(onNext: { (res) in
    print("Result \(res)")
}).addDisposableTo(bag)

num1.value = 5
num1.value = 8
num2.value = 10
num2.value = 7

It outputs:

Result num2 = 2
Result num1 = 5
Result num1 = 8
Result num2 = 10
Result num1 = 8