suspend method inside runInTransaction block

Question

I have a compilation error using the code below:

Suspension functions can be called only within coroutine body

Can someone explain to me why? What do I need to do to make it work (without using the @Transaction annotation)?

override suspend fun replaceAccounts(newAccounts: List<Account>) {
    database.runInTransaction {
        database.accountDao().deleteAllAccounts() // I have the error on this line
        database.accountDao().insertAccounts(newAccounts) // Here too
    }
}

@Dao
abstract class AccountDao : BaseDao<AccountEntity> {

    @Query("DELETE FROM Account")
    abstract suspend fun deleteAllAccounts()

}

Thanks in advance for your help

Answer 1

For suspend functions you should use withTransaction instead of runInTransaction