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MyViewModel.kt

data class MyViewData(val value: Int, val textId: Int, val labelId: Int)

class MyViewModel: ViewModel() {

    private val _myViewData = MutableLiveData<MyViewData>()

    val myViewData: LiveData<MyViewData> = _myViewData

    fun updateViewData() {
        val value = getDistance()
        val distanceUnit = userPref.getDistanceUnit()
        val label = when (distanceUnit) {
            KM -> R.string.km_label
            MILES -> R.string.miles_label
        }
        _myViewData.value = MyViewData(distance, R.string.my_view_distance, label)
    }
}