useParam initial value doesn't work on native

[louisholley]

hey

doing const [thing, setThing] = useParam('myParam', { initial: 'whatever' }) doesn't seem to work on native - thing is always undefined if not explicitly passed. am i missing something or will we need to build a workaround for this?

[nandorojo]

Yeah this field only applies on Web, since the user might override the field in the URL bar. You can instead do [thing = ‘whatever’] if you want. In hindsight I think my API could be better.

[louisholley]

nice - we may be using the field incorrectly in that case. that's a good shout though, thanks @nandorojo