# Basic Saveable Recipe

This recipe shows a basic example of how to create a persistent back stack that survives configuration changes.

## How it works

To make the back stack persistent, we use the `rememberNavBackStack` function. This function creates and remembers the back stack across configuration changes (e.g., screen rotation).

A requirement for using `rememberNavBackStack` is that the navigation keys (routes) must be serializable. In this example, `RouteA` and `RouteB` are annotated with `@Serializable` and implement the `NavKey` interface.

This example uses a `when` statement within the `entryProvider` to map routes to their corresponding composables, but it could also be used with the `entryProvider` DSL.
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```
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package com.example.nav3recipes.basicsaveable

import android.os.Bundle
import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.material3.Button
import androidx.compose.material3.Text
import androidx.lifecycle.compose.dropUnlessResumed
import androidx.navigation3.runtime.NavEntry
import androidx.navigation3.runtime.NavKey
import androidx.navigation3.runtime.rememberNavBackStack
import androidx.navigation3.ui.NavDisplay
import com.example.nav3recipes.content.ContentBlue
import com.example.nav3recipes.content.ContentGreen
import com.example.nav3recipes.ui.setEdgeToEdgeConfig
import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable

@Serializable
private data object RouteA : NavKey

@Serializable
private data class RouteB(val id: String) : NavKey

class BasicSaveableActivity : ComponentActivity() {

    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        setEdgeToEdgeConfig()
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            val backStack = rememberNavBackStack(RouteA)

            NavDisplay(
                backStack = backStack,
                onBack = { backStack.removeLastOrNull() },
                entryProvider = { key ->
                    when (key) {
                        is RouteA -> NavEntry(key) {
                            ContentGreen("Welcome to Nav3") {
                                Button(onClick = dropUnlessResumed {
                                    backStack.add(RouteB("123"))
                                }) {
                                    Text("Click to navigate")
                                }
                            }
                        }

                        is RouteB -> NavEntry(key) {
                            ContentBlue("Route id: ${key.id} ")
                        }

                        else -> {
                            error("Unknown route: $key")
                        }
                    }
                }
            )
        }
    }
}
```