I can't understand the difference between map and flatMap In RxSwift. In the RxSwift playground examples and the books, flatMap is used as converting Observables which has inner Observable property.
However I see flatMap being used directly on Observable of basic types. For example for below code, both of them produces the same output. Can someone help me to understand the difference between map and flatMap
struct Student {
let score:Int
}
let ryan = Student(score:80)
let student = PublishSubject<Student>()
let deneme = student.map({ val in
return Student(score: val.score+10)
})
deneme.subscribe(onNext: {
print("StudentMAP: ($0.score)")
})
let deneme2 = student.flatMap({ val -> Observable<Student> in
return Observable.of(Student(score: val.score + 10))
})
deneme2.subscribe(onNext: {
print("StudentFlatMAP: ($0.score)")
})
student.onNext(ryan)
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