Function
modifierLocalOf
Common
```kotlin
fun modifierLocalOf(defaultFactory: () -> T): ProvidableModifierLocal
```
Creates a `ProvidableModifierLocal` and specifies a default factory.
Here are examples where a modifier can communicate with another in the same modifier chain:
Sample 1: Modifier sending a message to another to its right.
Sample 2: Modifier sending a message to another to its left.
Here are examples where a modifier can communicate with another across layout nodes:
Sample 1: Modifier sending a message to a modifier on a child layout node.
Sample 2: Modifier sending a message to a modifier on a parent layout node.
#### Parameters
| | |
| --- | --- |
| defaultFactory | a factory to create a default value in cases where a `ModifierLocal` is consumed without a Provider. If this is a situation you would rather not handle, you can throw an error in this factory. |