title: Is it possible to read Firebase data without attaching any listeners?
body: <p>I'm working on a Firebase Android app and need a way to read data from Firebase without actually attaching any listeners. I don't care in this particular instance if the data changes after the initial read. Is there a way I can directly access a <code>DataSnapshot</code> without attaching an EventListener to a Firebase reference? Or is there some other way I can directly read from a Firebase reference with some sort of <code>ref.getValue()</code> equivalent?</p>
  
  <p>Thank you.</p>