35.5 Working with the Binding Class

The next step is to modify the code within the MainFragment.java file to obtain a reference to the binding class instance. This is best achieved by rewriting the onCreateView() method:

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import androidx.databinding.DataBindingUtil;

import com.ebookfrenzy.viewmodeldemo.databinding.MainFragmentBinding;

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public class MainFragment extends Fragment {

 

    private MainViewModel mViewModel;

 

    public MainFragmentBinding binding;

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    @Nullable

    @Override

    public View onCreateView(@NonNull LayoutInflater inflater,

                             @Nullable ViewGroup container,

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