43.5 Working with the Binding Class

The next step is to modify the code within the MainFragment.kt file to inflate the data binding. This is best achieved by rewriting the onCreateView() method:

.

.

import androidx.databinding.DataBindingUtil

 

import com.ebookfrenzy.viewmodeldemo.R

.

.

class MainFragment : Fragment() {

 

    private var _binding: MainFragmentBinding? = null

    private val binding get() = _binding!!

 

    companion object {

        fun newInstance() = MainFragment()

    }

 

    private lateinit var viewModel: MainViewModel

    lateinit var binding: MainFragmentBinding

 

    override fun onCreateView(inflater: LayoutInflater, container: ViewGroup?,

         ...