43.5 Working with the Binding Class

The next step is to modify the code within the MainFragment.kt 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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class MainFragment : Fragment() {

 

    companion object {

        fun newInstance() = MainFragment()

    }

 

    private lateinit var viewModel: MainViewModel

    lateinit var binding: MainFragmentBinding

 

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

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