As ViewModelProviders.of() is deprecated, how should I create object of ViewModel?

I have been trying to create an Object of ViewModel in an Activity but ViewModelProviders is deprecated So what's the alternative to create the ViewModel's object.

Simply replace:

This:

boardViewModel = ViewModelProviders.of(this).get(BoardViewModel::class.java)

With this:

boardViewModel = ViewModelProvider(this).get(BoardViewModel::class.java)

This Gradle upgrade created the problem for me.

FROM

implementation 'androidx.core:core:1.1.0'

TO

implementation 'androidx.core:core:1.2.0'

IN MAIN ACTIVITY Java/Kotlin Files

This import statement

import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProviders

had to be changed to

import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider

This KOTLIN viewModel statement

viewModel = ViewModelProviders.of(this).get(MainActivityViewModel::class.java)

had to be changed to

viewModel = ViewModelProvider(this).get(MainActivityViewModel::class.java)

and in JAVA

This line of JAVA code

mViewModel = ViewModelProviders.of(this).get(MainActivityViewModel.class);

had to be changed to

mViewModel = new ViewModelProvider(this).get(MainActivityViewModel.class);

and then it all worked for me.

Based on: An outline of the steps that created the problem for me

> ViewModelProviders.of() has been deprecated.

Use ViewModelProvider constructors directly as they now handle the default ViewModelProvider.Factory role.

> Java

 mainActivityViewModel = new ViewModelProvider(this).get(MainActivityViewModel.class);

> Kotlin

mainActivityViewModel = ViewModelProvider(this).get(MainActivityViewModel::class.java)

Instead of ViewModelProviders we should now use ViewModelProvider constructors and it has three:

public ViewModelProvider(ViewModelStoreOwner owner)
public ViewModelProvider(ViewModelStoreOwner owner, Factory factory)
public ViewModelProvider(ViewModelStore store, Factory factory)

1. If you are not using a ViewModelProvider.Factory to pass additional arguments to your ViewModel, you can use the first one. so:

viewModel = ViewModelProviders.of(this).get(YourViewModel.class);

can be replaced with:

viewModel = new ViewModelProvider(this).get(YourViewModel.class);

AppCompatActivity and different kinds of Fragments are indirect subclasses of ViewModelStoreOwner (see the complete list of its known subclasses here), so you can use them in this constructor.

2. But if you are using a ViewModelProvider.Factory, you should use the second or the third constructors:

viewModel = ViewModelProviders.of(this, viewModelFactory).get(YourViewModel.class);

can be replaced with:

viewModel = new ViewModelProvider(this, viewModelFactory).get(YouViewModel.class);

OR based on the documentation of ViewModelStore:

> Use ViewModelStoreOwner.getViewModelStore() to retrieve a > ViewModelStore for activities and fragments.

viewModel = new ViewModelProvider(getViewModelStore(), viewModelFactory).get(YourViewModel.class);

ViewModelProviders.of() has been deprecated. You can pass a Fragment or FragmentActivity to the new ViewModelProvider(ViewModelStoreOwner) constructor to achieve the same functionality. (aosp/1009889)

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The simple option for the next several months is to stick with stable or beta versions. ViewModelProviders is only deprecated starting with 2.2.0, presently in an alpha03 release.

For when you do move to 2.2.0 or higher of the lifecycle dependencies, your options depend on your language:

• If you are using Java, use the ViewModelProvider() constructor, passing in your activity or fragment

• If you are using Kotlin, there is supposed to be a by viewModels() property delegate, though I am not finding it in the source code...

If you're using Kotlin, instead of:

private lateinit var viewModel: EntityGridViewModel

[...]

// Deprecated
viewModel = ViewModelProviders.of(this).get(EntityGridViewModel::class.java)

You can use the nicer:

private val viewModel: EntityGridViewModel by viewModels()

This code works for me

private lateinit var viewModel: MainViewModel
viewModel = ViewModelProvider(this, ViewModelProvider.NewInstanceFactory()).get(MainViewModel::class.java)

For java:

Simply replace this:

viewModel = ViewModelProviders.of(this).get(YOUR_VIEW_MODEL::class.java)

With this:

viewModel = ViewModelProvider(this).get(YOUR_VIEW_MODEL::class.java)

if you are having your own factory then,

viewModel = 
ViewModelProvider(this,YOUR_FACTORY).get(YOUR_VIEW_MODEL::class.java)

For kotlin: There is a nicer way to do this. you can add the below dependencies in app build.gradle:

//for activity
implementation "androidx.activity:activity-ktx:1.3.0-alpha06"
//for fragment
implementation "androidx.fragment:fragment-ktx:1.3.2"

and then access the viewmodel like below:

private val viewmodel: YOUR_VIEW_MODEL by viewModels()

If you have your own view model factory then,

  private val viewmodel: YOUR_VIEW_MODEL by viewModels { YOUR_VIEW_MODEL_FACTORY }

> This class is deprecated. > Use the constructors for ViewModelProvider directly. here

So instead of using this

ViewModelProviders.of(this).get(MyViewModel.class); - deprecated

Use this one

new ViewModelProvider(this).get(MyViewModel.class); - correct

As ViewModelProviders got deprecated. You can now use the ViewModelProvider constructor directly. For more details how to use it, check here.

you can add the below dependencies in app build.gradle:

//for activity
implementation "androidx.activity:activity-ktx:1.2.2"
//for fragment
implementation "androidx.fragment:fragment-ktx:1.3.2"

and then use like below:

private val viewmodel: YOUR_VIEW_MODEL_CLASS_NAME by viewModels()

If you have your own view model factory then,

  private val viewmodel: YOUR_VIEW_MODEL_CLASS_NAME by viewModels { YOUR_VIEW_MODEL_FACTORY }