I keep getting errors: "Unresolved reference: databinding" and "Unresolved reference: ActivityMainBinding".
I am using Android Studio 4.0, Android Gradle Plugin Version: 4.0.0 and Gradle Version 6.1.1.
build.gradle (Module: app):
apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
apply plugin: 'kotlin-android-extensions'
apply plugin: 'kotlin-kapt'
android {
compileSdkVersion 29
buildToolsVersion "29.0.3"
defaultConfig {
applicationId "com.example.twowaydatabinding"
minSdkVersion 24
targetSdkVersion 29
versionCode 1
versionName "1.0"
testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
}
buildTypes {
release {
minifyEnabled false
proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
}
}
buildFeatures {
dataBinding = true
viewBinding = true
}
}
dependencies {
def lifecycle_version = "2.2.0"
implementation fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar"])
implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:$kotlin_version"
implementation 'androidx.core:core-ktx:1.3.0'
implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.1.0'
implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:1.1.3'
testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.1'
androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.2.0'
// ViewModel
implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel:$lifecycle_version"
// LiveData
implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-livedata:$lifecycle_version"
}
build.gradle (Project):
buildscript {
ext.kotlin_version = "1.3.72"
repositories {
google()
jcenter()
}
dependencies {
classpath "com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.0"
classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
}
}
allprojects {
repositories {
google()
jcenter()
}
}
task clean(type: Delete) {
delete rootProject.buildDir
}
activity_main.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
<data>
<variable
name="viewModel"
type="com.example.twowaydatabinding.MainActivityViewModel" />
</data>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<!-- layout content -->
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
</layout>
MainActivity.kt:
package com.example.twowaydatabinding
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import android.os.Bundle
import androidx.databinding.DataBindingUtil
import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider
import com.example.twowaydatabinding.databinding.ActivityMainBinding
class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
private lateinit var binding: ActivityMainBinding
private lateinit var viewModel : MainActivityViewModel
override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)
binding = DataBindingUtil.setContentView(this,R.layout.activity_main)
viewModel = ViewModelProvider(this).get(MainActivityViewModel::class.java)
binding.viewModel = viewModel
binding.lifecycleOwner = this
}
}
MainActivityViewModel.xml:
package com.example.twowaydatabinding
import androidx.databinding.Bindable
import androidx.databinding.Observable
import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData
import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
class MainActivityViewModel : ViewModel(), Observable {
@Bindable
val userName = MutableLiveData<String>()
init {
userName.value = "Frank"
}
override fun removeOnPropertyChangedCallback(callback: Observable.OnPropertyChangedCallback?) {
TODO("Not yet implemented")
}
override fun addOnPropertyChangedCallback(callback: Observable.OnPropertyChangedCallback?) {
TODO("Not yet implemented")
}
}
I tried:
- Build -> Clean Project, then Build -> Rebuild Project
- File -> Invalidate Caches / Restart
but nothing helps. Class ActivityMainBinding is never generting.
When I go to declaration of
import com.example.twowaydatabinding.databinding.ActivityMainBinding in MainActivity.kt it redirects me to activity_main.xml. Code doesn't show any errors, but when I try to build the project those databinding errors shows up.
What am I doing wrong?