ViewModel Scoping APIs (Views)   Part of Android Jetpack.

Concepts and Jetpack Compose implementation

Scope is key to using ViewModels effectively. Each ViewModel is scoped to an object that implements the ViewModelStoreOwner interface. There are several APIs that allow you to more easily manage the scope of your ViewModels.

The ViewModelProvider.get() method lets you obtain an instance of a ViewModel scoped to any ViewModelStoreOwner. For Kotlin users, there are different extension functions available for the most common use cases. All Kotlin extension function implementations use the ViewModelProvider API under the hood.

ViewModels scoped to the closest ViewModelStoreOwner

You can scope a ViewModel to an Activity, Fragment, or destination of a Navigation graph. The viewModels() extension functions provided by the Activity, Fragment, and Navigation libraries allow you to get an instance of the ViewModel scoped to the closest ViewModelStoreOwner.

Views

import androidx.activity.viewModels

class MyActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
    // ViewModel API available in activity.activity-ktx
    // The ViewModel is scoped to `this` Activity
    val viewModel: MyViewModel by viewModels()
}

import androidx.fragment.app.viewModels

class MyFragment : Fragment() {
    // ViewModel API available in fragment.fragment-ktx
    // The ViewModel is scoped to `this` Fragment
    val viewModel: MyViewModel by viewModels()
}

Views

import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider;

public class MyActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
    // The ViewModel is scoped to `this` Activity
    MyViewModel viewModel = new ViewModelProvider(this).get(MyViewModel.class);
}

public class MyFragment extends Fragment {
    // The ViewModel is scoped to `this` Fragment
    MyViewModel viewModel = new ViewModelProvider(this).get(MyViewModel.class);
}

ViewModels scoped to any ViewModelStoreOwner

The ComponentActivity.viewModels() and Fragment.viewModels() functions in the View system take an optional ownerProducer parameter that you can use to specify which ViewModelStoreOwner the instance of the ViewModel is scoped to. The following sample shows how to get an instance of a ViewModel scoped to the parent fragment:

Views

import androidx.fragment.app.viewModels

class MyFragment : Fragment() {

    // ViewModel API available in fragment.fragment-ktx
    // The ViewModel is scoped to the parent of `this` Fragment
    val viewModel: SharedViewModel by viewModels(
        ownerProducer = { requireParentFragment() }
    )
}

Views

import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider;

public class MyFragment extends Fragment {

    SharedViewModel viewModel;

    @Override
    public void onViewCreated(View view, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        // The ViewModel is scoped to the parent of `this` Fragment
        viewModel = new ViewModelProvider(requireParentFragment())
            .get(SharedViewModel.class);
    }
}

Getting an Activity-scoped ViewModel from a Fragment is a common use case. When doing so, you can use the activityViewModels() Views extension function. If you're not using Views and Kotlin, you can use the same APIs as above and by passing the right owner.

Views

import androidx.fragment.app.activityViewModels

class MyFragment : Fragment() {

    // ViewModel API available in fragment.fragment-ktx
    // The ViewModel is scoped to the host Activity
    val viewModel: SharedViewModel by activityViewModels()
}

Views

import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider;

public class MyFragment extends Fragment {

    SharedViewModel viewModel;

    @Override
    public void onViewCreated(View view, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        // The ViewModel is scoped to the host Activity
        viewModel = new ViewModelProvider(requireActivity())
            .get(SharedViewModel.class);
    }
}

ViewModels scoped to the Navigation graph

Navigation graphs are also ViewModel store owners. If you're using Navigation Fragment, you can get an instance of a ViewModel scoped to a Navigation graph with the navGraphViewModels(graphId) Views extension function.

Views

import androidx.navigation.navGraphViewModels

class MyFragment : Fragment() {

    // ViewModel API available in navigation.navigation-fragment
    // The ViewModel is scoped to the `nav_graph` Navigation graph
    val viewModel: SharedViewModel by navGraphViewModels(R.id.nav_graph)

    // Equivalent navGraphViewModels code using the viewModels API
    val viewModel: SharedViewModel by viewModels(
        { findNavController().getBackStackEntry(R.id.nav_graph) }
    )
}

Views

import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider;

public class MyFragment extends Fragment {

    SharedViewModel viewModel;

    @Override
    public void onViewCreated(View view, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        NavController navController = NavHostFragment.findNavController(this);
        NavBackStackEntry backStackEntry = navController.getBackStackEntry(R.id.my_graph);

        // The ViewModel is scoped to the `nav_graph` Navigation graph
        viewModel = new ViewModelProvider(backStackEntry).get(SharedViewModel.class);
    }
}

If you're using Hilt in addition to Jetpack Navigation, you can use the hiltNavGraphViewModels(graphId) API as follows.

Views

import androidx.hilt.navigation.fragment.hiltNavGraphViewModels

class MyFragment : Fragment() {

    // ViewModel API available in hilt.hilt-navigation-fragment
    // The ViewModel is scoped to the `nav_graph` Navigation graph
    // and is provided using the Hilt-generated ViewModel factory
    val viewModel: SharedViewModel by hiltNavGraphViewModels(R.id.nav_graph)
}

Views

import androidx.hilt.navigation.HiltViewModelFactory;
import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider;

public class MyFragment extends Fragment {

    SharedViewModel viewModel;

    @Override
    public void onViewCreated(View view, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        NavController navController = NavHostFragment.findNavController(this);
        NavBackStackEntry backStackEntry = navController.getBackStackEntry(R.id.my_graph);

        // The ViewModel is scoped to the `nav_graph` Navigation graph
        // and is provided using the Hilt-generated ViewModel factory
        viewModel = new ViewModelProvider(
            backStackEntry,
            HiltViewModelFactory.create(getContext(), backStackEntry)
        ).get(SharedViewModel.class);
    }
}