For Folks using ViewBinding -- I have a question, ...

# android

[sriram]

For Folks using ViewBinding -- I have a question, I am not sure if this is a bug. We have been using ViewBinding and so far it looks good, however, for a scenario where I wanted to include layouts that reside in a different library(AAR) in my app's current layout, unfortunately my binding variable has no visibility of the views that are available within the included layout, is this a known issue or is there any other way?

[Loboda Deni]

Do you want to add your variable to the layout obtained from arr?

[sriram]

Yes, let's say my main layout is activity_main.xml , and in that, I have something like this.

<include
  android:id="@+id/toolbar"
layout="@layout/layout_from_external_lib"
/>

Now in my activity, the binding variable has no visibility of the views that are within in this layout layout_from_external_lib

[Loboda Deni]

most likely, you will need to specify those variables in your layout.xml and pass from the to the connected layout via the app attribute.

[Loboda Deni]

If it's not clear, I can throw off an example

[sriram]

That would be helpful, thanks!

[sriram]

an example i mean

[Loboda Deni]

main.txt,your_included_layout.txt

main.txtyour_included_layout.txt

[Javier]

That is databinding, not viewbinding @Loboda Deni

[Loboda Deni]

sorry i didn't notice

[sriram]

Yeah, this was for ViewBinding.

[Javier]

I think you can do nothing, except you can fork the original library and enable viewBinding

[sriram]

The original library is an internal one, perhaps i can enable ViewBinding in that and try it out.

[Javier]

Ah, if it is yours, just enable viewBinding and it will generate the bindings inside the build folder of that module