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```Type inference failed: fun <T : Any!> getSystemService(context: Context, serviceClass: Class<T!>): T?
cannot be applied to
(String)```
```Type mismatch: inferred type is String but Context was expected```

I just used the code provided here <https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/text/copy-paste>
```var clipboard = getSystemService(Context.CLIPBOARD_SERVICE) as ClipboardManager
var pasteData: String = ""```
And i get this error

You’re using `getSystemService` from core-ktx library and it’s a function with reified generic parameter. So you need to instead wrote `getSystemService&lt;ClipboardManager&gt;()`

<@U579VR96E> still not working, this is in my ViewModel, it's troubleing me for a while now. Everyone does it this way but it doesnt work for me

Oh, in that case you can’t get system service from a class that doesn’t extend a Context

Yeah I've done some research now, but I am still confused. I want to keep my logic away from my fragment and in my viewmodel. So i just call
```   override fun quoteClicked(quote: Quote) {
        viewModel.copyText(quote)
    }```
in my fragment, but now I need a way to copy text in the viewmodel. Any pointers/ help/ article would be appreciated. Not sure what to do
Thanks by the way <@U579VR96E>

If you are using dependency inversion (Dagger, Koin, etc.), you could inject the `ClipboardManager` so you can supply a mock version in testing. Otherwise, you could have your viewmodel extend `AndroidViewModel` and use the `application` to call `getSystemService()`.