Hi, I am getting the dreaded *`java.lang.Class<ViewModel> has no zero argument constructor` er...

# compose

[Smorg]

Hi, I am getting the dreaded java.lang.Class<ViewModel> has no zero argument constructor error when using the hiltViewModel function. Being stuck on this for over two hours now. I have added all the required libs and annotations but the error won’t go. Any help will be appreciated.

[Smorg]

It is a multi-module project and was previously working until I moved some modules around, and it just keeps crashing with that error.

[Colton Idle]

Oooh. I had this in the past few weeks. Your activity and fragments all have @AndroidEntryPoint right? That error message is painful because it can be so many things. In my case it was because I was using viewModel() and not hiltViewModel()

[Smorg]

Yes, my activity has the @AndroidEntryPoint annotation, and I’m using hiltViewModel(). Surprisingly, the entire set up was working perfectly until I just broke down a module into multiple ones, and everything stopped working

[Smorg]

It is particularly frustrating cos I checked through everything for hours and still can’t get the app to run

[Smorg]

I restructured my modules again, and it started working 🤦. Still don’t know what the cause is. I just hope it doesn’t happen again.

[Tash]

Hmm, just noticed the same issue https://kotlinlang.slack.com/archives/CJLTWPH7S/p1643335907453419