What Is Data Binding in Android Example?
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What is data binding in Android?

The Data Binding Library is an Android Jetpack library that allows you to bind UI components in your XML layouts to data sources in your app using a declarative format rather than programmatically, reducing boilerplate code.

Should I use data binding in Android?

For larger projects it is a really good idea to use databinding together with the mvvm or mvp pattern. This is a really clean solution and very easy to extend. If you just want to create a small simple application you’r fine using MVC Pattern without databinding.

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