# ViewModelStores

Artifact: [androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-extensions](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/lifecycle) [View Source](https://cs.android.com/search?q=file:androidx/lifecycle/ViewModelStores.java+class:androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelStores) Added in [2.0.0](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/lifecycle#2.0.0) Deprecated in [2.0.0](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/lifecycle#2.0.0)

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```
public class ViewModelStores
```

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> [!CAUTION]
> **This class is deprecated.**   
>
> Use `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/activity/ComponentActivity#getViewModelStore()` or `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/fragment/app/Fragment#getViewModelStore()` to retrieve a `ViewModelStore` directly from activities and fragments.

Factory methods for `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/lifecycle/ViewModelStore` class.

## Summary

| ### Public methods |
|---|---|
| `static @https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/annotation/NonNull https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/lifecycle/ViewModelStore` | `@https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/annotation/MainThread [of](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/lifecycle/ViewModelStores#of(androidx.fragment.app.FragmentActivity))(@https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/annotation/NonNull https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/fragment/app/FragmentActivity activity)` **This method is deprecated.** Use `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/activity/ComponentActivity#getViewModelStore()` <br /> |
| `static @https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/annotation/NonNull https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/lifecycle/ViewModelStore` | `@https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/annotation/MainThread [of](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/lifecycle/ViewModelStores#of(androidx.fragment.app.Fragment))(@https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/annotation/NonNull https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/fragment/app/Fragment fragment)` **This method is deprecated.** Use `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/fragment/app/Fragment#getViewModelStore()` <br /> |

## Public methods

### of

Added in [2.0.0](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/lifecycle#2.0.0) Deprecated in [2.0.0](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/lifecycle#2.0.0)

```
@MainThread
public static @NonNull ViewModelStore [of](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/lifecycle/ViewModelStores#of(androidx.fragment.app.FragmentActivity))(@NonNull FragmentActivity activity)
```

> [!CAUTION]
> **This method is deprecated.**   
>
> Use `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/activity/ComponentActivity#getViewModelStore()`

Returns the `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/lifecycle/ViewModelStore` of the given activity.

| Parameters |
|---|---|
| `@https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/annotation/NonNull https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/fragment/app/FragmentActivity activity` | an activity whose `ViewModelStore` is requested |

| Returns |
|---|---|
| `@https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/annotation/NonNull https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/lifecycle/ViewModelStore` | a `ViewModelStore` |

### of

Added in [2.0.0](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/lifecycle#2.0.0) Deprecated in [2.0.0](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/lifecycle#2.0.0)

```
@MainThread
public static @NonNull ViewModelStore [of](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/lifecycle/ViewModelStores#of(androidx.fragment.app.Fragment))(@NonNull Fragment fragment)
```

> [!CAUTION]
> **This method is deprecated.**   
>
> Use `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/fragment/app/Fragment#getViewModelStore()`

Returns the `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/lifecycle/ViewModelStore` of the given fragment.

| Parameters |
|---|---|
| `@https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/annotation/NonNull https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/fragment/app/Fragment fragment` | a fragment whose `ViewModelStore` is requested |

| Returns |
|---|---|
| `@https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/annotation/NonNull https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/lifecycle/ViewModelStore` | a `ViewModelStore` |