# ViewModelProviders.DefaultFactory

Artifact: [androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-extensions](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/lifecycle) [View Source](https://cs.android.com/search?q=file:androidx/lifecycle/ViewModelProviders.java+class:androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProviders.DefaultFactory) 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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Common/AllAndroid/JVM
- android

  ```
  class ViewModelProviders.DefaultFactory
  ```

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> [!CAUTION]
> **This class is deprecated.**   
>
> Use ViewModelProvider.AndroidViewModelFactory

`https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/lifecycle/ViewModelProvider.Factory` which may create `https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/lifecycle/AndroidViewModel` and `https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/lifecycle/ViewModel`, which have an empty constructor.

## Summary

| ### Public constructors |
|---|---|
| `[DefaultFactory](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/lifecycle/ViewModelProviders.DefaultFactory#DefaultFactory(android.app.Application))(application: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Application.html)` **This function is deprecated.** Use ViewModelProvider.AndroidViewModelFactory or getInstance. <br /> | android |

## Public constructors

### DefaultFactory

android 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)

```
[DefaultFactory](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/lifecycle/ViewModelProviders.DefaultFactory#DefaultFactory(android.app.Application))(application: Application)
```

> [!CAUTION]
> **This function is deprecated.**   
>
> Use ViewModelProvider.AndroidViewModelFactory or getInstance.

Creates a `AndroidViewModelFactory`

| Parameters |
|---|---|
| `application: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Application.html` | an application to pass in `https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/lifecycle/AndroidViewModel` |