# 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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Common/AllAndroid/JVM
- android

  ```
  class ViewModelStores
  ```

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

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

## Summary

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

## Public functions

### of

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)

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

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

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

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

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

### of

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)

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

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

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

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

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