Android Development: Data Binding

Discover the benefits of data binding for Android apps. Learn how to work with binding expressions, bind to observable data sources, and more.

Introduction

• Simplify your data-driven layouts
• What you should know
• Getting set up

1. Overview

• What is data binding?
• Doing things the old way
• Setting up your project

2. Basic Data Binding

• Create binding layout
• Create databound activity

3. Layout Expressions

• The binding expression language
• Using binding expressions
• Challenge: String concatenation expression
• Solution: String concatenation expression

4. Binding to Observable Data

• Overview of observables
• Binding to observables
• Binding to ViewModels
• Using binding adapters
• Two-way binding syntax
• Using converters
• Challenge: Color binding adapter
• Solution: Color binding adapter

Conclusion

• Next steps