How to integrate DataStore with other Android components?

This guide provides a comprehensive tutorial on integrating DataStore with various Android components such as ViewModels, Activities, and Fragments, enhancing data handling in your application.

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// ViewModel class to manage DataStore operations class MyViewModel(private val dataStore: DataStore) : ViewModel() { val myData: LiveData = liveData { dataStore.data.collect { preferences -> emit(preferences[stringPreferencesKey("myKey")] ?: "") } } fun saveData(value: String) { viewModelScope.launch { dataStore.edit { preferences -> preferences[stringPreferencesKey("myKey")] = value } } } } // Activity class demonstrating usage class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() { private lateinit var viewModel: MyViewModel override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState) setContentView(R.layout.activity_main) // Initialize DataStore val dataStore: DataStore = PreferenceDataStoreFactory.create { // Provide your dataStore File or other configuration here } viewModel = ViewModelProvider(this, MyViewModelFactory(dataStore)).get(MyViewModel::class.java) // Observe LiveData from ViewModel viewModel.myData.observe(this, { value -> // Update UI with the data from DataStore }) // Save data when needed viewModel.saveData("Hello, DataStore!") } }

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