How to make ViewBinding backward compatible?

To make ViewBinding backward compatible in Android applications, you can create a wrapper that checks the current Android version and uses the appropriate binding method accordingly. This ensures that your application can run on devices with older API levels that may not support the latest ViewBinding features.

Here's a simple example where we utilize a backward-compatible approach for ViewBinding:

// In your activity or fragment if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.V) { // Use ViewBinding normally ActivityMainBinding binding = ActivityMainBinding.inflate(getLayoutInflater()); setContentView(binding.getRoot()); } else { // For older versions, you may fall back to traditional findViewById setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); TextView textView = findViewById(R.id.text_view); }

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