Enable Data Binding

Enable Android DataBinding in Android Studio 4.1.1

Open your module’s build.gradle and add the following code:

First make sure you are using Kotlin Annotation Processing and have that added in your project.

At the top of your build.gradle, you’ll see plugins. Add

  id 'kotlin-kapt'

to the bottom.

Next, we’re actually going to enable DataBinding.

android {
  buildFeatures {
    dataBinding true
  }
}

And that’s it. You should be able to add layout tags to your xml files, and use DataBindingUtil in your classes where you need it.

If you need to make a custom view using DataBinding, check out my post.

Happy Coding.