Late answer but I asked myself the same question and found the answer in Google guide.
Especially for fragments, it is mentioned on Google Documentations explicitly here
class SharedViewModel : ViewModel() {
val selected = MutableLiveData<Item>()
fun select(item: Item) {
selected.value = item
}
}
class MasterFragment : Fragment() {
private lateinit var itemSelector: Selector
// Use the 'by activityViewModels()' Kotlin property delegate
// from the fragment-ktx artifact
private val model: SharedViewModel by activityViewModels()
override fun onViewCreated(view: View, savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState)
itemSelector.setOnClickListener { item ->
// Update the UI
}
}
}
class DetailFragment : Fragment() {
// Use the 'by activityViewModels()' Kotlin property delegate
// from the fragment-ktx artifact
private val model: SharedViewModel by activityViewModels()
override fun onViewCreated(view: View, savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState)
model.selected.observe(viewLifecycleOwner, Observer<Item> { item ->
// Update the UI
})
}
}