Integrating Jetpack Compose with Existing Android Projects: A Step-by-Step Tutorial

Hello there, my fellow Kotlin enthusiasts!

Jetpack Compose is heralding a new era of UI development, yet there might be instances where leveraging existing XML layouts is necessary. The AndroidViewBinding utility is a bridge between the traditional Android views and the Compose world. Today, we’ll delve into AndroidViewBinding along with handling state changes and passing properties to Android views.

Laying the Foundation:

Enable ViewBinding:

android {
    ...
    buildFeatures {
        viewBinding true
    }
}

Create an XML layout (res/layout/traditional_layout.xml). Here is an example:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:padding="16dp"
    tools:context=".MainActivity">

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textView"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Hello from XML!"
        android:textSize="18sp" />

    <Button…