# Passing Arguments to ViewModels (Hilt)

This recipe demonstrates how to pass navigation arguments (keys) to a `ViewModel` using Hilt for dependency injection.

## How it works

This example uses Dagger/Hilt's assisted injection feature:

1. The `ViewModel` is annotated with `@HiltViewModel` and its constructor uses `@AssistedInject` to receive the navigation key (which is annotated with `@Assisted`).
2. An `@AssistedFactory` interface is defined to create the `ViewModel`.
3. The `hiltViewModel` composable function is used to obtain the `ViewModel` instance. A `creationCallback` is provided to pass the navigation key to the factory, making it available to the `ViewModel`.

**Note** : The `rememberViewModelStoreNavEntryDecorator` is added to the `NavDisplay`'s `entryDecorators`. This ensures that `ViewModel`s are correctly scoped to their corresponding `NavEntry`, so that a new `ViewModel` instance is created for each unique navigation key.
[![](https://developer.android.com/static/images/picto-icons/code.svg) Explore View the full recipe on GitHub.](https://github.com/android/nav3-recipes/tree/main/app/src/main/java/com/example/nav3recipes/passingarguments/viewmodels/hilt)

```
/*
 * Copyright 2025 The Android Open Source Project
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

package com.example.nav3recipes.passingarguments.viewmodels.hilt

import android.os.Bundle
import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyColumn
import androidx.compose.material3.Button
import androidx.compose.material3.Text
import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateListOf
import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
import androidx.hilt.lifecycle.viewmodel.compose.hiltViewModel
import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
import androidx.lifecycle.compose.dropUnlessResumed
import androidx.lifecycle.viewmodel.navigation3.rememberViewModelStoreNavEntryDecorator
import androidx.navigation3.runtime.entryProvider
import androidx.navigation3.runtime.rememberSaveableStateHolderNavEntryDecorator
import androidx.navigation3.ui.NavDisplay
import com.example.nav3recipes.content.ContentBlue
import com.example.nav3recipes.content.ContentGreen
import com.example.nav3recipes.passingarguments.viewmodels.basic.RouteB
import com.example.nav3recipes.ui.setEdgeToEdgeConfig
import dagger.assisted.Assisted
import dagger.assisted.AssistedFactory
import dagger.assisted.AssistedInject
import dagger.hilt.android.AndroidEntryPoint
import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel

data object RouteA
data class RouteB(val id: String)

@AndroidEntryPoint
class HiltViewModelsActivity : ComponentActivity() {

    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        setEdgeToEdgeConfig()
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            val backStack = remember { mutableStateListOf<Any>(RouteA) }

            NavDisplay(
                backStack = backStack,
                onBack = { backStack.removeLastOrNull() },

                // In order to add the `ViewModelStoreNavEntryDecorator` (see comment below for why)
                // we also need to add the default `NavEntryDecorator`s as well. These provide
                // extra information to the entry's content to enable it to display correctly
                // and save its state.
                entryDecorators = listOf(
                    rememberSaveableStateHolderNavEntryDecorator(),
                    rememberViewModelStoreNavEntryDecorator()
                ),
                entryProvider = entryProvider {
                    entry<RouteA> {
                        ContentGreen("Welcome to Nav3") {
                            LazyColumn {
                                items(10) { i ->
                                    Button(onClick = dropUnlessResumed {
                                        backStack.add(RouteB("$i"))
                                    }) {
                                        Text("$i")
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    entry<RouteB> { key ->
                        val viewModel = hiltViewModel<RouteBViewModel, RouteBViewModel.Factory>(
                            // Note: We need a new ViewModel for every new RouteB instance. Usually
                            // we would need to supply a `key` String that is unique to the
                            // instance, however, the ViewModelStoreNavEntryDecorator (supplied
                            // above) does this for us, using `NavEntry.contentKey` to uniquely
                            // identify the viewModel.
                            //
                            // tl;dr: Make sure you use rememberViewModelStoreNavEntryDecorator()
                            // if you want a new ViewModel for each new navigation key instance.
                            creationCallback = { factory ->
                                factory.create(key)
                            }
                        )
                        ScreenB(viewModel = viewModel)
                    }
                }
            )
        }
    }
}

@Composable
fun ScreenB(viewModel: RouteBViewModel) {
    ContentBlue("Route id: ${viewModel.navKey.id} ")
}

@HiltViewModel(assistedFactory = RouteBViewModel.Factory::class)
class RouteBViewModel @AssistedInject constructor(
    @Assisted val navKey: RouteB
) : ViewModel() {

    @AssistedFactory
    interface Factory {
        fun create(navKey: RouteB): RouteBViewModel
    }
}
```

# Passing Arguments to ViewModels (Basic)

This recipe demonstrates how to pass navigation arguments (keys) to a `ViewModel` using a custom `ViewModelProvider.Factory`.

## How it works

1. A custom `ViewModelProvider.Factory` is created that takes the navigation key as a constructor parameter.
2. Inside the `entry` composable, `viewModel(factory = ...)` is used to create the `ViewModel` instance, passing the current navigation key to the factory. This makes the navigation key available to the `ViewModel`.

**Note** : The `rememberViewModelStoreNavEntryDecorator` is added to the `NavDisplay`'s `entryDecorators`. This ensures that `ViewModel`s are correctly scoped to their corresponding `NavEntry`, so that a new `ViewModel` instance is created for each unique navigation key.
[![](https://developer.android.com/static/images/picto-icons/code.svg) Explore View the full recipe on GitHub.](https://github.com/android/nav3-recipes/tree/main/app/src/main/java/com/example/nav3recipes/passingarguments/viewmodels/basic)

```
/*
 * Copyright 2025 The Android Open Source Project
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

package com.example.nav3recipes.passingarguments.viewmodels.basic

import android.os.Bundle
import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyColumn
import androidx.compose.material3.Button
import androidx.compose.material3.Text
import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateListOf
import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider
import androidx.lifecycle.compose.dropUnlessResumed
import androidx.lifecycle.viewmodel.compose.viewModel
import androidx.lifecycle.viewmodel.navigation3.rememberViewModelStoreNavEntryDecorator
import androidx.navigation3.runtime.entryProvider
import androidx.navigation3.runtime.rememberSaveableStateHolderNavEntryDecorator
import androidx.navigation3.ui.NavDisplay
import com.example.nav3recipes.content.ContentBlue
import com.example.nav3recipes.content.ContentGreen
import com.example.nav3recipes.ui.setEdgeToEdgeConfig

data object RouteA

data class RouteB(val id: String)

class BasicViewModelsActivity : ComponentActivity() {

    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        setEdgeToEdgeConfig()
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            val backStack = remember { mutableStateListOf<Any>(RouteA) }

            NavDisplay(
                backStack = backStack,
                onBack = { backStack.removeLastOrNull() },
                // In order to add the `ViewModelStoreNavEntryDecorator` (see comment below for why)
                // we also need to add the default `NavEntryDecorator`s as well. These provide
                // extra information to the entry's content to enable it to display correctly
                // and save its state.
                entryDecorators = listOf(
                    rememberSaveableStateHolderNavEntryDecorator(),
                    rememberViewModelStoreNavEntryDecorator()
                ),
                entryProvider = entryProvider {
                    entry<RouteA> {
                        ContentGreen("Welcome to Nav3") {
                            LazyColumn {
                                items(10) { i ->
                                    Button(onClick = dropUnlessResumed {
                                        backStack.add(RouteB("$i"))
                                    }) {
                                        Text("$i")
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    entry<RouteB> { key ->
                        // Note: We need a new ViewModel for every new RouteB instance. Usually
                        // we would need to supply a `key` String that is unique to the
                        // instance, however, the ViewModelStoreNavEntryDecorator (supplied
                        // above) does this for us, using `NavEntry.contentKey` to uniquely
                        // identify the viewModel.
                        //
                        // tl;dr: Make sure you use rememberViewModelStoreNavEntryDecorator()
                        // if you want a new ViewModel for each new navigation key instance.
                        ScreenB(viewModel = viewModel(factory = RouteBViewModel.Factory(key)))
                    }
                }
            )
        }
    }
}

@Composable
fun ScreenB(viewModel: RouteBViewModel = viewModel()) {
    ContentBlue("Route id: ${viewModel.key.id} ")
}

class RouteBViewModel(
    val key: RouteB
) : ViewModel() {
    class Factory(
        private val key: RouteB,
    ) : ViewModelProvider.Factory {
        override fun <T : ViewModel> create(modelClass: Class<T>): T {
            return RouteBViewModel(key) as T
        }
    }
}
```

# Passing Arguments to ViewModels (Koin)

This recipe demonstrates how to pass navigation arguments (keys) to a `ViewModel` using Koin for dependency injection.

## How it works

1. A Koin module is defined that provides the `ViewModel`.
2. The `koinViewModel` composable function is used to get the `ViewModel` instance.
3. The navigation key is passed to the `ViewModel`'s constructor using `parametersOf(key)`. This makes the navigation key available to the `ViewModel`.

**Note** : The `rememberViewModelStoreNavEntryDecorator` is added to the `NavDisplay`'s `entryDecorators`. This ensures that `ViewModel`s are correctly scoped to their corresponding `NavEntry`, so that a new `ViewModel` instance is created for each unique navigation key.
[![](https://developer.android.com/static/images/picto-icons/code.svg) Explore View the full recipe on GitHub.](https://github.com/android/nav3-recipes/tree/main/app/src/main/java/com/example/nav3recipes/passingarguments/viewmodels/koin)

```
package com.example.nav3recipes.passingarguments.viewmodels.koin

import android.os.Bundle
import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyColumn
import androidx.compose.material3.Button
import androidx.compose.material3.Text
import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateListOf
import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
import androidx.lifecycle.compose.dropUnlessResumed
import androidx.lifecycle.viewmodel.navigation3.rememberViewModelStoreNavEntryDecorator
import androidx.navigation3.runtime.entryProvider
import androidx.navigation3.runtime.rememberSaveableStateHolderNavEntryDecorator
import androidx.navigation3.ui.NavDisplay
import com.example.nav3recipes.content.ContentBlue
import com.example.nav3recipes.content.ContentGreen
import com.example.nav3recipes.ui.setEdgeToEdgeConfig
import org.koin.android.ext.koin.androidContext
import org.koin.compose.KoinApplication
import org.koin.compose.viewmodel.koinViewModel
import org.koin.core.context.GlobalContext
import org.koin.core.context.startKoin
import org.koin.core.context.stopKoin
import org.koin.core.module.dsl.viewModelOf
import org.koin.core.parameter.parametersOf
import org.koin.dsl.koinConfiguration
import org.koin.dsl.module
import org.koin.mp.KoinPlatform

data object RouteA
data class RouteB(val id: String)

class KoinViewModelsActivity : ComponentActivity() {

    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {

        setEdgeToEdgeConfig()
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            val backStack = remember { mutableStateListOf<Any>(RouteA) }

            // Koin Compose Entry point
            KoinApplication(
                configuration = koinConfiguration {
                    modules(appModule)
                }
            ) {
                NavDisplay(
                    backStack = backStack,
                    onBack = { backStack.removeLastOrNull() },

                    // In order to add the `ViewModelStoreNavEntryDecorator` (see comment below for why)
                    // we also need to add the default `NavEntryDecorator`s as well. These provide
                    // extra information to the entry's content to enable it to display correctly
                    // and save its state.
                    entryDecorators = listOf(
                        rememberSaveableStateHolderNavEntryDecorator(),
                        rememberViewModelStoreNavEntryDecorator()
                    ),
                    entryProvider = entryProvider {
                        entry<RouteA> {
                            ContentGreen("Welcome to Nav3") {
                                LazyColumn {
                                    items(10) { i ->
                                        Button(onClick = dropUnlessResumed {
                                            backStack.add(RouteB("$i"))
                                        }) {
                                            Text("$i")
                                        }
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                        entry<RouteB> { key ->
                            val viewModel = koinViewModel<RouteBViewModel> {
                                parametersOf(key)
                            }
                            ScreenB(viewModel = viewModel)
                        }
                    }
                )
            }
        }
    }
}

// Local Koin Module
private val appModule = module {
    viewModelOf(::RouteBViewModel)
}

@Composable
fun ScreenB(viewModel: RouteBViewModel) {
    ContentBlue("Route id: ${viewModel.navKey.id} ")
}

class RouteBViewModel(val navKey: RouteB) : ViewModel()
```