error with default value in Databinding

Question

As described in Databinding document we can use default to check value in preview pane.

It is working perfectly if i have simple String like below :

android:text="@{place, default=Columbia}"

But i have combination of state and country and if i am using ,(comma) then it is creating problem.

android:text="@{place, default=Gujarat, IN}"

It is showing error , unexpected, How to resolve it?

I know still we can use tools:text to check output in preview pane, but how to overcome this issue in Databinding with default?

Answer 1

Changing the ticks will work, but it'll show the ticks:

android:text='@{place, default="Gujarat, IN"}'

What you can do, is to create a string resource:

<string name="placeholder">Placeholder, text</string>

And use it as default value:

android:text='@{viewModel.placeHolder, default=@string/placeholder}'