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docs(android): Add legacy bindable artboards with VMI example
tytydraco Apr 14, 2026
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Rephrase description of bindable artboards
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Expand Up @@ -507,6 +507,27 @@ import { Demos } from "/snippets/demos.jsx";
// Clean up external file when done
externalFile.dispose()
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You can also create a bindable artboard with a view model instance to control its state.

```kotlin
// Create the view model instance for the child artboard.
val childVmi = childFile.getViewModelByName("ChildVM").createBlankInstance()
val bindableArtboard = childFile.createBindableArtboardByName("Child", childVmi)

// Get the artboard property from the main artboard.
val vmi = rive.file!!.firstArtboard.viewModelInstance!!
val artboardProperty = vmi.getArtboardProperty("Artboard property")

// Set the bound artboard VMIs state.
childVmi.getNumberProperty("rotation").value = 90f

// Set the bound artboard on the main artboard.
artboardProperty.set(bindableArtboard)

// Release the reference we hold from creation.
bindableArtboard.release()
```
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See the [data binding overview example](https://github.com/rive-app/rive-android/blob/master/app/src/main/java/app/rive/runtime/example/LegacyDataBindingActivity.kt).
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