Android string link not working with databinding - android

I am trying to use Databinding in combination with a XML String which has some links and a variable. The problem is that the links do not work anymore, when Databinding is used.
XML text
<data>
<variable
name="vm"
type="com.example.app.framework.ui.viewmodel.EmailViewModel" />
</data>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/app_standard_agb"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:linksClickable="true"
android:text="#{#string/app_agb(vm.btnText)}"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent">
</TextView>
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
When I use android:text="#{#string/app_agb.concat(vm.btnText)}" I get a NullPointer Exception which is impossible because I use the variable somewhere else and it is 1000% not null. Just using android:text="#string/app_agb" works.
String
<string name="app_agb">
By clicking %1$s you accept the
privacy policies and
agbs from example..
</string>
Code in Fragment
app_standard_agb.movementMethod = LinkMovementMethod.getInstance()
EDIT
Does it make any difference that I include my app_standard_agb in my layout?

i think this is because of the LiveData doesn't emit Data until it get Observed, so the value of it is null before it get Observed, you can use #BindingAdapter and check if the value is not null like following code
put code bellow somewhere in your project(I've tried just in Kotlin):
#BindingAdapter("android:bindLink")
fun bindLink(view: TextView, link: String?) {
link?.let{
view.text = view.context.getString(R.string.app_agb, it)
}
}
and the XML should be like this:
<TextView
android:id="#+id/app_standard_agb"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:linksClickable="true"
android:bindLink="#{vm.btnText}"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent">

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I'm new to android, but it seems very buggy to me :/
EDIT :
I still have the error (in the class) but my app works fine, so I think I can ignore it, this is just an Android Studio issue.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
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android:layout_height="match_parent"
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android:layout_height="wrap_content"
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app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
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This solved a similar issue in my project.
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Also clean project and rebuild worked for me!
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Android: Pass different content from viewmodel to different include-tags

In my task app I want to use databinding for the task overview. I've grouped tasks in three categories: overdue, today and future.
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<variable
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Android dataBinding - #BindingAdapter custom app namespace being ignored

I have created a custom bindingAdapter in android and when i pass in the color i want the color to change, this is actually for a test im working on just to make sure it works. Here is the code:
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you can also do this :
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i wrote a blog about it to help others if interested.

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