ViewModelProvider.java

@NonNull
public <T extends ViewModel> T get(@NonNull Class<T> modelClass) {
	String canonicalName = modelClass.getCanonicalName();
    if (canonicalName == null) {
        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Local and anonymous classes can not be ViewModels");
    }
    return get(DEFAULT_KEY + ":" + canonicalName, modelClass);
}

@MainThread
public <T extends ViewModel> T get(@NonNull String key, @NonNull Class<T> modelClass) {
    ViewModel viewModel = mViewModelStore.get(key);
    if (modelClass.isInstance(viewModel)) {
        //noinspection unchecked
        return (T) viewModel;
    } else {
        //noinspection StatementWithEmptyBody
        if (viewModel != null) {
            // TODO: log a warning.
        }
    }

    viewModel = mFactory.create(modelClass);
    mViewModelStore.put(key, viewModel);
    //noinspection unchecked
    return (T) viewModel;
}