An example. In our ViewModelFactory (that implements ViewModelProvider.Factory) we have an instance of our Repository, named mRepository. Our ViewModel has such constructor: class MyViewModel(private val mRepository: MyRepository) : ViewModel() ... Next, in our ViewModelFactory create ViewModel method (overriden) looks like this: override fun create(modelClass: Class): T { return try { //MISSED RETURN VALUE HERE” } catch (e: InstantiationException) { throw RuntimeException("Cannot create an instance of $modelClass", e) } catch (e: IllegalAccessException) { throw RuntimeException("Cannot create an instance of $modelClass", e) } catch (e: NoSuchMethodException) { throw RuntimeException("Cannot create an instance of $modelClass", e) } catch (e: InvocationTargetException) { throw RuntimeException("Cannot create an instance of $modelClass", e) } } What should we write instead of “//MISSED RETURN VALUE HERE”?