ViewBinding Fragment that destroy binding when view destroyed to prevent memory leaks

BaseFragment.kt

import android.os.Bundle
import android.view.LayoutInflater
import android.view.View
import android.view.ViewGroup
import androidx.annotation.LayoutRes
import androidx.databinding.DataBindingUtil
import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
import androidx.viewbinding.ViewBinding

open class BaseFragment<out Binding : ViewBinding>(@LayoutRes contentLayoutId: Int) :
    Fragment(contentLayoutId) {

    private var _binding: Binding? = null
    val binding: Binding
        get() = _binding ?: throw IllegalStateException(
            "Fragment $this binding cannot be accessed before onCreateView() or " +
                    "after onDestroyView() is called."
        )

    override fun onCreateView(
        inflater: LayoutInflater,
        container: ViewGroup?,
        savedInstanceState: Bundle?
    ): View {
        val view = super.onCreateView(
            inflater,
            container,
            savedInstanceState
        ) ?: throw IllegalStateException("Fragment $this did not return a View from onCreateView()")
        _binding = DataBindingUtil.bind(view)
        return binding.root
    }

    override fun onDestroyView() {
        _binding = null
        super.onDestroyView()
    }
}