diff --git a/Ledger/app/src/main/java/at/xaxa/ledger/ui/category/CategoryUI.kt b/Ledger/app/src/main/java/at/xaxa/ledger/ui/category/CategoryUI.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1eff0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Ledger/app/src/main/java/at/xaxa/ledger/ui/category/CategoryUI.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+package at.xaxa.ledger.ui.category
+
diff --git a/Ledger/app/src/main/java/at/xaxa/ledger/ui/category/CategoryViewModel.kt b/Ledger/app/src/main/java/at/xaxa/ledger/ui/category/CategoryViewModel.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1eff0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Ledger/app/src/main/java/at/xaxa/ledger/ui/category/CategoryViewModel.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+package at.xaxa.ledger.ui.category
+
diff --git a/Ledger/app/src/main/java/at/xaxa/ledger/ui/edit/EditUI.kt b/Ledger/app/src/main/java/at/xaxa/ledger/ui/edit/EditUI.kt
index 2a38ff8..6ffcd53 100644
--- a/Ledger/app/src/main/java/at/xaxa/ledger/ui/edit/EditUI.kt
+++ b/Ledger/app/src/main/java/at/xaxa/ledger/ui/edit/EditUI.kt
@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ import at.xaxa.ledger.ui.DatePickerDocked
 
 @OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3Api::class)
 @Composable
-fun Edit(modifier: Modifier = Modifier, onCardClick: () -> Unit, editViewModel : EditViewModel = viewModel(factory = AppViewModelProvider.Factory)) {
-    val libraryEntity = editViewModel.editUiState.entry
+fun Edit(modifier: Modifier = Modifier, onCardClick: (Int) -> Unit, EditViewModel : EditViewModel = viewModel(factory = AppViewModelProvider.Factory)) {
+	val libraryEntity = editViewModel.editUiState.entry
+    var name by remember { mutableStateOf("") }
+    var spending by remember { mutableStateOf("") }
 
     var name by remember { mutableStateOf(libraryEntity.name) }
     var spending by remember { mutableStateOf(libraryEntity.amount.toString()) }
diff --git a/Ledger/app/src/main/java/at/xaxa/ledger/ui/edit/EditViewModel.kt b/Ledger/app/src/main/java/at/xaxa/ledger/ui/edit/EditViewModel.kt
index c5cf28f..76b715e 100644
--- a/Ledger/app/src/main/java/at/xaxa/ledger/ui/edit/EditViewModel.kt
+++ b/Ledger/app/src/main/java/at/xaxa/ledger/ui/edit/EditViewModel.kt
@@ -8,10 +8,19 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
 import at.xaxa.ledger.data.Entry
 import at.xaxa.ledger.data.EntryRepository
+import at.xaxa.ledger.data.db.Category.CategoryEntity
+import at.xaxa.ledger.ui.add.CategoryListUIState
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.SharingStarted
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.flowOf
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.map
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.stateIn
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 
+data class CategoryListUIState(val categories: Flow<List<CategoryEntity>> = flowOf(emptyList()))
+
 
 data class EditUI(
     val entry: Entry = Entry(0, "", 0.0f, 0, 0)
@@ -23,7 +32,7 @@ class EditViewModel(private val savedStateHandle: SavedStateHandle,
     private val entryId: Int = checkNotNull(savedStateHandle["entryId"])
 
     var editUiState by mutableStateOf(EditUI())
-        private set
+    var categoryUiState by mutableStateOf(CategoryListUIState())
 
     init {
         viewModelScope.launch {
@@ -47,5 +56,15 @@ class EditViewModel(private val savedStateHandle: SavedStateHandle,
             entryRepository.updateEntry(editUiState.entry)
         }
     }
+    fun getAllCategories() {
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            val categories = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
+                entryRepository.getAllCategories()
+            }
+            categoryUiState = CategoryListUIState(categories)
+
+        }
+
+    }
 
 }
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