Why is onCreateView in Fragment called twice after device rotation in Android? - android

I have simple activity and fragment transaction. What i noticed that on configuration changes oncreateView of Fragment is called twice. Why is this happening?
Activity Code Here :
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
System.out.println("Activity created");
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
FragmentManager manager = getSupportFragmentManager();
BlankFragment fragment = new BlankFragment();
addFragmentToActivity(manager,
fragment,
R.id.root_activity_create
);
}
public static void addFragmentToActivity (FragmentManager fragmentManager,
Fragment fragment,
int frameId)
{
FragmentTransaction transaction = fragmentManager.beginTransaction();
transaction.replace(frameId, fragment);
transaction.commit();
}
Fragment Code Here :
public class BlankFragment extends Fragment {
public BlankFragment() {
// Required empty public constructor
}
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// Inflate the layout for this fragment
return inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_blank, container, false);
}
}

On first load onCreateView() is called once
But onRotation onCreateView() is called twice
why ?
Because of this transaction.replace(frameId, fragment); Really? Yes,I mean because of fragment .You already have one fragment onFirst load, When you rotate onCreate() will be called once again, so now fragment manager has old fragment ,so it methods will execute(once),and next you are doing transaction replace() which will remove old fragment and replace it with new once and again(onCreateView() will be called for second time). This is repeating for every rotation.
If you use transaction.add(frameId, fragment,UNIQUE_TAG_FOR_EVERY_TRANSACTION) you would know the reason. for every rotatation, no.of onCreateView() calls will increase by 1. that means you are adding fragments while not removing old ones.
But solution is to use old fragments.
in onCreate()of activity
val fragment = fragmentmanager.findFrgmentByTag("tag")
val newFragment : BlankFragment
if(fragment==null){
newFragment = BlankFragment()
}else{
newFragment = fragment as BlankFragment()
}
//use newFragment
Hope this solves confusion

Android automatically restores the state of its views after rotation. You don't have to call addFragmentToActivity again after rotation. The fragment will automatically be restored for you!
In your case, it happens twice because:
1. Android restores the fragment, its onCreateView is called
2. You replace the restored fragment with your own fragment, the oncreateview from that fragment is called too
do this:
if (savedInstanceState == null)
{
addFragmentToActivity(manager, fragment, R.id.test);
}

Related

Android-Save state of Fragment with RecyclerView [duplicate]

I've written up a dummy activity that switches between two fragments. When you go from FragmentA to FragmentB, FragmentA gets added to the back stack. However, when I return to FragmentA (by pressing back), a totally new FragmentA is created and the state it was in is lost. I get the feeling I'm after the same thing as this question, but I've included a complete code sample to help root out the issue:
public class FooActivity extends Activity {
#Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
final FragmentTransaction transaction = getFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
transaction.replace(android.R.id.content, new FragmentA());
transaction.commit();
}
public void nextFragment() {
final FragmentTransaction transaction = getFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
transaction.replace(android.R.id.content, new FragmentB());
transaction.addToBackStack(null);
transaction.commit();
}
public static class FragmentA extends Fragment {
#Override public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
final View main = inflater.inflate(R.layout.main, container, false);
main.findViewById(R.id.next_fragment_button).setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
((FooActivity) getActivity()).nextFragment();
}
});
return main;
}
#Override public void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
// Save some state!
}
}
public static class FragmentB extends Fragment {
#Override public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
return inflater.inflate(R.layout.b, container, false);
}
}
}
With some log messages added:
07-05 14:28:59.722 D/OMG ( 1260): FooActivity.onCreate
07-05 14:28:59.742 D/OMG ( 1260): FragmentA.onCreateView
07-05 14:28:59.742 D/OMG ( 1260): FooActivity.onResume
<Tap Button on FragmentA>
07-05 14:29:12.842 D/OMG ( 1260): FooActivity.nextFragment
07-05 14:29:12.852 D/OMG ( 1260): FragmentB.onCreateView
<Tap 'Back'>
07-05 14:29:16.792 D/OMG ( 1260): FragmentA.onCreateView
It's never calling FragmentA.onSaveInstanceState and it creates a new FragmentA when you hit back. However, if I'm on FragmentA and I lock the screen, FragmentA.onSaveInstanceState does get called. So weird...am I wrong in expecting a fragment added to the back stack to not need re-creation? Here's what the docs say:
Whereas, if you do call addToBackStack() when removing a fragment,
then the fragment is stopped and will be resumed if the user navigates
back.
If you return to a fragment from the back stack it does not re-create the fragment but re-uses the same instance and starts with onCreateView() in the fragment lifecycle, see Fragment lifecycle.
So if you want to store state you should use instance variables and not rely on onSaveInstanceState().
Comparing to Apple's UINavigationController and UIViewController, Google does not do well in Android software architecture. And Android's document about Fragment does not help much.
When you enter FragmentB from FragmentA, the existing FragmentA instance is not destroyed. When you press Back in FragmentB and return to FragmentA, we don't create a new FragmentA instance. The existing FragmentA instance's onCreateView() will be called.
The key thing is we should not inflate view again in FragmentA's onCreateView(), because we are using the existing FragmentA's instance. We need to save and reuse the rootView.
The following code works well. It does not only keep fragment state, but also reduces the RAM and CPU load (because we only inflate layout if necessary). I can't believe Google's sample code and document never mention it but always inflate layout.
Version 1(Don't use version 1. Use version 2)
public class FragmentA extends Fragment {
View _rootView;
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
if (_rootView == null) {
// Inflate the layout for this fragment
_rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_a, container, false);
// Find and setup subviews
_listView = (ListView)_rootView.findViewById(R.id.listView);
...
} else {
// Do not inflate the layout again.
// The returned View of onCreateView will be added into the fragment.
// However it is not allowed to be added twice even if the parent is same.
// So we must remove _rootView from the existing parent view group
// (it will be added back).
((ViewGroup)_rootView.getParent()).removeView(_rootView);
}
return _rootView;
}
}
------Update on May 3 2005:-------
As the comments mentioned, sometimes _rootView.getParent() is null in onCreateView, which causes the crash. Version 2 removes _rootView in onDestroyView(), as dell116 suggested. Tested on Android 4.0.3, 4.4.4, 5.1.0.
Version 2
public class FragmentA extends Fragment {
View _rootView;
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
if (_rootView == null) {
// Inflate the layout for this fragment
_rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_a, container, false);
// Find and setup subviews
_listView = (ListView)_rootView.findViewById(R.id.listView);
...
} else {
// Do not inflate the layout again.
// The returned View of onCreateView will be added into the fragment.
// However it is not allowed to be added twice even if the parent is same.
// So we must remove _rootView from the existing parent view group
// in onDestroyView() (it will be added back).
}
return _rootView;
}
#Override
public void onDestroyView() {
if (_rootView.getParent() != null) {
((ViewGroup)_rootView.getParent()).removeView(_rootView);
}
super.onDestroyView();
}
}
WARNING!!!
This is a HACK! Though I am using it in my app, you need to test and read comments carefully.
I guess there is an alternative way to achieve what you are looking for.
I don't say its a complete solution but it served the purpose in my case.
What I did is instead of replacing the fragment I just added target fragment.
So basically you will be going to use add() method instead replace().
What else I did.
I hide my current fragment and also add it to backstack.
Hence it overlaps new fragment over the current fragment without destroying its view.(check that its onDestroyView() method is not being called. Plus adding it to backstate gives me the advantage of resuming the fragment.
Here is the code :
Fragment fragment=new DestinationFragment();
FragmentManager fragmentManager = getFragmentManager();
android.app.FragmentTransaction ft=fragmentManager.beginTransaction();
ft.add(R.id.content_frame, fragment);
ft.hide(SourceFragment.this);
ft.addToBackStack(SourceFragment.class.getName());
ft.commit();
AFAIK System only calls onCreateView() if the view is destroyed or not created.
But here we have saved the view by not removing it from memory. So it will not create a new view.
And when you get back from Destination Fragment it will pop the last FragmentTransaction removing top fragment which will make the topmost(SourceFragment's) view to appear over the screen.
COMMENT: As I said it is not a complete solution as it doesn't remove the view of Source fragment and hence occupying more memory than usual. But still, serve the purpose. Also, we are using a totally different mechanism of hiding view instead of replacing it which is non traditional.
So it's not really for how you maintain the state, but for how you maintain the view.
I would suggest a very simple solution.
Take the View reference variable and set view in OnCreateView. Check if view already exists in this variable, then return same view.
private View fragmentView;
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, #Nullable ViewGroup container, #Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreateView(inflater, container, savedInstanceState);
if (fragmentView != null) {
return fragmentView;
}
View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.yourfragment, container, false);
fragmentView = view;
return view;
}
I came across this problem in a Fragment containing a map, which has too many setup details to save/reload.
My solution was to basically keep this Fragment active the whole time (similar to what #kaushal mentioned).
Say you have current Fragment A and wants to display Fragment B.
Summarizing the consequences:
replace() - remove Fragment A and replace it with Fragment B. Fragment A will be recreated once brought to the front again
add() - (create and) add a Fragment B and it overlap Fragment A, which is still active in the background
remove() - can be used to remove Fragment B and return to A. Fragment B will be recreated when called later on
Hence, if you want to keep both Fragments "saved", just toggle them using hide()/show().
Pros: easy and simple method to keep multiple Fragments running
Cons: you use a lot more memory to keep all of them running. May run into problems, e.g. displaying many large bitmaps
onSaveInstanceState() is only called if there is configuration change.
Since changing from one fragment to another there is no configuration change so no call to onSaveInstanceState() is there. What state is not being save? Can you specify?
If you enter some text in EditText it will be saved automatically. Any UI item without any ID is the item whose view state shall not be saved.
first: just use add method instead of replace method of FragmentTransaction class then you have to add secondFragment to stack by addToBackStack method
second :on back click you have to call popBackStackImmediate()
Fragment sourceFragment = new SourceFragment ();
final Fragment secondFragment = new SecondFragment();
final FragmentTransaction ft = getChildFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
ft.add(R.id.child_fragment_container, secondFragment );
ft.hide(sourceFragment );
ft.addToBackStack(NewsShow.class.getName());
ft.commit();
((SecondFragment)secondFragment).backFragmentInstanceClick = new SecondFragment.backFragmentNewsResult()
{
#Override
public void backFragmentNewsResult()
{
getChildFragmentManager().popBackStackImmediate();
}
};
Kotlin and ViewBinding Solution
I am using replace() and backstack() method for FragmentTransaction. The problem is that the backstack() method calls the onCreateView of the Previous Fragment which causes in re-built of Fragment UI. Here is a solution for that:
private lateinit var binding: FragmentAdRelevantDetailsBinding
override fun onCreateView(
inflater: LayoutInflater, container: ViewGroup?,savedInstanceState: Bundle?
): View {
if (!this::binding.isInitialized)
binding = FragmentAdRelevantDetailsBinding.inflate(layoutInflater, container, false)
return binding.root
}
Here, since onSaveInstanceState in fragment does not call when you add fragment into backstack. The fragment lifecycle in backstack when restored start onCreateView and end onDestroyView while onSaveInstanceState is called between onDestroyView and onDestroy. My solution is create instance variable and init in onCreate. Sample code:
private boolean isDataLoading = true;
private ArrayList<String> listData;
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState){
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
isDataLoading = false;
// init list at once when create fragment
listData = new ArrayList();
}
And check it in onActivityCreated:
public void onViewCreated(View view, #Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState);
if(isDataLoading){
fetchData();
}else{
//get saved instance variable listData()
}
}
private void fetchData(){
// do fetch data into listData
}
getSupportFragmentManager().addOnBackStackChangedListener(new FragmentManager.OnBackStackChangedListener()
{
#Override
public void onBackStackChanged()
{
if (getSupportFragmentManager().getBackStackEntryCount() == 0)
{
//setToolbarTitle("Main Activity");
}
else
{
Log.e("fragment_replace11111", "replace");
}
}
});
YourActivity.java
#Override
public void onBackPressed()
{
Fragment fragment = getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.Fragment_content);
if (fragment instanceof YourFragmentName)
{
fragmentReplace(new HomeFragment(),"Home Fragment");
txt_toolbar_title.setText("Your Fragment");
}
else{
super.onBackPressed();
}
}
public void fragmentReplace(Fragment fragment, String fragment_name)
{
try
{
fragmentTransaction = fragmentManager.beginTransaction();
fragmentTransaction.replace(R.id.Fragment_content, fragment, fragment_name);
fragmentTransaction.setCustomAnimations(R.anim.enter_from_right, R.anim.exit_to_left, R.anim.enter_from_left, R.anim.exit_to_right);
fragmentTransaction.addToBackStack(fragment_name);
fragmentTransaction.commitAllowingStateLoss();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
My problem was similar but I overcame me without keeping the fragment alive. Suppose you have an activity that has 2 fragments - F1 and F2. F1 is started initially and lets say in contains some user info and then upon some condition F2 pops on asking user to fill in additional attribute - their phone number. Next, you want that phone number to pop back to F1 and complete signup but you realize all previous user info is lost and you don't have their previous data. The fragment is recreated from scratch and even if you saved this information in onSaveInstanceState the bundle comes back null in onActivityCreated.
Solution:
Save required information as an instance variable in calling activity. Then pass that instance variable into your fragment.
#Override
public void onActivityCreated(#Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
Bundle args = getArguments();
// this will be null the first time F1 is created.
// it will be populated once you replace fragment and provide bundle data
if (args != null) {
if (args.get("your_info") != null) {
// do what you want with restored information
}
}
}
So following on with my example: before I display F2 I save user data in the instance variable using a callback. Then I start F2, user fills in phone number and presses save. I use another callback in activity, collect this information and replace my fragment F1, this time it has bundle data that I can use.
#Override
public void onPhoneAdded(String phone) {
//replace fragment
F1 f1 = new F1 ();
Bundle args = new Bundle();
yourInfo.setPhone(phone);
args.putSerializable("you_info", yourInfo);
f1.setArguments(args);
getFragmentManager().beginTransaction()
.replace(R.id.fragmentContainer, f1).addToBackStack(null).commit();
}
}
More information about callbacks can be found here: https://developer.android.com/training/basics/fragments/communicating.html
Replace a Fragment using following code:
Fragment fragment = new AddPaymentFragment();
getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction().replace(R.id.frame, fragment, "Tag_AddPayment")
.addToBackStack("Tag_AddPayment")
.commit();
Activity's onBackPressed() is :
#Override
public void onBackPressed() {
android.support.v4.app.FragmentManager fm = getSupportFragmentManager();
if (fm.getBackStackEntryCount() > 1) {
fm.popBackStack();
} else {
finish();
}
Log.e("popping BACKSTRACK===> ",""+fm.getBackStackEntryCount());
}
Public void replaceFragment(Fragment mFragment, int id, String tag, boolean addToStack) {
FragmentTransaction mTransaction = getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
mTransaction.replace(id, mFragment);
hideKeyboard();
if (addToStack) {
mTransaction.addToBackStack(tag);
}
mTransaction.commitAllowingStateLoss();
}
replaceFragment(new Splash_Fragment(), R.id.container, null, false);
Perfect solution that find old fragment in stack and load it if exist in stack.
/**
* replace or add fragment to the container
*
* #param fragment pass android.support.v4.app.Fragment
* #param bundle pass your extra bundle if any
* #param popBackStack if true it will clear back stack
* #param findInStack if true it will load old fragment if found
*/
public void replaceFragment(Fragment fragment, #Nullable Bundle bundle, boolean popBackStack, boolean findInStack) {
FragmentManager fm = getSupportFragmentManager();
FragmentTransaction ft = fm.beginTransaction();
String tag = fragment.getClass().getName();
Fragment parentFragment;
if (findInStack && fm.findFragmentByTag(tag) != null) {
parentFragment = fm.findFragmentByTag(tag);
} else {
parentFragment = fragment;
}
// if user passes the #bundle in not null, then can be added to the fragment
if (bundle != null)
parentFragment.setArguments(bundle);
else parentFragment.setArguments(null);
// this is for the very first fragment not to be added into the back stack.
if (popBackStack) {
fm.popBackStack(null, FragmentManager.POP_BACK_STACK_INCLUSIVE);
} else {
ft.addToBackStack(parentFragment.getClass().getName() + "");
}
ft.replace(R.id.contenedor_principal, parentFragment, tag);
ft.commit();
fm.executePendingTransactions();
}
use it like
Fragment f = new YourFragment();
replaceFragment(f, null, boolean true, true);
Calling the Fragment lifecycle methods properly and using onSavedInstanceState() can solve the problem.
i.e Call onCreate(), onCreateView(), onViewCreated() and onSavedInstanceState() properly and save Bundle in onSaveInstanceState() and resotre it in onCreate() method.
I don't know how but it worked for me without any error.
If anyone can explain it will very much appreciated.
public class DiagnosisFragment extends Fragment {
private static final String TITLE = "TITLE";
private String mTitle;
private List mList = null;
private ListAdapter adapter;
public DiagnosisFragment(){}
public DiagnosisFragment(List list, String title){
mList = list;
mTitle = title;
}
#Override
public void onCreate(#Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
if(savedInstanceState != null){
mList = savedInstanceState.getParcelableArrayList(HEALTH_ITEMS);
mTitle = savedInstanceState.getString(TITLE);
itemId = savedInstanceState.getInt(ID);
mChoiceMode = savedInstanceState.getInt(CHOICE_MODE);
}
getActivity().setTitle(mTitle);
adapter = (ListAdapter) new HealthAdapter(mList, getContext()).load(itemId);
}
#Nullable
#Override
public View onCreateView(#NonNull LayoutInflater inflater, #Nullable ViewGroup container, #Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
return inflater.inflate(R.layout.diagnosis_fragment, container, false);
}
#Override
public void onViewCreated(#NonNull View view, #Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState);
ListView lv = view.findViewById(R.id.subLocationsSymptomsList);
lv.setAdapter(adapter);
}
#Override
public void onSaveInstanceState(#NonNull Bundle outState) {
outState.putParcelableArrayList(HEALTH_ITEMS, (ArrayList) mList);
outState.putString(TITLE, mTitle);
}
}
For who has looking for solution :
#Override
public void onDestroyView() {
Bundle savedState=new Bundle();
// put your data in bundle
// if you have object and want to restore you can use gson to convert it
//to sring
if (yourObject!=null){
savedState.putString("your_object_key",new Gson().toJson(yourObject));
}
if (getArguments()==null){
setArguments(new Bundle());
}
getArguments().putBundle("saved_state",savedState);
super.onDestroyView();
}
and in onViewCreated() method :
Bundle savedState=null;
if (getArguments()!=null){
savedState=getArguments().getBundle("saved_state");
}
if (savedState!=null){
// set your restored data to your view
}

How can I recreate a fragment?

I'm using a widget called SwipeRefreshLayout, to refresh my fragment when someone pushes the view.
To recreate the activity I have to use:
SwipeRefreshLayout mSwipeRefreshLayout;
public static LobbyFragment newInstance() {
return new LobbyFragment();
}
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
final View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_lobby, container, false);
receiver = new MySQLReceiver();
rlLoading = (RelativeLayout) view.findViewById(R.id.rlLoading);
gvLobby = (GridView) view.findViewById(R.id.gvLobby);
updateList();
mSwipeRefreshLayout = (SwipeRefreshLayout) view.findViewById(R.id.mSwipeRefreshLayout);
mSwipeRefreshLayout.setColorSchemeResources(R.color.pDarkGreen, R.color.pDarskSlowGreen, R.color.pLightGreen, R.color.pFullLightGreen);
mSwipeRefreshLayout.setOnRefreshListener(new SwipeRefreshLayout.OnRefreshListener() {
#Override
public void onRefresh() {
getActivity().recreate();
}
});
return view;
}
But I don't want to recreate the full activity that contains the view pager, I would like to recreate the fragment. How can I do that?
I'm using .detach() and .attach() for recreating the fragment.
ATTACH
Re-attach a fragment after it had previously been deatched from the UI with detach(Fragment). This causes its view hierarchy to be re-created, attached to the UI, and displayed.
DETACH
Detach the given fragment from the UI. This is the same state as when it is put on the back stack: the fragment is removed from the UI, however its state is still being actively managed by the fragment manager. When going into this state its view hierarchy is destroyed.
HOW I USE IT
getFragmentManager()
.beginTransaction()
.detach(LobbyFragment.this)
.attach(LobbyFragment.this)
.commit();
You can use :
getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction()
.replace(R.id.container, LobbyFragment.newInstance()).commit();
To recreate your fragment
Note:getSupportFragmentManager() is if you are using support fragment and AppCompatActivity , if you are using framework fragment class you need to use getFragmentManager()
If you're using Navigation Component, you can use this:
findNavController().navigate(
R.id.current_dest,
arguments,
NavOptions.Builder()
.setPopUpTo(R.id.current_dest, true)
.build()
)
This lets NavController pop up the current fragment and then navigate to itself. You get a new Fragment and fragment ViewModel also gets recreated.
For Kotlin Lover
if you want to recreate fragment you should dettach() fragment then attach() fragment
please follow this step
setp : 1 , first create a method recreateFragment() on your activity class
fun recreateFragment(fragment : Fragment){
if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.N){
supportFragmentManager.beginTransaction().detach(fragment).commitNow()
supportFragmentManager.beginTransaction().attach(fragment).commitNow()
}else{
supportFragmentManager.beginTransaction().detach(fragment).attach(fragment).commitNow()
}
}
step : 2 , then call this method on your fragment to recreate this fragment
suppose A Button click then recreate this fragment
button.setOnClickListener {
(activity as yourActivity).recreateFragment(this)
}
If you want to refresh from activity then use:
getSupportfragmentmanager()
.begintransaction
.detach(fragment)
.attach(fragment)
.addtobackstack(null)
.commit();
and if you are in fragment already then use:
public class MyDetailFragment extends Fragment {
....
private void refreshFragment(){
getFragmentManager()
.beginTransaction()
.detach(this)
.attach(this)
.addToBackStack(null)
.commit();
}
...
}
who use Navigation Component !! :
just put a self destination .
<action
android:id="#+id/action_piecesReferenceCount_self"
app:destination="#id/piecesReferenceCount" />
Navigation.findNavController(myview).navigate(R.id.action_piecesReferenceCount_self);
Using the method from Ciardini I got errors sometimes. This works always:
FragmentTransaction ft = getFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 26) {
ft.setReorderingAllowed(false);
}
ft.detach(this).attach(this).commitAllowingStateLoss();
I had to use 2 transactions for the fragment to reload its content list:
FragmentTransaction ftr = getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
ftr.detach(localCurrentPrimaryItem)
.commit();
FragmentTransaction ftr2 = getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
ftr2.attach(localCurrentPrimaryItem)
.commit();
In my case, I had a fragment that needed to be recreated when I clicked on a button, what I did was the following in the onCreateView of the fragment (MyFragmentClass) class:
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
...
Button annuler = (Button) rootView.findViewById(R.id.buttonAnnulerCreation);
annuler.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View view) {
getParentFragmentManager().beginTransaction().replace(R.id.fragmentLayout, new MyFragmentClass()).commit();
}
}); }
Define a Kotlin extension function:
/**
* Recreate a fragment without recreating any associated fragment view model. This is useful if initially some work needs
* to be done to set up the data for a fragment. At the start the layout shows a "working" fragment state. When the work completes
* the fragment view model is set to indicate the data is available, and this triggers a different layout to be inflated.
*
* This causes [Fragment.onDestroy] followed by [Fragment.onViewCreated] to be called (but not [Fragment.onCreate]).
*
* For background see [Stackoverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39296873/how-can-i-recreate-a-fragment)
*/
fun Fragment.recreateFragment() {
val fragment = this
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.N) {
parentFragmentManager.beginTransaction().detach(fragment).commitNow()
parentFragmentManager.beginTransaction().attach(fragment).commitNow()
} else {
parentFragmentManager.beginTransaction().detach(fragment).attach(fragment).commitNow()
}
}

How to listen when a fragment is on the screen

What I need is exactly an onResume method (as it works for activities) for a specific fragment. I'm adding the fragment (let's say fragment A) to the back stack, and opening another fragment (fragment B) (again adding to back stack) from fragment A. I want to update toolbar when fragment B is closed and fragment A is on screen again. I expect onCreateView to get called but it's not getting called when I pop fragment B. I also tried adding an OnBackStackChangedListener to fragment A but then I cannot track which fragment is on the screen when the back stack changes.
So my question is how to make onCreateView get called when I turn back to fragment A. And if this is not a good practice, how else can I track this event?
Edit
I'm showing new fragments with this code:
getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction()
.add(R.id.content, fragment)
.addToBackStack(tag)
.commit();
Should I change it somehow to make onCreateView get called? Since I'm adding new fragment B on existing fragment A (I can even click on a button which is in fragment A when B is on the screen), when I pop fragment B, nothing changes with fragment A's situation.
Override this method in the Fragment and check the boolean value
#Override
public void setUserVisibleHint(boolean isVisibleToUser) {
super.setUserVisibleHint(isVisibleToUser);
//Log.e("setUserVisibleHint", "isVisibleToUser " + isVisibleToUser);
}
Put the code that you need to be executed whenever the fragment becomes visible/is hidden in this method, according to the isVisibleToUser boolean value
Did you try OnBackStackChangedListener this way?
public class BlankFragment2 extends Fragment {
public BlankFragment2() {
// Required empty public constructor
}
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
getFragmentManager().addOnBackStackChangedListener(new FragmentManager.OnBackStackChangedListener() {
#Override
public void onBackStackChanged() {
if(getFragmentManager()==null)
return;
Fragment fr = getFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.container)//id of your container;
if (fr instanceof BlankFragment2) {
//On resume code goes here
}
}
});
return inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_blank_fragment2, container, false);
}
}
I hope this solution will works.
1) Put/call addOnBackStackChangedListener on your Activity
getSupportFragmentManager().addOnBackStackChangedListener(backStacklistener);
2) Define backStacklistener inside your Activity
FragmentManager.OnBackStackChangedListener backStacklistener = new FragmentManager.OnBackStackChangedListener() {
public void onBackStackChanged() {
FragmentManager manager = getSupportFragmentManager();
if (manager != null) {
Fragment fragment = manager.findFragmentById(R.id.fragment);
if(fragment instanceof OutboxFragment) {
OutboxFragment currFrag = (OutboxFragment) fragment;
currFrag.onFragmentResume();
}
}
}
};
3) Provide a method on your fragment that you want to be triggered. In this case I create method named onFragmentResume()
public void onFragmentResume() {
MainActivity activity = (MainActivity) getActivity();
activity.showFab();
// or do another thing here
}
Good luck!

How to prevent fragment recreation when selected from NavigationDrawer?

I have a simple activity in which it's hosted a Navigation Drawer. One of its entry is a WebView, which takes a lot to loads (it displays Gmail, so that following all those nasty redirects takes quite a lot).
I would like to retain the fragment even when different selections occur. I thought that these solutions might work. They didn't.
1) Not re-creating the fragment: even if mWebmailFragment actually is not null, onCreateView() is called in any case.
private Fragment mWebmailFragment /*, the others */;
public void selectItem(int position) {
Fragment fragment = null;
switch (position) {
case FRAGMENT_CODE_WEBMAIL:
mWebmailFragment = mWebmailFragment!=null ? mWebmailFragment : new WebmailFragment();
fragment = mWebmailFragment;
break;
// ...
}
2) if onCreateView() is called, retaining WebView object state may work. Well, it doesn't: debugging I discovered that savedInstanceState is always null. I don't know why.
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreateView(inflater, container, savedInstanceState);
// Retain instance
setRetainInstance(true);
//....
// SavedState
if (savedInstanceState != null) {
mWebView.restoreState(savedInstanceState);
} else {
// do stuff
}
}
#Override
public void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
mWebView.saveState(outState);
}
I think you haven't use hide/Show properly. In your fragment transaction use add() to load the fragment instead of replace().
Change this
final FragmentManager myFragmentManger = myContext
.getSupportFragmentManager();
final FragmentTransaction myFragmentTransaction = myFragmentManger
.beginTransaction();
myFragmentTransaction.replace(R.id.content, aFragment,
aFragmentTag.getFragment());
to
final FragmentManager myFragmentManger = myContext
.getSupportFragmentManager();
final FragmentTransaction myFragmentTransaction = myFragmentManger
.beginTransaction();
myFragmentTransaction.add(R.id.content, aFragment,
aFragmentTag.getFragment());
If you use replace, createview() of fragment will be called everytime. Try to use the add() as above code does.

Retain the Fragment object while rotating

I have developed an app in Honeycomb and I am using fragments.
This is my app
I have an Activity (Say A1) and in that there is a fragment
Initially this fragment hold the object one fragment object say (F1)
Then depending on the user actions it may change to other objects F2,F3 ....
What my problem is
When The user rotate the device the activity is recreated and which make F1 as the fragment object even though before rotating it wasn't
What is the way to retain the fragment object while rotating?
I used setRetainInstance(true); but it didn't work for me
And I have added the fragment by code in my onCreate function like this
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction = getFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
Fragment homeFragment = new Home();
fragmentTransaction.add(R.id.mainFragement, homeFragment);
fragmentTransaction.commit();
}
By default Android will retain the fragment objects. In your code you are setting the homeFragment in your onCreate function. That is why it is allways some homeFragment or fl what ever that you set in onCreate.
Because whenever you rotate, the onCreate will execute and set your fragment object to the first one
So the easy solution for you is check whether savedInstanceState bundle is null or not and set the fragment object
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
if(null == savedInstanceState) {
// set you initial fragment object
}
}
You need to give your Fragment a unique tag, and check whether this Fragment is already added to your Activity already or not.
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
String tag = "my_fragment";
FragmentManager fragmentManager = getFragmentManager();
if(fragmentManager.findFragmentByTag(tag) == null) {
FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction = getFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
Fragment homeFragment = new Home();
fragmentTransaction.add(R.id.mainFragement, homeFragment, tag);
fragmentTransaction.commit();
}
}
Checking whether savedInstanceState is null is not a safe way to check whether your fragment is already set - it will work in most cases, but in some cases (such as when the device is on low memory), Android may kill your Activity, which could break your application.
To see this in action, tick "Don't keep activities" in the device's development options (the setting is available in Android 4.0+, not sure about earlier versions). When you open a new activity, your first activity is destroyed. When you return to it (by pressing back), it is created again, and savedInstanceState is not null. However, your fragment is not in the activity anymore, and you have to add it again.
EDIT - Showing the original principle but with SupportFragmentManager
public class ActivityAwesome extends AppCompatActivity
{
private final String TAG = getClass().getSimpleName();
private FragmentHome mHomeFragment;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_layout);
FragmentManager fragmentManager = getSupportFragmentManager();
Fragment fragment = fragmentManager.findFragmentByTag(TAG);
if(fragment == null)
{
// Create the detail fragment and add it to the activity using a fragment transaction.
mHomeFragment = new FragmentHome();
fragmentManager.beginTransaction()
.add(R.id.fragment_container, mHomeFragment, TAG)
.commit();
}
else
{
// get our old fragment back !
mHomeFragment = (FragmentHome)fragment;
}
}
}
this comes in especially useful if you want to manipulate the fragment (in this case mHomeFragment) after rotating your device
Use onAttachFragment() in your Activity to reassign the object:
#Override
public void onAttachFragment(Fragment fragment) {
if (fragment instanceof MyFragment)
this.myFragment = (MyFragment) fragment;
}
I defined a Fragment in activity's layout, onSaveInstanceState in the Fragment does get called, but the savedInstanceState Bundle in the Fragment's onCreatView comes as null.
The reason was that my Fragment did not have a ID in XML:
android:id="#+id/compass_fragment" ...
just rewiring #Ralf answer to be more dynamic, no need to specify a certain fragment to retain, but in case you want to specify, it is also possible :
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
//set Home/Main/default fragment
changeFragmentTo(HomeFragment.newInstance(), FRAGMENT_TAG_HOME_FRAGMENT);
if (getCurrentFragment() != null) {
//if screen rotated retain Fragment
changeFragmentTo(getCurrentFragment(), getCurrentFragment().getTag());
}
}
private Fragment getCurrentFragment() {
//fl_main_container is FarmeLayout where I load my Fragments
return getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id
.fl_main_container);
}
/**
* changeFragmentTo(Fragment fragmentToLoad, String fragmentTag)
*
* #param fragmentToLoad : dataType > v4.app.Fragment :: the object of the fragment you want to load in form of MyFragment() or MyFragment().newInstance()
* #param fragmentTag : dataType > String :: a String which identify the "tag" of the fragment in form of "FRAGMENT_TAG_MY_FRAGMENT", Value must be stored in {#link models.MyConstants}
*/
public void changeFragmentTo(Fragment fragmentToLoad, String fragmentTag) {
if (getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentByTag(fragmentTag) == null) {
getSupportFragmentManager()
.beginTransaction()
.replace(R.id.fl_main_container, fragmentToLoad, fragmentTag)
.setTransitionStyle(FragmentTransaction.TRANSIT_FRAGMENT_OPEN)
.addToBackStack(fragmentTag)
.commit();
} else {
getSupportFragmentManager()
.beginTransaction()
.replace(R.id.fl_main_container, fragmentToLoad, fragmentTag)
.setTransitionStyle(FragmentTransaction.TRANSIT_FRAGMENT_OPEN)
.commit();
}
}
}
You can simply set the RetainInstance property inside OnCreate of the fragment class.
public override void OnCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
base.OnCreate(savedInstanceState);
RetainInstance = true;
}
Retain the Fragment object while rotating

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