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Android - Fragments and Tabs communication

I'm pretty new to Android.
This is my scenario: I have a simple app with 3 tabs. In each tab i want to use one or more fragments. This is the situation:
Tab 1:
Fragment A
Tab 2:
Fragment B
Fragment C
Fragment D
Tab 3:
Fragment E
Fragment F
In "Tab 1" I have no issue. All works pretty good. Issues arise when I need to move in "Tab 2" and "Tab 3".
In Tab 2 I have to propagate some parameters from "Fragment B" to "Fragment C" and from "Fragment C" to "Fragment D".
Then it can happen that when user clicks on some button in "Fragment D" I have to pass to "Tab 3" and I have to propagate some parameters from "Fragment D" to "Fragment E".
In my main Activity for Tab handling I'm using these components:
android.support.design.widget.TabLayout
android.support.v4.view.ViewPager
android.support.v4.app.FragmentStatePagerAdapter (I created a custom
class)
android.support.design.widget.TabLayout.OnTabSelectedListener (I created a custom class)
My very simple FragmentStatePagerAdapter extension is:
public class MyOwnPageAdapter extends FragmentStatePagerAdapter {
private int numeroTab;
public MyOwnPageAdapter(FragmentManager fm, int numeroTab) {
super(fm);
this.numeroTab = numeroTab;
}
#Override
public Fragment getItem(int position) {
switch (position){
case 0:
return new FragmentA() ;
case 1:
return new FragmentB() ;
case 2:
return new FragmentC() ;
default:
return null;
}
}
#Override
public int getCount() {
return numeroTab;
}
}
My very simple TabLayout.OnTabSelectedListener extension is:
public class TabSelectedListener implements TabLayout.OnTabSelectedListener {
private ViewPager viewPager;
public TabSelectedListener(ViewPager viewPager){
this.viewPager = viewPager;
}
#Override
public void onTabSelected(TabLayout.Tab tab) {
viewPager.setCurrentItem(tab.getPosition());
}
#Override
public void onTabUnselected(TabLayout.Tab tab) {
}
#Override
public void onTabReselected(TabLayout.Tab tab) {
}
}
I'm able in switching fragments inside tabs that is in Tab 2 i can switch from Fragment B to Fragment C and so on. I'm having issues in passing parameters between fragments and above all from Fragment D in Tab 2 to Fragment E in Tab 3
In my Fragments implementation byt using the android.support.v4.app.FragmentManager I can add and remove views (e.g. fragments) by doing something like this:
mFragmentManager.beginTransaction().add(rootView.getId(),mListaEdificiFragment, "BUILDS").addToBackStack(null).commit();
The problem is the param propagation that since the FragmentStatePagerAdapter seems to cache views it happens that the fragment constructor is called but the onCreate and onCreateView are no more called so I can't handle the propagated parameters.
Is there any solution to this? Or am I simply wrong in my navigation pattern? I would like to avoid to collapse Fragment B,Fragment C and Fragment D in one "big view" where to hide some section (the same for Fragment E e Fragment F)
Any suggestion is more then welcome
Angelo

One simple solution to transfer a variable value from one fragment to another is shared preferences (can also be used to transfer values from one activity to another too). Shared preference will save data against variables that will persist across all the activities and fragments in an android app.
Now in your case, lets assume you want to transfer a value name = angelo from your fragment A to fragment B. In your fragment A, write this code:
Button updateName = findViewById(R.id.btnupdateTeamName);
updateTeamName .setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
SharedPreferences.Editor editor = sharedpreferences.edit();
editor.putString("name", "angelo");
editor.commit();
}
});
When executed, the above code will update a value name with angelo in shared preferences. This will be available throughout your app.
For more info about shared preference, check out this official document.

I write my Fragment like this for passing data to it.
public class MyFragment extends Fragment {
private static String ARG_PARAM1 = "data";
private String data;
public MyFragment() {
// Required empty public constructor
}
public static MyFragment newInstance(String data) {
MyFragment fragment = new MyFragment();
Bundle args = new Bundle();
args.putString(ARG_PARAM1, data);
fragment.setArguments(args);
return fragment;
}
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
if (getArguments() != null) {
data = getArguments().getString(ARG_PARAM1);
}
}
}
Now data can be passed to the Fragment by calling MyFragment.newInstance("Hello"). I hope this helps.

I have faced a similar issue in my project.
In my case, I have viewpager and each tab has multiple fragment.
So one of the simple solutions is to use LiveData and ViewModel.
In your Tab2:
Fragment B
Fragment C
Fragment D
TabTwoViewModel (with live data)
In mutable Live data observer this live data to Fragment B, C, and D.
When you update live data object, Live data notify automatically all fragment.

Finally I got a solution.
Since the main problem is the fragments communication, I followed the official documentation
Let's suppose I have Fragment A with list of articles and Fragment B where to see the selected article detail, in my Fragment A i wrote:
public class FragmentA extends Fragment {
private OnArticleSelectionListener mCallback;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
if (getArguments() != null) {
}
}
#Override
public void onStart() {
super.onStart();
}
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.activityedifici, container, false);
return rootView;
}
public interface OnArticleSelectionListener {
void onArticleSelection(String articleId);
}
#Override
public void onDetach() {
super.onDetach();
mCallback = null;
}
public void setOnArticleSelectionListener(OnArticleSelectionListener mCallback) {
this.mCallback = mCallback;
}
}
As you can see I declared the following interface
public interface OnArticleSelectionListener {
void onArticleSelection(String articleId);
}
This is the article selection listener.
In my Main Activity I wrote the following:
public class MainActivity implements FragmentA.OnArticleSelectionListener{
//All my own stuffs
#Override
public void onAttachFragment(Fragment fragment) {
if (fragment instanceof FragmentA){
FragmentA ef = (FragmentA)fragment;
ef.setOnArticleSelectionListener(this);
}
}
#Override
public void onArticleSelection(String articleId) {
if( getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentByTag(TAG_ARTICLE_DETAIL) != null ){
//FragmentB is the article detail and it has already been created and cached
FragmentB dcf = (FragmentB)getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentByTag(TAG_ARTICLE_DETAIL);
dcf.updateArticleDetail( articleId );
}else{
//FragmentB is the article detail and it has never been created I create and replace the container with this new fragment
FragmentB dcf = new FragmentB();
//Parameter propagation
Bundle args = new Bundle();
args.putString(FragmentB.ARG_ARTICLE_ID, articleId);
dcf.setArguments(args);
FragmentTransaction transaction = getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
transaction.replace(R.id.container_articles, dcf, TAG_ARTICLE_DETAIL);
transaction.addToBackStack(null);
transaction.commit();
}
}
}
In this way I'm able in intercepting events in FragmentA and propagate them to the FragmentB; when I need to open a Tab all remains the same and finally (after transaction.commit() or the dcf.updateArticleDetail( articleId )) I do the following tabLayout.getTabAt(2).select(); and the third tab (tab index starts from 0) is open and the Detail is showed.
I hope this can be useful
Angelo

FragmentTransaction hide/show doesn't work sometimes

I have an activity with bottom navigation tabs that are changing the fragments in it. When I click back and forth on those tabs, at some point it stops working. Code executes just fine as I put some logs in it. But the fragments aren't being switched.
Code is in kotlin but it's rather straight forward
fun showTabFragment(tag: String) {
val currentFragment: Fragment? = supportFragmentManager.fragments?.lastOrNull()
var fragment = supportFragmentManager.findFragmentByTag(tag)
val fragmentExists = fragment != null
if (fragment == null) {
when (tag) {
TAG_LOGBOOK -> fragment = LogbookFragment()
TAG_RECIPES -> fragment = RecipesFragment()
TAG_PROFILE -> fragment = ProfileFragment()
else -> fragment = MeetingPlacesFragment()
}
}
val transaction = supportFragmentManager.beginTransaction()
if (currentFragment != null) {
Log.i("jacek", "hiding " + currentFragment.javaClass.simpleName)
transaction.hide(currentFragment)
}
if (fragmentExists) {
Log.i("jacek", "showing " + fragment.javaClass.simpleName)
transaction.show(fragment)
} else {
Log.i("jacek", "adding " + fragment.javaClass.simpleName)
transaction.add(R.id.container, fragment, tag)
}
transaction.commit()
}
The fragments are quite heavy. I will try with some lightweight ones, but still that shouldn't be a problem in my opinion. Is there anything else I could try?
I'm using the latest support library - 25.2.0
Also I'm not interested in replacing the fragments as the point is to add crossfade animation without recreating them

You need to reuse the same instance of a fragment that you wanted to hide or show.
private fun replaceFragment(fragment: Fragment) {
supportFragmentManager.beginTransaction().apply {
if (fragment.isAdded) {
show(fragment)
} else {
add(R.id.fmFragmentContainer, fragment)
}
supportFragmentManager.fragments.forEach {
if (it != fragment && it.isAdded) {
hide(it)
}
}
}.commit()
}

#Ali's answer is good, yet imagine if you have 5 fragments. This is another way to show/hide your fragments:
// in BaseFragment
public abstract String getTAG();
//in FragmentA, FragmentB and FragmentC
public String getTAG(){
return TAG;
}
//Activity containing the fragments
//android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
private FragmentA fragmentA; //inherited BaseFragment
private FragmentB fragmentB; //inherited BaseFragment
private FragmentC fragmentC; //inherited BaseFragment
private ConcurrentHashMap<String,BaseFragment> mapOfAddedFragments = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
/**
* Displays fragment A
*/
private void displayFragmentA() {
displayFragment(fragmentA)
}
/**
* Displays fragment B
*/
private void displayFragmentB() {
displayFragment(fragmentB)
}
/**
* Displays fragment C
*/
private void displayFragmentC() {
displayFragment(fragmentC)
}
/**
* Loads a fragment using show a fragment
* #param fragment
*/
private void displayFragment(BaseFragment fragment){
if(!mapOfAddedFragments.containsKey(fragment.getTAG()))
mapOfAddedFragments.put(fragment.getTAG(), fragment);
showFragment(fragment.getTAG(), R.id.containerBody);
}
/**
* Displays a fragment and hides all the other ones
* #param fragmentTag is the tag of the fragment we want to display
*/
private void showFragment(String fragmentTag, #IdRes int containerViewId){
FragmentTransaction ft = this.getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
BaseFragment fragment = null;
fragment = mapOfAddedFragments.get(fragmentTag);
if(fragment != null) {
if (fragment.isAdded())
ft.show(fragment);
else { //fragment needs to be added to the frame container
ft.add(containerViewId, fragment, fragment.getTAG());
}
}
else //the chosen fragment doesn't exist
return;
//we hide the other fragments
for (ConcurrentHashMap.Entry<String, BaseFragment> entry : mapOfAddedFragments.entrySet()){
if(!entry.getKey().equals(fragmentTag)){
BaseFragment fragmentTemp = entry.getValue();
// Hide the other fragments
if(fragmentTemp != null)
if(fragmentTemp.isAdded())
ft.hide(fragmentTemp);
}
}
//commit changes
ft.commit();
}
And to instantiate them you can do this in the onCreate() method of your activity:
//don't forget to get the .TAG elsewhere before using them here
//never call them directly
private void instantiateFragments(Bundle inState) {
if (inState != null) {
fragmentA = inState.containsKey(FragmentA.TAG) ?
(FragmentA) getSupportFragmentManager().getFragment(inState, FragmentA.TAG):
FragmentA.newInstance(FragmentA.TAG,"0");
fragmentB = inState.containsKey(FragmentB.TAG) ?
(FragmentB) getSupportFragmentManager().getFragment(inState, FragmentB.TAG):
FragmentB.newInstance(FragmentB.TAG,"1");
fragmentc = inState.containsKey(FragmentC.TAG) ?
(FragmentC) getSupportFragmentManager().getFragment(inState, FragmentC.TAG):
FragmentC.newInstance(FragmentC.TAG,"2");
}
else{
fragmentA = FragmentA.newInstance(FragmentA.TAG,"0");
fragmentB = FragmentB.newInstance(FragmentB.TAG,"1");
fragmentc = FragmentC.newInstance(FragmentC.TAG,"2");
}
}
Edit according to Shujaat Ali Khan's question:
The BaseFragment extends support4 fragment:
public abstract class BaseFragment extends Fragment {
public abstract String getTAG();
//whatever we can add to be inherited
}
FragmentA for example:
public class FragmentA extends BaseFragment {
// Store instance variables
private static final String ARG_PARAM1 = "param1";
private static final String ARG_PARAM2 = "param2";
private String mParam1;
private String mParam2;
public static final String TAG = "FragmentA";
// newInstance constructor for creating fragment with arguments
public static FragmentA newInstance(String param1, String param2) {
FragmentA fragment = new FragmentA();
Bundle args = new Bundle();
args.putString(ARG_PARAM1, param1);
args.putString(ARG_PARAM2, param2);
fragment.setArguments(args);
return fragment;
}
// Store instance variables based on arguments passed
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
if (getArguments() != null) {
mParam1 = getArguments().getString(ARG_PARAM1);
mParam2 = getArguments().getString(ARG_PARAM2);
}
}
// Inflate the view for the fragment based on layout XML
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragmentA, container, false);
return view;
}
//other lifecycle methods
#Override
public String getTAG() {
return TAG;
}
}
Finally the R.id.containerBody is the id of a FrameLayout containing the fragments in the activity containing these fragments.

The problem here is even though you're hiding "current" fragment, there are other fragments loaded in the memory and that gives inconsistent behaviour.
You should be able to fix this by hiding all the fragment except the fragment you want to show.
Thanks to this answer. Show hide fragment in android
eg:
private FragmentA fragmentA;
private FragmentB fragmentB;
private FragmentC fragmentC;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
fragmentA = FragmentA.newInstance();
fragmentB = FragmentB.newInstance();
fragmentC = FragmentC.newInstance();
}
protected void displayFragmentA() {
FragmentTransaction ft = getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
if (fragmentA.isAdded()) {
ft.show(fragmentA);
} else {
ft.add(R.id.fragement_container, fragmentA);
}
if (fragmentB.isAdded()) { ft.hide(fragmentB); }
if (fragmentC.isAdded()) { ft.hide(fragmentC); }
ft.commit();
}
Similarly you will have to write functions for displayFragmentB() and displayFragmentC()

Fragments stack Android

Imagine one activity with 3 fragments: starts showing the first one, select a menu option and go to the second one, select another option and go to the 3rd fragment and select again the first option an return to the second one.
f1 -> f2 -> f3 -> f2
When I press back I want the app returns to fragment 3 and when I press back again it should return to fragment 1 and if press back again, close the app.
Something like if the fragment exists, move it to top of the stack and if not, create it.
Thank you!

Here is solution I came up over time.
The idea is following, you need to keep a stack data structure and whenever you add a fragment add it to stack as well, then override onBackPress method and check if stack is not empty then replace your fragment container with new fragment from top of the stack when it is empty do super.onbackpress
So here is a parent class for all kind of fragment based navigation.
public abstract class FragmentsStackActivity extends BaseActivity {
public static final String TAG_BUNDLE = "bundle_tag";
protected final Bundle fragmentArgs = new Bundle();
protected Stack<Fragment> fragments = new Stack<>();
abstract protected void setupFragments();
public void setFragmentArguments(Fragment fragment, Bundle arguments){
if(!fragments.isEmpty() && fragments.peek()!=fragment){
fragment.setArguments(arguments);
}
}
public void setFragmentFromStack() {
if(!fragments.isEmpty()) {
Fragment fragment = fragments.peek();
final Fragment oldFragment = getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.fragment_container);
if (oldFragment == null || oldFragment != fragment) {
getFragmentManager().popBackStack(null, FragmentManager.POP_BACK_STACK_INCLUSIVE);
final FragmentTransaction transaction = getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
//transaction.setCustomAnimations(R.anim.animator_left_right_in, R.anim.animator_left_right_in);
transaction.replace(R.id.fragment_container, fragment).commit();
}
}else {
finish();
}
}
#Override
protected void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
//TODO need to save fragment stack
}
}
example of an activity that extends this class
public class LoginActivity extends FragmentsStackActivity{
private final MyFragment1 fragment1 = new MyFragment1();
private final MyFragment2 fragment2 = new MyFragment2();
private final User mUser = new User();
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_login);
setupFragments();
setFragmentFromStack();
}
#Override
protected void setupFragments() {
fragments.add(fragment2);
//fragment2.setNotifier(this); // I use notifiers listener but you can choose whatever convenient for you
Bundle fragmentArgs = new Bundle();
fragmentArgs.putBoolean(Constants.TAG_LOGIN, true);
fragmentArgs.putParcelable(User.TAG, mUser);
fragmentArgs.putInt(Constants.TYPE, getIntent().getIntExtra(Constants.TYPE, 0));
fragment2.setArguments(fragmentArgs);
//fragment1.setNotifier(this); // I use notifiers listener but you can choose whatever convenient for you
}
// this method teals with handling messages from fragments in order to provide navigation
// when some actions taken inside the fragment, you can implement your own version
public void onReceiveMessage(String tag, Bundle bundle) {
switch (tag) {
case MyFragment2.TAG_BACK:
case MyFragment1.TAG_BACK:
fragments.pop();
setFragmentFromStack();
break;
case MyFragment2.TAG_NEXT:
fragment1.setArguments(bundle);
fragments.add(fragment1);
setFragmentFromStack();
break;
case MyFragment1.TAG_NEXT:
goToWelcomeScreen(bundle);
finish();
break;
}
}
private void goToWelcomeScreen(Bundle bundle){
}
}

You can implement this with the help of the following code:
// transaction.replace(R.id.detailFragment, frag1);
Transaction.remove(null).add(frag1) // frag1 on view
// transaction.replace(R.id.detailFragment, frag2).addToBackStack(null);
Transaction.remove(frag1).add(frag2).addToBackStack(null) // frag2 on view
// transaction.replace(R.id.detailFragment, frag3);
Transaction.remove(frag2).add(frag3) // frag3 on view
And for better understanding, have a ook at the following snippet:
// Works with either the framework FragmentManager or the
// support package FragmentManager (getSupportFragmentManager).
getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction()
.add(detailFragment, "detail")
// Add this transaction to the back stack
.addToBackStack()
.commit();
getSupportFragmentManager().addOnBackStackChangedListener(
new FragmentManager.OnBackStackChangedListener() {
public void onBackStackChanged() {
// Update your UI here.
}
});
have a look here http://developer.android.com/training/implementing-navigation/temporal.html

Android: How to perform unit test for android fragment

I have an Android Tab Layout with swipeable views.
The file structure is as follows:
There is an activity class: TabMainActivity.java
Under this activity, there is a fragment class: bookLockerFragment.java
This fragment class is linked to an XML file which contains various buttons.
public class bookLockerFragment extends Fragment {
Button btnSis;
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_booklocker, container, false);
btnSis = (Button) rootView.findViewById(R.id.btnSis);
}
.......
}
I have read up on vogella activity testing tutorials, but there is minimal information on unit testing for fragment.
I attempted to write some code but got stuck at this line:
transaction.add(R.layout.fragment_booklocker, fragment, "tag");
I get the following error:
The method add(int, Fragment, String) in the type FragmentTransaction is not applicable for the arguments (int, booklockertest, String)
Code:
public class booklockertest extends
ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2 < TabMainActivity > {
private TabMainActivity mActivity;
Fragment fragment;
FragmentManager mFragmentManager;
public booklockertest() {
super(TabMainActivity.class);
// TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
}
protected void setUp() throws Exception {
super.setUp();
mActivity = getActivity();
}
private Fragment startFragment(booklockertest fragment) {
FragmentTransaction transaction =
mActivity.getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
transaction.add(R.layout.fragment_booklocker, fragment, "tag");
transaction.commit();
getInstrumentation().waitForIdleSync();
Fragment frag =
mActivity.getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentByTag("tag");
return frag;
}
public void testFragment() {
booklockertest fragment = new booklockertest() {
//Override methods and add assertations here.
};
Fragment frag = startFragment(fragment);
}
}

stumble upon this, and you probably have figured it out already, but
private Fragment startFragment(booklockertest fragment) { ... }
...
public void testFragment() {
booklockertest fragment = new booklockertest() {
//Override methods and add assertations here.
};
Fragment frag = startFragment(fragment);
}
should be
private Fragment startFragment(bookLockerFragment fragment) { ... }
...
public void testFragment() {
bookLockerFragment fragment = new bookLockerFragment() {
//Override methods and add assertations here.
};
Fragment frag = startFragment(fragment);
}

Fragments onResume from back stack

I'm using the compatibility package to use Fragments with Android 2.2.
When using fragments, and adding transitions between them to the backstack, I'd like to achieve the same behavior of onResume of an activity, i.e., whenever a fragment is brought to "foreground" (visible to the user) after poping out of the backstack, I'd like some kind of callback to be activated within the fragment (to perform certain changes on a shared UI resource, for instance).
I saw that there is no built in callback within the fragment framework. is there s a good practice in order to achieve this?

For a lack of a better solution, I got this working for me:
Assume I have 1 activity (MyActivity) and few fragments that replaces each other (only one is visible at a time).
In MyActivity, add this listener:
getSupportFragmentManager().addOnBackStackChangedListener(getListener());
(As you can see I'm using the compatibility package).
getListener implementation:
private OnBackStackChangedListener getListener()
{
OnBackStackChangedListener result = new OnBackStackChangedListener()
{
public void onBackStackChanged()
{
FragmentManager manager = getSupportFragmentManager();
if (manager != null)
{
MyFragment currFrag = (MyFragment) manager.findFragmentById(R.id.fragmentItem);
currFrag.onFragmentResume();
}
}
};
return result;
}
MyFragment.onFragmentResume() will be called after a "Back" is pressed. few caveats though:
It assumes you added all
transactions to the backstack (using
FragmentTransaction.addToBackStack())
It will be activated upon each stack
change (you can store other stuff in
the back stack such as animation) so
you might get multiple calls for the
same instance of fragment.

I've changed the suggested solution a little bit. Works better for me like that:
private OnBackStackChangedListener getListener() {
OnBackStackChangedListener result = new OnBackStackChangedListener() {
public void onBackStackChanged() {
FragmentManager manager = getSupportFragmentManager();
if (manager != null) {
int backStackEntryCount = manager.getBackStackEntryCount();
if (backStackEntryCount == 0) {
finish();
}
Fragment fragment = manager.getFragments()
.get(backStackEntryCount - 1);
fragment.onResume();
}
}
};
return result;
}

After a popStackBack() you can use the following callback : onHiddenChanged(boolean hidden) within your fragment

The following section at Android Developers describes a communication mechanism Creating event callbacks to the activity. To quote a line from it:
A good way to do that is to define a callback interface inside the fragment and require that the host activity implement it. When the activity receives a callback through the interface, it can share the information with other fragments in the layout as necessary.
Edit:
The fragment has an onStart(...) which is invoked when the fragment is visible to the user. Similarly an onResume(...) when visible and actively running. These are tied to their activity counterparts.
In short: use onResume()

If a fragment is put on backstack, Android simply destroys its view. The fragment instance itself is not killed. A simple way to start should to to listen to the onViewCreated event, an put you "onResume()" logic there.
boolean fragmentAlreadyLoaded = false;
#Override
public void onViewCreated(View view, #Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState);
if (savedInstanceState == null && !fragmentAlreadyLoaded) {
fragmentAlreadyLoaded = true;
// Code placed here will be executed once
}
//Code placed here will be executed even when the fragment comes from backstack
}

In my activity onCreate()
getSupportFragmentManager().addOnBackStackChangedListener(getListener());
Use this method to catch specific Fragment and call onResume()
private FragmentManager.OnBackStackChangedListener getListener()
{
FragmentManager.OnBackStackChangedListener result = new FragmentManager.OnBackStackChangedListener()
{
public void onBackStackChanged()
{
Fragment currentFragment = getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.fragment_container);
if (currentFragment instanceof YOURFRAGMENT) {
currentFragment.onResume();
}
}
};
return result;
}

A little improved and wrapped into a manager solution.
Things to keep in mind. FragmentManager is not a singleton, it manages only Fragments within Activity, so in every activity it will be new. Also, this solution so far doesn't take ViewPager into account that calls setUserVisibleHint() method helping to control visiblity of Fragments.
Feel free to use following classes when dealing with this issue (uses Dagger2 injection). Call in Activity:
//inject FragmentBackstackStateManager instance to myFragmentBackstackStateManager
FragmentManager fragmentManager = getSupportFragmentManager();
myFragmentBackstackStateManager.apply(fragmentManager);
FragmentBackstackStateManager.java:
#Singleton
public class FragmentBackstackStateManager {
private FragmentManager fragmentManager;
#Inject
public FragmentBackstackStateManager() {
}
private BackstackCallback backstackCallbackImpl = new BackstackCallback() {
#Override
public void onFragmentPushed(Fragment parentFragment) {
parentFragment.onPause();
}
#Override
public void onFragmentPopped(Fragment parentFragment) {
parentFragment.onResume();
}
};
public FragmentBackstackChangeListenerImpl getListener() {
return new FragmentBackstackChangeListenerImpl(fragmentManager, backstackCallbackImpl);
}
public void apply(FragmentManager fragmentManager) {
this.fragmentManager = fragmentManager;
fragmentManager.addOnBackStackChangedListener(getListener());
}
}
FragmentBackstackChangeListenerImpl.java:
public class FragmentBackstackChangeListenerImpl implements FragmentManager.OnBackStackChangedListener {
private int lastBackStackEntryCount = 0;
private final FragmentManager fragmentManager;
private final BackstackCallback backstackChangeListener;
public FragmentBackstackChangeListenerImpl(FragmentManager fragmentManager, BackstackCallback backstackChangeListener) {
this.fragmentManager = fragmentManager;
this.backstackChangeListener = backstackChangeListener;
lastBackStackEntryCount = fragmentManager.getBackStackEntryCount();
}
private boolean wasPushed(int backStackEntryCount) {
return lastBackStackEntryCount < backStackEntryCount;
}
private boolean wasPopped(int backStackEntryCount) {
return lastBackStackEntryCount > backStackEntryCount;
}
private boolean haveFragments() {
List<Fragment> fragmentList = fragmentManager.getFragments();
return fragmentList != null && !fragmentList.isEmpty();
}
/**
* If we push a fragment to backstack then parent would be the one before => size - 2
* If we pop a fragment from backstack logically it should be the last fragment in the list, but in Android popping a fragment just makes list entry null keeping list size intact, thus it's also size - 2
*
* #return fragment that is parent to the one that is pushed to or popped from back stack
*/
private Fragment getParentFragment() {
List<Fragment> fragmentList = fragmentManager.getFragments();
return fragmentList.get(Math.max(0, fragmentList.size() - 2));
}
#Override
public void onBackStackChanged() {
int currentBackStackEntryCount = fragmentManager.getBackStackEntryCount();
if (haveFragments()) {
Fragment parentFragment = getParentFragment();
//will be null if was just popped and was last in the stack
if (parentFragment != null) {
if (wasPushed(currentBackStackEntryCount)) {
backstackChangeListener.onFragmentPushed(parentFragment);
} else if (wasPopped(currentBackStackEntryCount)) {
backstackChangeListener.onFragmentPopped(parentFragment);
}
}
}
lastBackStackEntryCount = currentBackStackEntryCount;
}
}
BackstackCallback.java:
public interface BackstackCallback {
void onFragmentPushed(Fragment parentFragment);
void onFragmentPopped(Fragment parentFragment);
}

This is the correct answer you can call onResume() providing the fragment is attached to the activity. Alternatively you can use onAttach and onDetach

onResume() for the fragment works fine...
public class listBook extends Fragment {
private String listbook_last_subtitle;
...
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
String thisFragSubtitle = (String) getActivity().getActionBar().getSubtitle();
listbook_last_subtitle = thisFragSubtitle;
}
...
#Override
public void onResume(){
super.onResume();
getActivity().getActionBar().setSubtitle(listbook_last_subtitle);
}
...

public abstract class RootFragment extends Fragment implements OnBackPressListener {
#Override
public boolean onBackPressed() {
return new BackPressImpl(this).onBackPressed();
}
public abstract void OnRefreshUI();
}
public class BackPressImpl implements OnBackPressListener {
private Fragment parentFragment;
public BackPressImpl(Fragment parentFragment) {
this.parentFragment = parentFragment;
}
#Override
public boolean onBackPressed() {
((RootFragment) parentFragment).OnRefreshUI();
}
}
and final extent your Frament from RootFragment to see effect

My workaround is to get the current title of the actionbar in the Fragment before setting it to the new title. This way, once the Fragment is popped, I can change back to that title.
#Override
public void onResume() {
super.onResume();
// Get/Backup current title
mTitle = ((ActionBarActivity) getActivity()).getSupportActionBar()
.getTitle();
// Set new title
((ActionBarActivity) getActivity()).getSupportActionBar()
.setTitle(R.string.this_fragment_title);
}
#Override
public void onDestroy() {
// Set title back
((ActionBarActivity) getActivity()).getSupportActionBar()
.setTitle(mTitle);
super.onDestroy();
}

I have used enum FragmentTags to define all my fragment classes.
TAG_FOR_FRAGMENT_A(A.class),
TAG_FOR_FRAGMENT_B(B.class),
TAG_FOR_FRAGMENT_C(C.class)
pass FragmentTags.TAG_FOR_FRAGMENT_A.name() as fragment tag.
and now on
#Override
public void onBackPressed(){
FragmentManager fragmentManager = getFragmentManager();
Fragment current
= fragmentManager.findFragmentById(R.id.fragment_container);
FragmentTags fragmentTag = FragmentTags.valueOf(current.getTag());
switch(fragmentTag){
case TAG_FOR_FRAGMENT_A:
finish();
break;
case TAG_FOR_FRAGMENT_B:
fragmentManager.popBackStack();
break;
case default:
break;
}