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I in my app i have a fragment that contains some input fields, i show this fragment in two different activities, in both cases, the layout will be the same but I need to perform different actions based on who is the parent activity.
I'll try to explain better my problem and the solution that I'm using with the following code:
ActivityA
public class ActivityA extends AppCompatActivity{
private NavController navController;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.ActivityA);
navController = Navigation.findNavController(this,R.id.graphA);
initView();
}
public void nextFragment(int actionID, Bundle bundle) {
btn.setOnClickListener(v->{
navController.navigate(from_activityA_toFragment, bundle);
});
}
ActivityB
public class ActivityB extends AppCompatActivity{
private NavController navController;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.ActivityA);
navController = Navigation.findNavController(this,R.id.graphB);
initView();
}
public void nextFragment(int actionID, Bundle bundle) {
btn.setOnClickListener(v->{
navController.navigate(from_activityB_toFragment, bundle);
});
}
In my fragment class now i have something like this
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View rootview = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragemnt, container, false);
if(getActivity().getClass().equals(ActivityA.class))
//Do things of activityA
else if(getActivity().getClass().equals(ActivityB.class)))
//Do things of activityB
return rootview;
}
Now this code work but doesn't seem the best way to archive my goal so have anyone some suggestion? Thanks
You can check the instance
In Java you can use instaceof
if(getActivity() instanceof ActivityA){
// Do things of activityA
}else if(getActivity() instanceof ActivityB){
// Do things of activityB
}
and for Kotlin
if(getActivity() is ActivityA){
// Do things of activityA
}else if(getActivity() is ActivityB){
// Do things of activityB
}
The correct way to do it is to define an interface in the Fragment, make the Activity implement the interface, and make the Fragment cast the Activity to the interface.
The following guide describes it: https://web.archive.org/web/20180405192526/https://developer.android.com/training/basics/fragments/communicating.html
public class HeadlinesFragment extends Fragment {
OnHeadlineSelectedListener mCallback;
// Container Activity must implement this interface
public interface OnHeadlineSelectedListener {
public void onArticleSelected(int position);
}
#Override
public void onAttach(Activity activity) {
super.onAttach(activity);
// This makes sure that the container activity has implemented
// the callback interface. If not, it throws an exception
try {
mCallback = (OnHeadlineSelectedListener) activity;
} catch (ClassCastException e) {
throw new ClassCastException(activity.toString()
+ " must implement OnHeadlineSelectedListener");
}
}
...
}
I have this interface in my activity.
public interface LogoutUser {
void logout();
}
My fragment implements this interface, so in my fragment, I have this:
#Override
public void logout() {
// logout
}
In my activity I call
mLogoutUser.logout();
Where mLogoutUser is of the type LogoutUser interface.
My issue is the mLogoutUser object that is null. How can initialize it?
Thank you!
As I said in my comment, I resolved this issue using onAttach method in my fragment, but in this way you have to have the callback field (mLogoutUser in this case) declared in the fragment, and initialize it this way:
public class MyFragment extends ListFragment {
LogoutUser mLogoutUser;
// Container Activity must implement this interface
public interface LogoutUser {
public void logout();
}
#Override
public void onAttach(Context context) {
super.onAttach(context);
// This makes sure that the container activity has implemented
// the callback interface. If not, it throws an exception
try {
mLogoutUser = (LogoutUser) context;
} catch (ClassCastException e) {
throw new ClassCastException(context.toString()
+ " must implement LogoutUser");
}
}
...
}
More info in Communicating with Other Fragments.
But if your case is the field declared in the activity, you can use the onAttachFragment method from your activity to initialize your listener field this way:
#Override
public void onAttachFragment(Fragment fragment) {
super.onAttachFragment(fragment);
mLogoutUser = (LogoutUser) fragment;
}
Also, you can use an event bus to make this communication between fragments and activities. An option is the Otto library, from Square.
Sample for creating callback from Fragment to Activity
public interface CallBackListener {
void onCallBack();// pass any parameter in your onCallBack which you want to return
}
CallBackFragment.class
public class CallBackFragment extends Fragment {
private CallBackListener callBackListener;
public CallBackFragment() {
// 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_call_back, container, false);
}
#Override
public void onActivityCreated(#Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
//getActivity() is fully created in onActivityCreated and instanceOf differentiate it between different Activities
if (getActivity() instanceof CallBackListener)
callBackListener = (CallBackListener) getActivity();
}
#Override
public void onViewCreated(View view, #Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState);
Button btn = (Button) view.findViewById(R.id.btn_click);
btn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
if(callBackListener != null)
callBackListener.onCallBack();
}
});
}
}
CallbackHandlingActivity.class
public class CallbackHandlingActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements CallBackListener
{
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_all_user);
}
#Override
public void onCallBack() {
Toast.makeText(mContext,"onCallback Called",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
}
Android Fragments - Communicating with Activity
You need to get a reference to your fragment with getFragmentById() or getFragmentByTag()
getFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.example_fragment);
You can use kotlinx Channel to send data or callback between fragments and activity or vice versa
In your Mainactivity:
val loginPromptChannel = Channel<LoginPromptState>()
val loginStateFlow = loginPromptChannel.receiveAsFlow()
//onCreate
lifecycleScope.launchWhenStarted {
loginStateFlow.collect() { state ->
when (state) {
is LoginPromptState.Login -> {
//smooth scroll to login fragment
binding.viewpager.setCurrentItem(2, true)
}
}
}
}
//create sealed a class
sealed class LoginPromptState {
object Login : LoginPromptState()
}
In your fragment send callback like:
lifecycleScope.launch {
val channelLogin = (activity as MainActivity).loginPromptChannel
channelLogin.send(MainActivity.LoginPromptState.Login)
}
I have this interface in my activity.
public interface LogoutUser {
void logout();
}
My fragment implements this interface, so in my fragment, I have this:
#Override
public void logout() {
// logout
}
In my activity I call
mLogoutUser.logout();
Where mLogoutUser is of the type LogoutUser interface.
My issue is the mLogoutUser object that is null. How can initialize it?
Thank you!
As I said in my comment, I resolved this issue using onAttach method in my fragment, but in this way you have to have the callback field (mLogoutUser in this case) declared in the fragment, and initialize it this way:
public class MyFragment extends ListFragment {
LogoutUser mLogoutUser;
// Container Activity must implement this interface
public interface LogoutUser {
public void logout();
}
#Override
public void onAttach(Context context) {
super.onAttach(context);
// This makes sure that the container activity has implemented
// the callback interface. If not, it throws an exception
try {
mLogoutUser = (LogoutUser) context;
} catch (ClassCastException e) {
throw new ClassCastException(context.toString()
+ " must implement LogoutUser");
}
}
...
}
More info in Communicating with Other Fragments.
But if your case is the field declared in the activity, you can use the onAttachFragment method from your activity to initialize your listener field this way:
#Override
public void onAttachFragment(Fragment fragment) {
super.onAttachFragment(fragment);
mLogoutUser = (LogoutUser) fragment;
}
Also, you can use an event bus to make this communication between fragments and activities. An option is the Otto library, from Square.
Sample for creating callback from Fragment to Activity
public interface CallBackListener {
void onCallBack();// pass any parameter in your onCallBack which you want to return
}
CallBackFragment.class
public class CallBackFragment extends Fragment {
private CallBackListener callBackListener;
public CallBackFragment() {
// 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_call_back, container, false);
}
#Override
public void onActivityCreated(#Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
//getActivity() is fully created in onActivityCreated and instanceOf differentiate it between different Activities
if (getActivity() instanceof CallBackListener)
callBackListener = (CallBackListener) getActivity();
}
#Override
public void onViewCreated(View view, #Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState);
Button btn = (Button) view.findViewById(R.id.btn_click);
btn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
if(callBackListener != null)
callBackListener.onCallBack();
}
});
}
}
CallbackHandlingActivity.class
public class CallbackHandlingActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements CallBackListener
{
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_all_user);
}
#Override
public void onCallBack() {
Toast.makeText(mContext,"onCallback Called",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
}
Android Fragments - Communicating with Activity
You need to get a reference to your fragment with getFragmentById() or getFragmentByTag()
getFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.example_fragment);
You can use kotlinx Channel to send data or callback between fragments and activity or vice versa
In your Mainactivity:
val loginPromptChannel = Channel<LoginPromptState>()
val loginStateFlow = loginPromptChannel.receiveAsFlow()
//onCreate
lifecycleScope.launchWhenStarted {
loginStateFlow.collect() { state ->
when (state) {
is LoginPromptState.Login -> {
//smooth scroll to login fragment
binding.viewpager.setCurrentItem(2, true)
}
}
}
}
//create sealed a class
sealed class LoginPromptState {
object Login : LoginPromptState()
}
In your fragment send callback like:
lifecycleScope.launch {
val channelLogin = (activity as MainActivity).loginPromptChannel
channelLogin.send(MainActivity.LoginPromptState.Login)
}
I have one activity - MainActivity. Within this activity I have two fragments, both of which I created declaratively within the xml.
I am trying to pass the String of text input by the user into Fragment A to the text view in Fragment B. However, this is proving to be very difficult. Does anyone know how I might achieve this?
I am aware that a fragment can get a reference to it's activity using getActivity(). So I'm guessing I would start there?
Have a look at the Android developers page:
http://developer.android.com/training/basics/fragments/communicating.html#DefineInterface
Basically, you define an interface in your Fragment A, and let your Activity implement that Interface. Now you can call the interface method in your Fragment, and your Activity will receive the event. Now in your activity, you can call your second Fragment to update the textview with the received value
Your Activity implements your interface (See FragmentA below)
public class YourActivity implements FragmentA.TextClicked{
#Override
public void sendText(String text){
// Get Fragment B
FraB frag = (FragB)
getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.fragment_b);
frag.updateText(text);
}
}
Fragment A defines an Interface, and calls the method when needed
public class FragA extends Fragment{
TextClicked mCallback;
public interface TextClicked{
public void sendText(String text);
}
#Override
public void onAttach(Activity activity) {
super.onAttach(activity);
// This makes sure that the container activity has implemented
// the callback interface. If not, it throws an exception
try {
mCallback = (TextClicked) activity;
} catch (ClassCastException e) {
throw new ClassCastException(activity.toString()
+ " must implement TextClicked");
}
}
public void someMethod(){
mCallback.sendText("YOUR TEXT");
}
#Override
public void onDetach() {
mCallback = null; // => avoid leaking, thanks #Deepscorn
super.onDetach();
}
}
Fragment B has a public method to do something with the text
public class FragB extends Fragment{
public void updateText(String text){
// Here you have it
}
}
Some of the other examples (and even the documentation at the time of this writing) use outdated onAttach methods. Here is a full updated example.
Notes
You don't want the Fragments talking directly to each other or to the Activity. That ties them to a particular Activity and makes reuse difficult.
The solution is to make an callback listener interface that the Activity will implement. When the Fragment wants to send a message to another Fragment or its parent activity, it can do it through the interface.
It is ok for the Activity to communicate directly to its child fragment public methods.
Thus the Activity serves as the controller, passing messages from one fragment to another.
Code
MainActivity.java
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements GreenFragment.OnGreenFragmentListener {
private static final String BLUE_TAG = "blue";
private static final String GREEN_TAG = "green";
BlueFragment mBlueFragment;
GreenFragment mGreenFragment;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
// add fragments
FragmentManager fragmentManager = getSupportFragmentManager();
mBlueFragment = (BlueFragment) fragmentManager.findFragmentByTag(BLUE_TAG);
if (mBlueFragment == null) {
mBlueFragment = new BlueFragment();
fragmentManager.beginTransaction().add(R.id.blue_fragment_container, mBlueFragment, BLUE_TAG).commit();
}
mGreenFragment = (GreenFragment) fragmentManager.findFragmentByTag(GREEN_TAG);
if (mGreenFragment == null) {
mGreenFragment = new GreenFragment();
fragmentManager.beginTransaction().add(R.id.green_fragment_container, mGreenFragment, GREEN_TAG).commit();
}
}
// The Activity handles receiving a message from one Fragment
// and passing it on to the other Fragment
#Override
public void messageFromGreenFragment(String message) {
mBlueFragment.youveGotMail(message);
}
}
GreenFragment.java
public class GreenFragment extends Fragment {
private OnGreenFragmentListener mCallback;
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_green, container, false);
Button button = v.findViewById(R.id.button);
button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
String message = "Hello, Blue! I'm Green.";
mCallback.messageFromGreenFragment(message);
}
});
return v;
}
// This is the interface that the Activity will implement
// so that this Fragment can communicate with the Activity.
public interface OnGreenFragmentListener {
void messageFromGreenFragment(String text);
}
// This method insures that the Activity has actually implemented our
// listener and that it isn't null.
#Override
public void onAttach(Context context) {
super.onAttach(context);
if (context instanceof OnGreenFragmentListener) {
mCallback = (OnGreenFragmentListener) context;
} else {
throw new RuntimeException(context.toString()
+ " must implement OnGreenFragmentListener");
}
}
#Override
public void onDetach() {
super.onDetach();
mCallback = null;
}
}
BlueFragment.java
public class BlueFragment extends Fragment {
private TextView mTextView;
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_blue, container, false);
mTextView = v.findViewById(R.id.textview);
return v;
}
// This is a public method that the Activity can use to communicate
// directly with this Fragment
public void youveGotMail(String message) {
mTextView.setText(message);
}
}
XML
activity_main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:padding="16dp">
<!-- Green Fragment container -->
<FrameLayout
android:id="#+id/green_fragment_container"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_marginBottom="16dp" />
<!-- Blue Fragment container -->
<FrameLayout
android:id="#+id/blue_fragment_container"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1" />
</LinearLayout>
fragment_green.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:background="#98e8ba"
android:padding="8dp"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<Button
android:id="#+id/button"
android:text="send message to blue"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
</LinearLayout>
fragment_blue.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:background="#30c9fb"
android:padding="16dp"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textview"
android:text="TextView"
android:textSize="24sp"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
</LinearLayout>
The nicest and recommended way is to use a shared ViewModel.
https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/architecture/viewmodel#sharing
From Google doc:
public class SharedViewModel extends ViewModel {
private final MutableLiveData<Item> selected = new MutableLiveData<Item>();
public void select(Item item) {
selected.setValue(item);
}
public LiveData<Item> getSelected() {
return selected;
}
}
public class MasterFragment extends Fragment {
private SharedViewModel model;
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
model = ViewModelProviders.of(getActivity()).get(SharedViewModel.class);
itemSelector.setOnClickListener(item -> {
model.select(item);
});
}
}
public class DetailFragment extends Fragment {
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
SharedViewModel model = ViewModelProviders.of(getActivity()).get(SharedViewModel.class);
model.getSelected().observe(this, { item ->
// Update the UI.
});
}
}
ps: two fragments never communicate directly
Consider my 2 fragments A and B, and Suppose I need to pass data from B to A.
Then create an interface in B, and pass the data to the Main Activity. There create another interface and pass data to fragment A.
Sharing a small example:
Fragment A looks like
public class FragmentA extends Fragment implements InterfaceDataCommunicatorFromActivity {
public InterfaceDataCommunicatorFromActivity interfaceDataCommunicatorFromActivity;
String data;
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
return super.onCreateView(inflater, container, savedInstanceState);
}
#Override
public void updateData(String data) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
this.data = data;
//data is updated here which is from fragment B
}
#Override
public void onAttach(Activity activity) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onAttach(activity);
try {
interfaceDataCommunicatorFromActivity = (InterfaceDataCommunicatorFromActivity) activity;
} catch (ClassCastException e) {
throw new ClassCastException(activity.toString()
+ " must implement TextClicked");
}
}
}
FragmentB looks like
class FragmentB extends Fragment {
public InterfaceDataCommunicator interfaceDataCommunicator;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
// call this inorder to send Data to interface
interfaceDataCommunicator.updateData("data");
}
public interface InterfaceDataCommunicator {
public void updateData(String data);
}
#Override
public void onAttach(Activity activity) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onAttach(activity);
try {
interfaceDataCommunicator = (InterfaceDataCommunicator) activity;
} catch (ClassCastException e) {
throw new ClassCastException(activity.toString()
+ " must implement TextClicked");
}
}
}
Main Activity is
public class MainActivity extends Activity implements InterfaceDataCommunicator {
public InterfaceDataCommunicatorFromActivity interfaceDataCommunicatorFromActivity;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
return true;
}
#Override
public void updateData(String data) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
interfaceDataCommunicatorFromActivity.updateData(data);
}
public interface InterfaceDataCommunicatorFromActivity {
public void updateData(String data);
}
}
There are multiple ways to communicate between fragments.
Traditional way of communication via interface Example
Via ViewModel if you are following MVVM pattern Example
BroadcastReceivers: via LocalBraodcastManager Example or EventBus Example etc...
Take a look at https://github.com/greenrobot/EventBus
or http://square.github.io/otto/
or even ... http://nerds.weddingpartyapp.com/tech/2014/12/24/implementing-an-event-bus-with-rxjava-rxbus/
There is a simple way to implement communication between fragments of an activity using architectural components. Data can be passed between fragments of an activity using ViewModel and LiveData.
Fragments involved in communication need to use the same view model objects which is tied to activity life cycle. The view model object contains livedata object to which data is passed by one fragment and the second fragment listens for changes on LiveData and receives the data sent from fragment one.
For complete example see http://www.zoftino.com/passing-data-between-android-fragments-using-viewmodel
Since Fragment 1.3.0 we have available a new way to communicate between fragments.
As of Fragment 1.3.0, each FragmentManager implements FragmentResultOwner.
That means that a FragmentManager can act as a central storage for fragment results. This change allows components to communicate with each other by setting chunk results and listening to those results without those components having direct references to each other.
Fragment listener:
override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
// Use the Kotlin extension in the fragment-ktx artifact
setFragmentResultListener("requestKey") { requestKey, bundle ->
// We use a String here, but any type that can be put in a Bundle is supported
val result = bundle.getString("bundleKey")
// Do something with the result
}
}
Fragment emitter:
button.setOnClickListener {
val result = "result"
// Use the Kotlin extension in the fragment-ktx artifact
setFragmentResult("requestKey", bundleOf("bundleKey" to result))
}
Learn " setTargetFragment() "
Where " startActivityForResult() " establishes a relationship between 2 activities, " setTargetFragment() " defines the caller/called relationship between 2 fragments.
I give my activity an interface that all the fragments can then use. If you have have many fragments on the same activity, this saves a lot of code re-writing and is a cleaner solution / more modular than making an individual interface for each fragment with similar functions. I also like how it is modular. The downside, is that some fragments will have access to functions they don't need.
public class MyActivity extends AppCompatActivity
implements MyActivityInterface {
private List<String> mData;
#Override
public List<String> getData(){return mData;}
#Override
public void setData(List<String> data){mData = data;}
}
public interface MyActivityInterface {
List<String> getData();
void setData(List<String> data);
}
public class MyFragment extends Fragment {
private MyActivityInterface mActivity;
private List<String> activityData;
public void onButtonPress(){
activityData = mActivity.getData()
}
#Override
public void onAttach(Context context) {
super.onAttach(context);
if (context instanceof MyActivityInterface) {
mActivity = (MyActivityInterface) context;
} else {
throw new RuntimeException(context.toString()
+ " must implement MyActivityInterface");
}
}
#Override
public void onDetach() {
super.onDetach();
mActivity = null;
}
}
You can user 2 approcach to communicate between 2 fragments:
1 )
You can use LiveData to observe data changes of one fragment in another
Create shared ViewModel
public class SharedViewModel extends ViewModel {
private MutableLiveData<String> name;
public void setNameData(String nameData) {
name.setValue(nameData);
}
public MutableLiveData<String> getNameData() {
if (name == null) {
name = new MutableLiveData<>();
}
return name;
}
}
Fragment One
private SharedViewModel sharedViewModel;
public FragmentOne() {
}
#Override
public void onCreate(#Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
sharedViewModel = new ViewModelProvider(requireActivity()).get(SharedViewModel.class);
submitButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View view) {
sharedViewModel.setNameData(submitText.getText().toString());
}
});
}
Fragment Two
private SharedViewModel sharedViewModel;
public FragmentTwo() {
}
#Override
public void onCreate(#Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
sharedViewModel = new ViewModelProvider(requireActivity()).get(SharedViewModel.class);
sharedViewModel.getNameData().observe(this, nameObserver);
}
Observer<String> nameObserver = new Observer<String>() {
#Override
public void onChanged(String name) {
receivedText.setText(name);
}
};
For more details on viewmodel you can refer to : mvvm-viewmodel-livedata , communicate fragments
2 )
You can use eventbus to achieve the same
implementation 'org.greenrobot:eventbus:3.2'
Define Event
public static class MessageEvent { /* Additional fields if needed */ }
Register/Unregister Subsciber
#Override
public void onStart() {
super.onStart();
EventBus.getDefault().register(this);
}
#Override
public void onStop() {
super.onStop();
EventBus.getDefault().unregister(this);
}
Listen To Events
#Subscribe(threadMode = ThreadMode.MAIN)
public void onMessageEvent(MessageEvent event) {/* Do something */};
Post Events
EventBus.getDefault().post(new MessageEvent());
Basically, following are the ways for communication between two fragments:
i) ViewModel
ii) Fragment Result API
iii) Interface
I use many fragments on tabs that need to share data between them, such as a ble scan tab that needs up update a device id on a settings tab.
The communication is a mess for something simple like one edittext.
My solution was to save data to sharedpreferences and use the fragment onResume to read and update.
I can extend the fields in Sharedpreferences later if I need to as well.
Update
Ignore this answer. Not that it doesn't work. But there are better methods available. Moreover, Android emphatically discourage direct communication between fragments. See official doc. Thanks user #Wahib Ul Haq for the tip.
Original Answer
Well, you can create a private variable and setter in Fragment B, and set the value from Fragment A itself,
FragmentB.java
private String inputString;
....
....
public void setInputString(String string){
inputString = string;
}
FragmentA.java
//go to fragment B
FragmentB frag = new FragmentB();
frag.setInputString(YOUR_STRING);
//create your fragment transaction object, set animation etc
fragTrans.replace(ITS_ARGUMENTS)
Or you can use Activity as you suggested in question..
I recently created a library that uses annotations to generate those type casting boilerplate code for you.
https://github.com/zeroarst/callbackfragment
Here is an example. Click a TextView on DialogFragment triggers a callback to MainActivity in onTextClicked then grab the MyFagment instance to interact with.
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements MyFragment.FragmentCallback, MyDialogFragment.DialogListener {
private static final String MY_FRAGM = "MY_FRAGMENT";
private static final String MY_DIALOG_FRAGM = "MY_DIALOG_FRAGMENT";
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction()
.add(R.id.lo_fragm_container, MyFragmentCallbackable.create(), MY_FRAGM)
.commit();
findViewById(R.id.bt).setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
MyDialogFragmentCallbackable.create().show(getSupportFragmentManager(), MY_DIALOG_FRAGM);
}
});
}
Toast mToast;
#Override
public void onClickButton(MyFragment fragment) {
if (mToast != null)
mToast.cancel();
mToast = Toast.makeText(this, "Callback from " + fragment.getTag() + " to " + this.getClass().getSimpleName(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT);
mToast.show();
}
#Override
public void onTextClicked(MyDialogFragment fragment) {
MyFragment myFragm = (MyFragment) getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentByTag(MY_FRAGM);
if (myFragm != null) {
myFragm.updateText("Callback from " + fragment.getTag() + " to " + myFragm.getTag());
}
}
}
Im trying to pass data between two fragmens in my program. Its just a simple string that is stored in the List. The List is made public in fragments A, and when the user clicks on a list item, I need it to show up in fragment B. The content provider only seems to support ID's, so that will not work. Any suggestions?
Why don't you use a Bundle. From your first fragment, here's how to set it up:
Fragment fragment = new Fragment();
Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
bundle.putInt(key, value);
fragment.setArguments(bundle);
Then in your second Fragment, retrieve the data using:
Bundle bundle = this.getArguments();
int myInt = bundle.getInt(key, defaultValue);
Bundle has put methods for lots of data types. Please see http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Bundle.html
If you use Roboguice you can use the EventManager in Roboguice to pass data around without using the Activity as an interface. This is quite clean IMO.
If you're not using Roboguice you can use Otto too as a event bus: http://square.github.com/otto/
Update 20150909: You can also use Green Robot Event Bus or even RxJava now too. Depends on your use case.
From the Fragment documentation:
Often you will want one Fragment to communicate with another, for example to change the content based on a user event. All Fragment-to-Fragment communication is done through the associated Activity. Two Fragments should never communicate directly.
So I suggest you have look on the basic fragment training docs in the documentation. They're pretty comprehensive with an example and a walk-through guide.
So lets say you have Activity AB that controls Frag A and Fragment B.
Inside Fragment A you need an interface that Activity AB can implement.
In the sample android code, they have:
private Callbacks mCallbacks = sDummyCallbacks;
/*A callback interface that all activities containing this fragment must implement. This mechanism allows activities to be notified of item selections.
*/
public interface Callbacks {
/*Callback for when an item has been selected. */
public void onItemSelected(String id);
}
/*A dummy implementation of the {#link Callbacks} interface that does nothing. Used only when this fragment is not attached to an activity. */
private static Callbacks sDummyCallbacks = new Callbacks() {
#Override
public void onItemSelected(String id) {
}
};
The Callback interface is put inside one of your Fragments (let’s say Fragment A). I think the purpose of this Callbacks interface is like a nested class inside Frag A which any Activity can implement. So if Fragment A was a TV, the CallBacks is the TV Remote (interface) that allows Fragment A to be used by Activity AB. I may be wrong about the detail because I'm a noob but I did get my program to work perfectly on all screen sizes and this is what I used.
So inside Fragment A, we have:
(I took this from Android’s Sample programs)
#Override
public void onListItemClick(ListView listView, View view, int position, long id) {
super.onListItemClick(listView, view, position, id);
// Notify the active callbacks interface (the activity, if the
// fragment is attached to one) that an item has been selected.
mCallbacks.onItemSelected(DummyContent.ITEMS.get(position).id);
//mCallbacks.onItemSelected( PUT YOUR SHIT HERE. int, String, etc.);
//mCallbacks.onItemSelected (Object);
}
And inside Activity AB we override the onItemSelected method:
public class AB extends FragmentActivity implements ItemListFragment.Callbacks {
//...
#Override
//public void onItemSelected (CATCH YOUR SHIT HERE) {
//public void onItemSelected (Object obj) {
public void onItemSelected(String id) {
//Pass Data to Fragment B. For example:
Bundle arguments = new Bundle();
arguments.putString(“FragmentB_package”, id);
FragmentB fragment = new FragmentB();
fragment.setArguments(arguments);
getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction().replace(R.id.item_detail_container, fragment).commit();
}
So inside Activity AB, you basically throwing everything into a Bundle and passing it to B. If u are not sure how to use a Bundle, look the class up.
I am basically going by the sample code that Android provided. The one with the DummyContent stuff. When you make a new Android Application Package, it's the one titled MasterDetailFlow.
1- The first way is define an interface
public interface OnMessage{
void sendMessage(int fragmentId, String message);
}
public interface OnReceive{
void onReceive(String message);
}
2- In you activity implement OnMessage interface
public class MyActivity implements OnMessage {
...
#Override
public void sendMessage(int fragmentId, String message){
Fragment fragment = getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentById(fragmentId);
((OnReceive) fragment).sendMessage();
}
}
3- In your fragment implement OnReceive interface
public class MyFragment implements OnReceive{
...
#Override
public void onReceive(String message){
myTextView.setText("Received message:" + message);
}
}
This is the boilerplate version of handling message passing between fragments.
Another way of handing data passage between fragments are by using an event bus.
1- Register/unregister to an event bus
#Override
public void onStart() {
super.onStart();
EventBus.getDefault().register(this);
}
#Override
public void onStop() {
EventBus.getDefault().unregister(this);
super.onStop();
}
2- Define an event class
public class Message{
public final String message;
public Message(String message){
this.message = message;
}
}
3- Post this event in anywhere in your application
EventBus.getDefault().post(new Message("hello world"));
4- Subscribe to that event to receive it in your Fragment
#Subscribe(threadMode = ThreadMode.MAIN)
public void onMessage(Message event){
mytextview.setText(event.message);
}
For more details, use cases, and an example project about the event bus pattern.
IN my case i had to send the data backwards from FragmentB->FragmentA hence Intents was not an option as the fragment would already be initialised All though all of the above answers sounds good it takes a lot of boiler plate code to implement, so i went with a much simpler approach of using LocalBroadcastManager, it exactly does the above said but without alll the nasty boilerplate code. An example is shared below.
In Sending Fragment(Fragment B)
public class FragmentB {
private void sendMessage() {
Intent intent = new Intent("custom-event-name");
intent.putExtra("message", "your message");
LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(this).sendBroadcast(intent);
}
}
And in the Message to be Received Fragment(FRAGMENT A)
public class FragmentA {
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
...
// Register receiver
LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(this).registerReceiver(receiver,
new IntentFilter("custom-event-name"));
}
// This will be called whenever an Intent with an action named "custom-event-name" is broadcasted.
private BroadcastReceiver receiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
String message = intent.getStringExtra("message");
}
};
}
Hope it helps someone
That depends on how the fragment is structured. If you can have some of the methods on the Fragment Class B static and also the target TextView object static, you can call the method directly on Fragment Class A. This is better than a listener as the method is performed instantaneously, and we don't need to have an additional task that performs listening throughout the activity. See example below:
Fragment_class_B.setmyText(String yourstring);
On Fragment B you can have the method defined as:
public static void setmyText(final String string) {
myTextView.setText(string);
}
Just don't forget to have myTextView set as static on Fragment B, and properly import the Fragment B class on Fragment A.
Just did the procedure on my project recently and it worked. Hope that helped.
you can read this doc .this concept is well explained here http://developer.android.com/training/basics/fragments/communicating.html
I'm working on a similar project and I guess my code may help in the above situation
Here is the overview of what i'm doing
My project Has two fragments Called "FragmentA" and "FragmentB"
-FragmentA Contains one list View,when you click an item in FragmentA It's INDEX is passed to FragmentB using Communicator interface
The design pattern is totally based on the concept of java interfaces that says
"interface reference variables can refer to a subclass object"
Let MainActivity implement the interface provided by fragmentA(otherwise we can't make interface reference variable to point to MainActivity)
In the below code communicator object is made to refer to MainActivity's object by using "setCommunicator(Communicatot c)" method present in fragmentA.
I'm triggering respond() method of interface from FrgamentA using the MainActivity's reference.
Interface communcator is defined inside fragmentA, this is to provide least access previlage to communicator interface.
below is my complete working code
FragmentA.java
public class FragmentA extends Fragment implements OnItemClickListener {
ListView list;
Communicator communicater;
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
return inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragmenta, container,false);
}
public void setCommunicator(Communicator c){
communicater=c;
}
#Override
public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
communicater=(Communicator) getActivity();
list = (ListView) getActivity().findViewById(R.id.lvModularListView);
ArrayAdapter<?> adapter = ArrayAdapter.createFromResource(getActivity(),
R.array.items, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1);
list.setAdapter(adapter);
list.setOnItemClickListener(this);
}
#Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1, int index, long arg3) {
communicater.respond(index);
}
public interface Communicator{
public void respond(int index);
}
}
fragmentB.java
public class FragmentA extends Fragment implements OnItemClickListener {
ListView list;
Communicator communicater;
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
return inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragmenta, container,false);
}
public void setCommunicator(Communicator c){
communicater=c;
}
#Override
public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
communicater=(Communicator) getActivity();
list = (ListView) getActivity().findViewById(R.id.lvModularListView);
ArrayAdapter<?> adapter = ArrayAdapter.createFromResource(getActivity(),
R.array.items, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1);
list.setAdapter(adapter);
list.setOnItemClickListener(this);
}
#Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1, int index, long arg3) {
communicater.respond(index);
}
public interface Communicator{
public void respond(int index);
}
}
MainActivity.java
public class MainActivity extends Activity implements FragmentA.Communicator {
FragmentManager manager=getFragmentManager();
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
FragmentA fragA=(FragmentA) manager.findFragmentById(R.id.fragmenta);
fragA.setCommunicator(this);
}
#Override
public void respond(int i) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
FragmentB FragB=(FragmentB) manager.findFragmentById(R.id.fragmentb);
FragB.changetext(i);
}
}
Basically Implement the interface to communicate between Activity and fragment.
1) Main activty
public class MainActivity extends Activity implements SendFragment.StartCommunication
{
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
}
#Override
public void setComm(String msg) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
DisplayFragment mDisplayFragment = (DisplayFragment)getFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.fragment2);
if(mDisplayFragment != null && mDisplayFragment.isInLayout())
{
mDisplayFragment.setText(msg);
}
else
{
Toast.makeText(this, "Error Sending Message", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}
}
2) sender fragment (fragment-to-Activity)
public class SendFragment extends Fragment
{
StartCommunication mStartCommunicationListner;
String msg = "hi";
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
View mView = (View) inflater.inflate(R.layout.send_fragment, container);
final EditText mEditText = (EditText)mView.findViewById(R.id.editText1);
Button mButton = (Button) mView.findViewById(R.id.button1);
mButton.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View arg0) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
msg = mEditText.getText().toString();
sendMessage();
}
});
return mView;
}
interface StartCommunication
{
public void setComm(String msg);
}
#Override
public void onAttach(Activity activity) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onAttach(activity);
if(activity instanceof StartCommunication)
{
mStartCommunicationListner = (StartCommunication)activity;
}
else
throw new ClassCastException();
}
public void sendMessage()
{
mStartCommunicationListner.setComm(msg);
}
}
3) receiver fragment (Activity-to-fragment)
public class DisplayFragment extends Fragment
{
View mView;
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
mView = (View) inflater.inflate(R.layout.display_frgmt_layout, container);
return mView;
}
void setText(String msg)
{
TextView mTextView = (TextView) mView.findViewById(R.id.textView1);
mTextView.setText(msg);
}
}
I used this link for the same solution, I hope somebody will find it usefull.
Very simple and basic example.
http://infobloggall.com/2014/06/22/communication-between-activity-and-fragments/
getParentFragmentManager().setFragmentResultListener is the 2020 way of doing this. Your only limitation is to use a bundle to pass the data. Check out the docs for more info and examples.
Some other ways
Call to getActivity() and cast it to the shared activity between your fragments, then use it as a bridge to pass the data. This solution is highly not recommended because of the cupelling it requires between the activity and the fragments, but it used to be the popular way of doing this back in the KitKat days...
Use callbacks. Any events mechanism will do. This would be a Java vanilla solution. The benefit over FragmentManager is that it's not limited to Bundles. The downside, however, is that you may run into edge cases bugs where you mess up the activity life cycle and get exceptions like IllegalStateException when the fragment manager is in the middle of saving state or the activity were destroyed. Also, it does not support cross-processing communication.
Fragment class A
public class CountryListFragment extends ListFragment{
/** List of countries to be displayed in the ListFragment */
ListFragmentItemClickListener ifaceItemClickListener;
/** An interface for defining the callback method */
public interface ListFragmentItemClickListener {
/** This method will be invoked when an item in the ListFragment is clicked */
void onListFragmentItemClick(int position);
}
/** A callback function, executed when this fragment is attached to an activity */
#Override
public void onAttach(Activity activity) {
super.onAttach(activity);
try{
/** This statement ensures that the hosting activity implements ListFragmentItemClickListener */
ifaceItemClickListener = (ListFragmentItemClickListener) activity;
}catch(Exception e){
Toast.makeText(activity.getBaseContext(), "Exception",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}
Fragment Class B
public class CountryDetailsFragment extends Fragment {
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
/** Inflating the layout country_details_fragment_layout to the view object v */
View v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.country_details_fragment_layout, null);
/** Getting the textview object of the layout to set the details */
TextView tv = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.country_details);
/** Getting the bundle object passed from MainActivity ( in Landscape mode ) or from
* CountryDetailsActivity ( in Portrait Mode )
* */
Bundle b = getArguments();
/** Getting the clicked item's position and setting corresponding details in the textview of the detailed fragment */
tv.setText("Details of " + Country.name[b.getInt("position")]);
return v;
}
}
Main Activity class for passing data between fragments
public class MainActivity extends Activity implements ListFragmentItemClickListener {
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
}
/** This method will be executed when the user clicks on an item in the listview */
#Override
public void onListFragmentItemClick(int position) {
/** Getting the orientation ( Landscape or Portrait ) of the screen */
int orientation = getResources().getConfiguration().orientation;
/** Landscape Mode */
if(orientation == Configuration.ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE ){
/** Getting the fragment manager for fragment related operations */
FragmentManager fragmentManager = getFragmentManager();
/** Getting the fragmenttransaction object, which can be used to add, remove or replace a fragment */
FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction = fragmentManager.beginTransaction();
/** Getting the existing detailed fragment object, if it already exists.
* The fragment object is retrieved by its tag name *
*/
Fragment prevFrag = fragmentManager.findFragmentByTag("in.wptrafficanalyzer.country.details");
/** Remove the existing detailed fragment object if it exists */
if(prevFrag!=null)
fragmentTransaction.remove(prevFrag);
/** Instantiating the fragment CountryDetailsFragment */
CountryDetailsFragment fragment = new CountryDetailsFragment();
/** Creating a bundle object to pass the data(the clicked item's position) from the activity to the fragment */
Bundle b = new Bundle();
/** Setting the data to the bundle object */
b.putInt("position", position);
/** Setting the bundle object to the fragment */
fragment.setArguments(b);
/** Adding the fragment to the fragment transaction */
fragmentTransaction.add(R.id.detail_fragment_container, fragment,"in.wptrafficanalyzer.country.details");
/** Adding this transaction to backstack */
fragmentTransaction.addToBackStack(null);
/** Making this transaction in effect */
fragmentTransaction.commit();
}else{ /** Portrait Mode or Square mode */
/** Creating an intent object to start the CountryDetailsActivity */
Intent intent = new Intent("in.wptrafficanalyzer.CountryDetailsActivity");
/** Setting data ( the clicked item's position ) to this intent */
intent.putExtra("position", position);
/** Starting the activity by passing the implicit intent */
startActivity(intent);
}
}
}
Detailde acitivity class
public class CountryDetailsActivity extends Activity{
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
/** Setting the layout for this activity */
setContentView(R.layout.country_details_activity_layout);
/** Getting the fragment manager for fragment related operations */
FragmentManager fragmentManager = getFragmentManager();
/** Getting the fragmenttransaction object, which can be used to add, remove or replace a fragment */
FragmentTransaction fragmentTransacton = fragmentManager.beginTransaction();
/** Instantiating the fragment CountryDetailsFragment */
CountryDetailsFragment detailsFragment = new CountryDetailsFragment();
/** Creating a bundle object to pass the data(the clicked item's position) from the activity to the fragment */
Bundle b = new Bundle();
/** Setting the data to the bundle object from the Intent*/
b.putInt("position", getIntent().getIntExtra("position", 0));
/** Setting the bundle object to the fragment */
detailsFragment.setArguments(b);
/** Adding the fragment to the fragment transaction */
fragmentTransacton.add(R.id.country_details_fragment_container, detailsFragment);
/** Making this transaction in effect */
fragmentTransacton.commit();
}
}
Array Of Contries
public class Country {
/** Array of countries used to display in CountryListFragment */
static String name[] = new String[] {
"India",
"Pakistan",
"Sri Lanka",
"China",
"Bangladesh",
"Nepal",
"Afghanistan",
"North Korea",
"South Korea",
"Japan",
"Bhutan"
};
}
For More Details visit this link [http://wptrafficanalyzer.in/blog/itemclick-handler-for-listfragment-in-android/]. There are full example ..
Basically here we are dealing with communication between Fragments. Communication between fragments can never be directly possible. It involves activity under the context of which both the fragments are created.
You need to create an interface in the sending fragment and implement the interface in the activity which will reprieve the message and transfer to the receiving fragment.