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Previous fragment visible behind current one after screen rotation

In my main activity I am displaying several fragments depending on option chosen by the user. When screen is rotated and then fragment changed, the previous fragment, one that was visible while rotating screen, is transparent and still visible behind or over new one. I am adding fragments using add() method and then removing old ones with remove(). I am aware that simply using replace() would fix my problem but my main fragment contains many network and database calls on create and I would like to remember its state rather than make many unnecessary calls.
Why does my problem even occur when I am removing fragments other than the main one? How can I fix it?
Here is how I am setting my fragments:
public void setFragment(FragmentEnum fragmentEnum, #Nullable Bundle bundle) {
Fragment oldFragment = getCurrentFragment();
FragmentManager fragmentManager = getSupportFragmentManager();
FragmentTransaction ft = fragmentManager.beginTransaction();
currentFragment = fragmentEnum;
mMapFragment = (MainMapFragment) fragmentManager.findFragmentByTag(MainMapFragment.TAG);
if (mMapFragment == null) {
mMapFragment = MainMapFragment.newInstance(bundle);
}
if (fragmentEnum == FragmentEnum.MAP) {
if (!mMapFragment.isAdded()) {
ft.add(R.id.container_contents, mMapFragment, MainMapFragment.TAG);
}
if (oldFragment != null && !(oldFragment instanceof MainMapFragment)) {
ft.remove(oldFragment);
}
ft.show(mMapFragment);
if (mNavigationDrawerFragment != null) mNavigationDrawerFragment.unselectItems();
} else {
ft.hide(mMapFragment);
Fragment newFragment = null;
String tag = null;
switch (fragmentEnum) {
case LIST:
newFragment = MainListFragment.newInstance();
tag = MainListFragment.TAG;
break;
case FAVORITE:
newFragment = MainFavoriteFragment.newInstance();
tag = MainFavoriteFragment.TAG;
break;
case ADD:
newFragment = MainAddFragment.newInstance();
tag = MainAddFragment.TAG;
break;
case USER:
newFragment = MainUserFragment.newInstance();
tag = MainUserFragment.TAG;
break;
}
ft.add(R.id.container_contents, newFragment, tag);
if (oldFragment != null && !(oldFragment instanceof MainMapFragment)) {
ft.remove(oldFragment);
}
ft.show(newFragment);
}
ft.commit();
}
#Override
public void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
outState.putSerializable(SAVE_STATE_CURR_FRG, currentFragment);
}
onCreate(){
...
if (savedInstanceState != null) {
FragmentEnum savedFragmentEnum = (FragmentEnum) savedInstanceState.getSerializable(SAVE_STATE_CURR_FRG);
setFragment(savedFragmentEnum, null);
}
...
}

Switch back to SupportMapFragment is displaying a blank activity

I have a problem of SuportMap fragment, while it's displaying a blank fragment when I switch back to the Map fragment, and this is the situation:
I have Main activity with left drawer, the drawer contains tow items to display fragment A and fragment B, Fragment A containing tab host with 2 tabs (map tab and second Tab).
the application is displaying the Map on lunching, and it's ok, but if I select the second item in the drawer to go to the fragment B, and back to fragment A, the Map fragment is displaying a blank fragment, and if I select another tab and back to the map tab then it displaying the map again successfully. and I do not know what is the wrong.
MainActivity:
public boolean onNavigationItemSelected(#NonNull MenuItem item) {
// Handle navigation view item clicks here.
int id = item.getItemId();
MainFragment mainFragment = (MainFragment) getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentByTag(MainFragment.TAG);
if (id == R.id.nav_home && mainFragment == null) {
showFragment(new MapFragment(), "MapFragment");
} else if (id == R.id.nav_gallery &&
getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentByTag(GalleryFragment.TAG) == null) {
showFragment(new B(), "B");
}
DrawerLayout drawer = (DrawerLayout) findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout);
assert drawer != null;
drawer.closeDrawer(GravityCompat.START);
return true;
}
public void showFragment(Fragment fragment, String tag) {
FragmentManager manager = getSupportFragmentManager();
boolean fragmentPopped = manager.popBackStackImmediate(tag, 0);
if (!fragmentPopped) { //fragment not in back stack, create it.
FragmentTransaction ft = manager.beginTransaction();
ft.replace(R.id.content, fragment);
ft.addToBackStack(tag);
ft.commit();
}
}
Fragment A:
private void initTabHost() {
mTHost.setOnTabChangedListener(this);
mTHost.setup();
TabHost.TabSpec MapSpec = mTHost.newTabSpec(PeopleFragment.TAG);
MapSpec.setIndicator(getTabIndicator(R.string.tool_bar_people, R.drawable.selector_map_tab));
MapSpec.setContent(new DummyTabContent(getActivity()));
mTHost.addTab(MapSpec);
TabHost.TabSpec secondSpec = mTHost.newTabSpec(SecondFragment.TAG);
secondSpec.setIndicator(getTabIndicator(R.string.tool_bar_news, R.drawable.selector_second_tab));
secondSpec.setContent(new DummyTabContent(getActivity()));
mTHost.addTab(secondSpec);
}
private View getTabIndicator(int title, int icon) {
View view = LayoutInflater.from(getActivity()).inflate(R.layout.item_tab_layout, null);
ImageView ivIcon = (ImageView) view.findViewById(R.id.iv_icon);
ivIcon.setImageResource(icon);
TextView tvTitle = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.tv_title);
tvTitle.setText(title);
return view;
}
#Override
public void onTabChanged(String tabId) {
FragmentManager fragmentManager = getActivity().getSupportFragmentManager();
FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction = fragmentManager.beginTransaction();
MapFragment mapFragment = (MapFragment) fragmentManager.findFragmentByTag(MapFragment.TAG);
SecondFragment secondFragment = (SecondFragment) fragmentManager.findFragmentByTag(SecondFragment.TAG);
if (mapFragment != null) {
fragmentTransaction.detach(mapFragment);
}
if (secondFragment != null) {
fragmentTransaction.detach(secondFragment);
}
if (tabId.equalsIgnoreCase(MapFragment.TAG)) {
if (mapFragment == null) {
fragmentTransaction.add(R.id.fl_real_tab_content, new MapFragment(), MapFragment.TAG);
} else {
fragmentTransaction.attach(mapFragment);
}
} else if (tabId.equalsIgnoreCase(SecondFragment.TAG)) {
if (secondFragment == null) {
fragmentTransaction.add(R.id.fl_real_tab_content, new SecondFragment(), SecondFragment.TAG);
} else {
fragmentTransaction.attach(SecondFragment);
}
}
fragmentTransaction.commit();
}
MapFragment:
#Override
public void onResume() {
super.onResume();
setUpMapIfNeeded();
}
public void setUpMapIfNeeded() {
// Do a null check to confirm that we have not already instantiated the mMap.
((SupportMapFragment) getChildFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.map))
.getMapAsync(this);
}
Any help what Should I do and what is the problem?

I have fixed this issue in a work around solution, through add android:launchMode=="SingleInstance" to the activity in the manifests file.
in this case when we go back to the activity, then the activity will not create new fragments and reset the states from first.

Single Instance fragment back stack managerment

I am working on single activity based principle. But I am facing a problem when the same fragment is open again because its again adds in fragment backstack entry. So backstack contains multiple backstack entries for same fragment. This creates problem on back navigation.
Example :- A|B|C|D|A|C|A
So when I press back key same fragment is displaying multiple times. Is there any way to reuse the existing fragment from backstack entry.
I am managing my backstack like this :-
fragmentManager.beginTransaction().setCustomAnimations(R.anim.fragment_enter,
R.anim.fragment_exit, R.anim.pop_enter, R.anim.pop_exit).
add(R.id.frameLayout, fragment).addToBackStack(backStateName).commit();
Any kind of help will be appreciated.

private void createOrResumeFragment(String fragmentTag){
FragmentManager manager = getSupportFragmentManager();
FragmentTransaction ft = manager.beginTransaction();
boolean fragmentPopped = manager.popBackStackImmediate (fragmentTag, 0);
Fragment fragment = manager.findFragmentByTag(fragmentTag);
if(!fragmentPopped && fragment == null){
//Create an new instance if it is null and add it to stack
fragment = new MyFragment();
ft.addToBackStack(fragmentTag);
}
ft.replace(R.id.framelayout, fragment);
ft.commit();
}

Trying this using the fragment list
See the Answer Here
Initialize the fragments list
static List<String> fragments = new ArrayList<String>();
on Start of first fragment on Activity add this
if (savedInstanceState == null) {
getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction().replace(R.id.frame, new AFragment()).commit();
fragments.add("package.fragment.AFragment");
}
Code to fragment change and take in back stack
String backStateName = fragment.getClass().getName();
FragmentManager manager = getSupportFragmentManager();
//fragment not in back stack, create it.
FragmentTransaction ft = manager.beginTransaction();
if(!fragments.contains(backStateName)) {
// ft.setTransition(FragmentTransaction.TRANSIT_FRAGMENT_FADE);
// ft.setCustomAnimations(R.anim.fade_in, R.anim.fade_out);
ft.replace(R.id.frame, fragment);
ft.addToBackStack(backStateName);
ft.commit();
fragments.add(backStateName);
System.out.println("backStateName" + fragments);
}
else
{
ft.replace(R.id.frame, fragment);
ft.commit();
}
onBackpressed
#Override
public void onBackPressed() {
if(fragments.size()>0)
{
fragments.remove(fragments.size()-1);
}
super.onBackPressed();
}
for back remove stack
final android.app.FragmentManager fm = getFragmentManager();
fm.addOnBackStackChangedListener(new android.app.FragmentManager.OnBackStackChangedListener() {
#Override
public void onBackStackChanged() {
if (getSupportFragmentManager().getBackStackEntryCount() ==0) {
// dLayout.closeDrawers();
finish();
}
else
{
// dLayout.closeDrawers();
}
}
});

Before adding or replacing the fragment on backstack, check that if the fragment already in backstack or not.
boolean fragmentPopped = fragmentManager.popBackStackImmediate(backStateName, 0);
if (fragmentPopped) {
// fragment is popped from backStack
} else {
// add or replace your fragment here
}

public void changeFragment(Fragment fragment) {
FragmentManager fragmentManager = getSupportFragmentManager();
Fragment currentVisibleFragment = fragmentManager.findFragmentById(R.id.container);
FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction = fragmentManager.beginTransaction();
fragmentTransaction.replace(R.id.container, fragment, fragment.getClass().getSimpleName());
if (!currentVisibleFragment.getClass().getSimpleName().trim().equalsIgnoreCase(fragment.getClass().getSimpleName().trim())) {
for (int i = fragmentManager.getBackStackEntryCount() - 1; i > 0; i--) {
if (fragmentManager.getBackStackEntryAt(i).getName().equalsIgnoreCase(fragment.getClass().getSimpleName())) {
fragmentManager.popBackStack(fragmentManager.getBackStackEntryAt(i).getId(), FragmentManager.POP_BACK_STACK_INCLUSIVE);
}
}
fragmentTransaction.addToBackStack(fragment.getClass().getSimpleName());
} else {
fragmentManager.popBackStack();
fragmentTransaction.addToBackStack(fragment.getClass().getSimpleName());
}
fragmentTransaction.commit();
}
boolean doubleBackToExitPressedOnce = false;
#Override
public void onBackPressed() {
if (getSupportFragmentManager().getBackStackEntryCount() > 0) {
super.onBackPressed();
} else {
if (doubleBackToExitPressedOnce) {
super.onBackPressed();
finish();
return;
}
this.doubleBackToExitPressedOnce = true;
Toast.makeText(this, "Are you sure you want to exit?", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
new Handler().postDelayed(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
doubleBackToExitPressedOnce = false;
}
}, 2000);
}
}
Call the method to replace fragment with single entry in backstack
changeFragment(new YourFragmentClassName());

Have only one fragment in the backstack while using Navigation Drawer

I am using a navigation drawer.So when my application starts i am calling the homeFragment and keeping it in the backstack. Now if the user selects any options from the navigation drawer i am opening the respective fragment but without adding them to backstack. So what i want is that even when user has open 10 fragment, on pressing back they should be taken back to homeFragment only. But with my code the app exits on pressing back even homeFragment is in the backstack.
Code to openFragments
public static void replaceFragment(FragmentActivity activity, Fragment fragment, boolean addToBackStack) {
try {
String backStateName = fragment.getClass().getName();
String fragmentTag = backStateName;
FragmentManager manager = activity.getSupportFragmentManager();
boolean fragmentPopped = manager.popBackStackImmediate(fragmentTag, 0);
if (!fragmentPopped && manager.findFragmentByTag(fragmentTag) == null) {
FragmentTransaction ft = manager.beginTransaction();
ft.setCustomAnimations(R.anim.slide_in_right, R.anim.slide_out_left, R.anim.slide_in_left, R.anim.slide_out_right);
ft.replace(R.id.frag_container, fragment, fragmentTag);
if (addToBackStack) {
ft.addToBackStack(backStateName);
}
ft.commit();
}
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
From MainActivity
private void init() {
setUpToolBar();
drawerLayout = (DrawerLayout) findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout);
drawerFrag = (NavigationDrawerFrag) getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.frag_nav_drawer);
drawerFrag.setUp(drawerLayout, toolbar, R.id.frag_nav_drawer);
CommonFunctions.replaceFragment(this, new HomeFrag(), true);
}
On NavigationDrawer Item click
#Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id) {
if (position == 1) {
CommonFunctions.replaceFragment(getActivity(), new ProfileFrag(), false);
} else if (position == 2) {
CommonFunctions.replaceFragment(getActivity(), new CelebrityFrag(), false);
} else if (position == 4) {
CommonFunctions.replaceFragment(getActivity(), new AboutUsFrag(), false);
} else if (position == 5) {
CommonFunctions.replaceFragment(getActivity(), new TermsAndConditions(), false);
}
lvNavItems.setItemChecked(position, true);
//lvNavItems.setSelection(position);
lvNavItems.setSelected(true);
mDrawerLayout.closeDrawer(fragContainer);
}

Add onBackPressed() method in activity to check backstack and if entry is more then zero so call popbackstack method.
#Override
public void onBackPressed() {
if (getFragmentManager().getBackStackEntryCount() != 0) {
getFragmentManager().popBackStack();
} else {
super.onBackPressed();
}
}

//Put this in your onNavigationItemSelected of MainActivity
FragmentTransaction ft = getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
//FrameLayout where you load your home fragment tools:layout="#layout/frag_home"
ft.replace(R.id.content_frame,nav_selected);
if(getSupportFragmentManager().getBackStackEntryCount() != 0){
FragmentTransaction ft = getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
getSupportFragmentManager().popBackStack();
}
//Don't add Home screen
if(id != R.id.nav_home){
ft.addToBackStack(null);
}
ft.commit();

How to make a fragment be in the exact same way I left it when I return to it from another fragment?

I have a few fragments in my app, but my code opens a new fragment every time I click the button.
I want to know how can I change this, and make the fragment return to the exact same state I left it in.
The code im using right now:
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_fragments);
MainActivity fragment = new MainActivity();
FragmentTransaction transaction = getSupportFragmentManager()
.beginTransaction();
transaction.add(R.id.fragment_place, fragment);
transaction.commit();
turnGPSOn();
}
public void onSelectFragment(View view) {
if (view == findViewById(R.id.add))
{
newFragment = new Add();
}
else if (view == findViewById(R.id.map))
{
newFragment = new MainActivity();
}
else
{
newFragment = new Add();
}
FragmentTransaction transaction = getSupportFragmentManager()
.beginTransaction();
transaction.replace(R.id.fragment_place, newFragment);
transaction.addToBackStack(null);
transaction.commit();
}
Thanks!

You are getting a new fragment each time because you are calling to new XXX() each time.
I think you could use findFragmentByTag in order to solve this problem. As you can see here the replace function can accept a third parameter that is a String, this String can be used as an id to identify different fragments you have used previously.
So to sum up you can:
Call Fragment f = getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentByTag("FragAdd"); for example in order to retrieve the first fragment.
If f is null, that means that you haven't used that fragment yet, so you have to call to new Add() if not, use that fragment to replace the old one. For example like this:
FragmentTransaction transaction = getSupportFragmentManager()
.beginTransaction();
transaction.replace(R.id.fragment_place, newFragment, "FragAdd"); //or whatever other string you want to use
transaction.addToBackStack(null);
transaction.commit();
Hope it helps :)

I faced this issue a time ago, and managed to solve it for applications with one visible fragment at a time; for activities with several visible fragments, you'll need to make some adjustments. This is what I did.-
Create a custom ParentActivity, so that all my activities extend it. ParentActivity knows about which is the current Fragment that is showed, and how to show a new one.
public String currentFragmentTag;
public ParentFragment getCurrentFragment(int fragmentWrapperResId) {
ParentFragment res = null;
FragmentManager fragmentManager = getSupportFragmentManager();
res = (ParentFragment) fragmentManager.findFragmentById(fragmentWrapperResId);
if (res != null && res.isHidden()) {
if (currentFragmentTag != null) {
res = (ParentFragment) fragmentManager.findFragmentByTag(currentFragmentTag);
}
}
return res;
}
public void openFragment(ParentFragment fragment, int fragmentWrapperResId, int enterAnim, int exitAnim, int popEnterAnim, int popExitAnim, boolean addToBackStack) {
FragmentManager fragmentManager = getSupportFragmentManager();
ParentFragment currentFragment = getCurrentFragment(fragmentWrapperResId);
if (currentFragment != null && currentFragment.getTagName().equals(fragment.getTagName())) {
return;
}
FragmentTransaction transaction = fragmentManager.beginTransaction();
transaction.setCustomAnimations(enterAnim, exitAnim, popEnterAnim, popExitAnim);
if (currentFragment != null) {
transaction.hide(currentFragment);
}
if (fragment.isAdded()) {
transaction.show(fragment);
} else {
transaction.add(fragmentWrapperResId, fragment, fragment.getTagName()).setBreadCrumbShortTitle(fragment.getTagName());
}
if (addToBackStack) {
transaction.addToBackStack(fragment.getTagName());
} else {
currentFragmentTag = fragment.getTagName();
}
transaction.commit();
}
Create a ParentFragment, to be extended by the rest of Fragments, with a tag getter
public String getTagName() {
return getClass().getSimpleName() + System.identityHashCode(this);
}
As you can see, the main idea is not replacing visible fragments, but just adding them and show/hide whenever it's needed. This way, the fragments will keep their states, as they're not destroyed until you remove them from the bakstack.