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Changing variable's value of fragment from the activity

I have an activity like this:
There are 2 buttons A and B on toolbar and a frame for fragment to take over. Say I have a string variable named button_type in fragment.
I want to have a system so that when I click button A in activity, the button_type in fragment sets to A and when I click button B in activity, the button_type in fragment sets to B.
How to do this?
Please note that I may click the buttons (A,B) when the fragment is already active (its not like after I click one button, the fragment comes.)
Thanks in advance.
Edit:
Currently I am trying this:
In MainActivity I get similar string button_type and set it as A or B according as button click and use the method:
public String getData(){return button_type;}
And in fragment I use: button_type= activity.getData(); in onViewCreated.
But it only seems to have the initial set value of A and B (which is A) and does not change when another button is clicked.

I think the best way if you use an interface for managing text in the fragment. the fragment will implement the interface. When the button click call the function in the fragment which is implemented by fragment.
Another way you can create an object of the fragment using findFragmentByTag() or findFragmentById() and then call the function in the fragment which handles the text.

Create an interface with methods onClickA(String buttonType) and onClickB(String buttonType).
Then create an object that implements this interface (or make fragment implement this interface by itself). I'll call this object listener.
call setButtonType(String buttonType) in listener methods implementation.
Then pass your listener to activity (you can get an instance of parent activity in fragment with getActivity() and cast it to your activity class) and in onClickListener of button A (in activity) call listener.onClickA(yourString) and do the same thing for button B.

Activity to RecyclerView Adapter Communication(Recyclerview in Fragment)

I have a Activity which contains a fragment with recyclerview.
The recyclerview has few editable fields and need to put validations on clicking a button on activity.
Please let me know the solution or any techniques to overcome this problem statement

use this (click here ) functionality for data sharing between Fragment to fragment , Fragment to Activity and Activity to Activity
1) in your onCreate declare the BUSand register it
Bus bus = new Bus();
bus.register(this);
2) send data or any action using
bus.post(<your data or any Item>);
3) don't forgot to unregister in your onestroy
bus.unregister(this)

You can get that fragment instance either by 'ID' or by tag (you would need to give a tag while adding this fragment).
Now you can call any public method of that fragment using its instance.
For Example (Using tag), if you want to call a public method 'show()' of FragmentA. Then while adding it to the activity give it a tag like this:
Fragment fragmentA = new FragmentA();
getFragmentManager().beginTransaction()
.add(R.id.fragment_container,fragmentA,"YOUR_TARGET_FRAGMENT_TAG").commit();
And to get its instance (on a button click or as required):
FragmentA fragmentA = getFragmentManager().findFragmentByTag("YOUR_TARGET_FRAGMENT_TAG");
fragmentA.show();

Declare in your fragment the RecyclerView as public
Declare in your activity the fragment as variable
in your activity on click listener get the recyclerview with
fragment.recyclerview

How to pass data from Activity to fragment inside fragment

I have an Activity. It adds Fragment A dynamically. Fragment A contains static added (by xml) child Fragment B. How can I pass data from Activity to Fragment B when i add Fragment A to Activity?
I know next approach:
Implement interface getter in Activity and call getter method from Fragment B
I'd like to know, are there another ways to do it?
I tried set arguments from Activity to Fragment A, find Fragment B by child fragment manager and set arguments from Fragment A to Fragment B.
But Fragment B created earlier than Fragment A, so i had exceptions..

Well there are more than one ways to accomplish that. one of the way is
Create a function public void setData(Data data) in your Fragment B
Transfer your data from Activity to Fragment A. Since your Fragment B is added by fragment tag in xml. create ref to your Fragment B object in Fragment A. Now you have the reference to Fragment B in A.
Now Simply call the function (created in Fragment B) in Fragment A and pass the data which you have received by the Activity
Other way..
In Fragment B you can call getActivity() and type cast it in to your Activity class type and call its method which can return the desired data

This sample by google should resolve all your Issues:
https://developer.android.com/training/basics/fragments/communicating.html

You can try EventBus to pass data from Activity to your Fragment B. In your activity call this EventBus.getDefault().post(new MessageEvent());
And then you just need to register EventBus in onCreateView of Fragment B
EventBus.getDefault().register(this);
And then
#Subscribe
public void onEvent(MessageEvent event){
// DO SOMETHING
}

Use onClick Listener for a button located in one of tab fragment, in Main Activity?

Can I use onClick Listener for a button located in one of tab fragment, in Main Activity?

I think you want to perform some action in your MAIN ACTIVITY when a button is clicked in your fragment. If I am right, then just create a interface callback from your fragment to the activity and use the over-ridden method to perform whatever action you require.
Have a look at this
http://developer.android.com/training/basics/fragments/communicating.html
or this
onAttach callback from fragment to activity
Hope this helps.

Yes, you can think of a Fragment as a stand alone user interface that contains it's own animations and logic. So an onClickListener for a Button in a Fragment is no different than in an Activity.

Though the method using Interface is sufficient, this is the simple way to do it.
You can pass context("getActivity()") of MainActivity while calling
the fragment.
Create a method in MainActivity to change the fragment.
call the MainActivity method to set the Fragment.
((MainActivity) context).setFragment(fragment);
you are done.

Call fragment events from activity

So, I got the event in my fragment to pass to the activity, so how do I make it so the activity in turns, notifies fragment B to do something. I want to fragment B to populate a custom list when fragment A has a list item clicked on. So, it sends the event to the activity, now how do I get the activity to call events in fragment B?

One way to do it would be like this in your activity:
FragmentB fragmentB = (FragmentB)getFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.fragmentBId);
fragmentB.performSomeTask();
This is of course assuming that you have a publicly accessibly method in FragmentB called performSomeTask();
Hope that helps!

The best practice is probably to create interfaces for both fragments and then have the activity implement the interfaces. You want to have good decoupling between fragments so that you can reuse them in other places.