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Why does pressing back from detail activity after landscape-to-portrait-switch show an empty screen?

Below is the MainActivity class that I'm using. The code checks to see if the phone is in landscape or portrait. If it's in portrait, it will show the main fragment in the main activity only (the main fragment is a static fragment in the main_activity.xml file). Then if a "Recipe" is clicked it will open a detail activity with its own fragment. If the phone is in landscape mode, it will show the main fragment and the detail fragment side by side. Everything works perfectly fine however when I follow the procedure below I get a white screen instead of the main activity:
Procedure:
Switch to landscape
Switch back to portrait
Choose an item and wait for the detail activity to open
Press back
Here instead of the main activity window I get a white screen
If I don't switch to landscape and just start with the portrait mode everything is fine. It seems like switching to landscape does something that causes the problem and I can't figure out what. Any tip on what's going on or where to look would be much appreciated.
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements RecipesFragment.OnRecipeClickListener {
private String RECIPE_PARCEL_KEY;
private boolean mTwoPane;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
RECIPE_PARCEL_KEY = getString(R.string.ParcelKey_RecipeParcel);
if (findViewById(R.id.linearLayoutTwoPane) != null) {
mTwoPane = true;
if (savedInstanceState == null) {
RecipeFragment recipeFragment = new RecipeFragment();
FragmentManager fragmentManager = getSupportFragmentManager();
fragmentManager.beginTransaction()
.add(R.id.recipeFrameForTwoPane, recipeFragment)
.commit();
}
} else {
mTwoPane = false;
}
}
#Override
public void OnRecipeClick(Recipe recipe) {
if (mTwoPane) {
RecipeFragment recipeFragment = new RecipeFragment();
recipeFragment.setRecipe(recipe);
FragmentManager fragmentManager = getSupportFragmentManager();
fragmentManager.beginTransaction()
.replace(R.id.recipeFrameForTwoPane, recipeFragment)
.commit();
} else {
Class destinationClass = DetailActivity.class;
Intent intentToStartDetailActivity = new Intent(this, destinationClass);
intentToStartDetailActivity.putExtra(RECIPE_PARCEL_KEY, recipe);
startActivity(intentToStartDetailActivity);
}
}
}
EDIT:
Adding RecipeFragment's code below:
public class RecipeFragment extends Fragment {
private Recipe mRecipe;
#BindView(R.id.tv_recipeName) TextView recipeNameTextView;
public RecipeFragment(){
}
#Nullable
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, #Nullable ViewGroup container, #Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.recipe_fragment,container,false);
ButterKnife.bind(this,view);
if(mRecipe!=null) {
recipeNameTextView.setText(mRecipe.getName());
}else{
recipeNameTextView.setText(getString(R.string.messageSelectARecipe));
}
return view;
}
public void setRecipe(Recipe recipe){
mRecipe = recipe;
}
}
EDIT:
I followed #mt0s's advice and created different background colors for the fragments and activities and finally narrowed down the problem to a line in my recyclerview adapter code. My adapter code is below. Inside loadInBackground() on line URL url = new URL(getString(R.string.URL_RecipeJSON)); I get a Fragment RecipesFragment{96e9b6a} not attached to Activity exception. I don't understand why I'm getting this exception and what the best way to resolve this is. Have I placed the right code in the right fragment methods (ie OnCreate vs OnActivityCreated vs OnCreateView vs etc)?
public class RecipesFragment extends Fragment
implements RecipeAdapter.RecipeAdapterOnClickHandler,
LoaderManager.LoaderCallbacks<ArrayList<Recipe>> {
#BindView(R.id.rv_recipes) RecyclerView mRecyclerView;
private RecipeAdapter mRecipeAdapter;
private static final int LOADER_ID = 1000;
private static final String TAG = "RecipesFragment";
private OnRecipeClickListener mOnRecipeClickListener;
public RecipesFragment(){
}
public interface OnRecipeClickListener {
void OnRecipeClick(Recipe recipe);
}
#Nullable
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, #Nullable ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.recipes_fragment, container, false);
ButterKnife.bind(this, view);
LinearLayoutManager layoutManager = new LinearLayoutManager(getActivity(), LinearLayoutManager.VERTICAL, false);
mRecyclerView.setLayoutManager(layoutManager);
mRecyclerView.setHasFixedSize(true);
mRecipeAdapter = new RecipeAdapter(this);
mRecyclerView.setAdapter(mRecipeAdapter);
return view;
}
#Override
public void onActivityCreated(#Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
}
#Override
public void onCreate(#Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
getLoaderManager().initLoader(LOADER_ID, null, this);
}
#Override
public void onPause() {
super.onPause();
}
#Override
public void onResume() {
super.onResume();
}
#Override
public void OnClick(Recipe recipe) {
mOnRecipeClickListener.OnRecipeClick(recipe);
}
#Override
public void onAttach(Context context) {
super.onAttach(context);
try{
mOnRecipeClickListener = (OnRecipeClickListener) context;
} catch (ClassCastException e){
Log.e(TAG, "onAttach: Host activity class must implement OnRecipeClickListener.");
}
}
#Override
public Loader<ArrayList<Recipe>> onCreateLoader(int i, Bundle bundle) {
return new AsyncTaskLoader<ArrayList<Recipe>>(getActivity()) {
#Override
protected void onStartLoading() {
super.onStartLoading();
forceLoad();
}
#Override
public ArrayList<Recipe> loadInBackground() {
String response;
ArrayList<Recipe> recipes = null;
try {
URL url = new URL(getString(R.string.URL_RecipeJSON)); //***I get an exception here***
response = NetworkUtils.getResponseFromHttpUrl(url, getActivity());
recipes = RecipeJsonUtils.getRecipeFromJson(getActivity(), response);
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.e(TAG, "loadInBackground: " + e.getMessage());
}
return recipes;
}
};
}
#Override
public void onLoadFinished(Loader<ArrayList<Recipe>> loader, ArrayList<Recipe> recipes) {
mRecipeAdapter.setRecipeData(recipes);
}
#Override
public void onLoaderReset(Loader<ArrayList<Recipe>> loader) {
}
}

I finally figured out the problem and the solution. The problem is that onStartLoading() in the AsyncTaskLoader anonymous class in RecipesFragment class gets called every time the fragment is resumed whether the enclosing Loader is called or not. This causes the problem. I need to have control over when onStartLoading() is being called and I only want it to be called if and only if the enclosing Loader is being initialized or restarted. As such, I destroyed the loader in onPause() of the fragment and restarted it in onResume(). Hence, I added the following code to the RecipesFragment class:
#Override
public void onPause() {
super.onPause();
getLoaderManager().destroyLoader(LOADER_ID);
}
#Override
public void onResume() {
super.onResume();
getLoaderManager().restartLoader(LOADER_ID, null, this);
}
I also removed initLoader() from onCreate(). This way, every time the fragment is resumed (or created) onStartLoading() will be called. I tried this and it solves my problem.

When you switch from the landscape to portrait or the opposite the Android OS destroy your activity and recreate it again. this what probably trigger your problem

Android fragment lifecycle issue with actionbar

I want to realize the navigation of the fragments using the following code:
public abstract class BaseFragment extends Fragment {
private static String TAG = "BaseFragment";
private BaseFragmentActions baseFragmentActions;
#Override
public void onAttach(Context context) {
super.onAttach(context);
Activity activity = null;
if (context instanceof Activity){
activity = (Activity) context;
}
Log.i(TAG, "onAttach = ");
try {
baseFragmentActions = (BaseFragmentActions)activity;
} catch (ClassCastException e) {
}
Log.i("onAttach",""+(getBackStackCount()!=0));
baseFragmentActions.resetToolbarNavigation(getBackStackCount()!=0);
}
#Override
public void onDetach() {
super.onDetach();
Log.i("BaseFragment", "onDestroy = " + (getBackStackCount() - 1));
baseFragmentActions.resetToolbarNavigation((getBackStackCount() - 1) != 0);
}
#Override
public void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
}
private int getBackStackCount() {
int b = getActivity().getSupportFragmentManager().getBackStackEntryCount();
Log.i("getBackStackEntryCount", "====== "+b);
return b;
}
public interface BaseFragmentActions {
public void resetToolbarNavigation(boolean backNavigationEnabled);
}
}
All my fragments extend this Base Activity. And inside my main activity i implement BaseFragmentActions, and implemented this method:
#Override
public void resetToolbarNavigation(boolean backNavigationEnabled) {
Log.i("BaseActivity", "reset " + backNavigationEnabled);
getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(backNavigationEnabled);
if (backNavigationEnabled) {
mToolbar.setNavigationOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View view) {
Log.i("resetToolbarNavigation", "setNavigationOnClickListener");
onBackPressed();
}
});
} else {
initNavigation();
syncState();
}
}
Everything works fine but when I change the screen orientation we obtain error that getSupportActionBar = null.
This is because of what I call going to attach. How can I fix this error? I tried to make checking whether getSupportActionBar is not zero. I'm not getting an error, but "up" Arrow replaced hamburger...
Advise what you can do in this case. Also share links to navigate the implementation of such fragments. Sorry if something wrong written, or I made a grammatical error)).

Hi sorry for the delay in the answer, the problem you're having is because when onAttach is called the getSupportActionBar() is not set yet, instead you need to make sure the Activity is already created when interacting with Activity components, so just put your call inside the onActivityCreated method of your Fragment like this:
#Override
public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
baseFragmentActions.resetToolbarNavigation(getBackStackCount()!=0);
}

When findFragmentByTag is called on a fragment with setRetainInstance set to true, the same instance is not returned

I have a a single activity application with two fragments:
A fragment with all the UI;
A fragment without a view that has an AsyncTask as its member, and setRetainInstance set to true.
The goal is to keep the AsyncTask running even after the activity gets destroyed, and reuse it when the application comes back to focus.
I am not using setTargetFragment, all communication between fragments is done via the MainActivity.
What I thought setRetainInstance did is prevent the fragment from being recreated and keep the exact same instance at my disposal, so when I call findFragmentByTag when recreating a destroyed activity, it should return the same retained instance as when it got created, but that does not seem to be the case.
The result is that I end up with a noUi fragment that keeps counting in the background (I can see the bastard in the debugger), and another, recreated one that does not have the reference to my running AsyncTask...
What am I doing wrong?
Here's some code:
public class MainActivity extends Activity
implements FragmentCounter.Callback, FragmentMainScreen.Callback {
private static final String TAG_MAINFRAGMENT = "TAG_MAINFRAGMENT";
private static final String TAG_COUNTERFRAGMENT = "TAG_COUNTERFRAGMENT";
private FragmentMainScreen mFragmentMain;
private FragmentCounter mFragmentCounter;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
if (savedInstanceState == null) {
mFragmentMain = FragmentMainScreen.getInstance();
mFragmentCounter = FragmentCounter.getInstance();
getFragmentManager().beginTransaction()
.add(R.id.container, mFragmentMain, TAG_MAINFRAGMENT)
.add(mFragmentCounter, TAG_COUNTERFRAGMENT)
.commit();
} else {
mFragmentMain = (FragmentMainScreen) getFragmentManager()
.findFragmentByTag(TAG_MAINFRAGMENT);
//The fragment that gets returned here is not the same instance as the one
//I returned with getInstance() above.
mFragmentCounter = (FragmentCounter) getFragmentManager()
.findFragmentByTag(TAG_COUNTERFRAGMENT);
}
}
}
The noGui Fragment:
public class FragmentCounter extends Fragment
implements CounterAsyncTask.Callback, FragmentMainScreen.Callback {
private Callback mListener;
private CounterAsyncTask mCounterTask;
public static FragmentCounter getInstance(){
return new FragmentCounter();
}
public interface Callback {
public void onData(int aValue);
}
#Override
public void onAttach(Activity activity){
super.onAttach(activity);
if (activity instanceof Callback)
mListener = (Callback) activity;
}
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setRetainInstance(true);
}
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
return null;
}
#Override
public void onValueChanged(int value) {
//In the debugger, I can see this callback beeing called,
//even after my activity gets destroyed.
//The mListener is null since I set it that way in the onDetach to
//prevent memory leaks.
//The new activity has a different instance of this Fragment.
if (mListener != null)
mListener.onData(value);
}
#Override
public void startCounting(int from) {
mCounterTask = new CounterAsyncTask(this);
mCounterTask.execute(from);
}
#Override
public void onDetach() {
super.onDetach();
mListener = null;
}
}
The AsyncTask:
public class CounterAsyncTask extends AsyncTask<Integer, Integer, Void>{
private int counter;
private Callback mListener;
private static final int SKIP = 5000;
public CounterAsyncTask(Callback listener) {
mListener = listener;
}
#Override
protected Void doInBackground(Integer...values) {
if (values != null)
counter = values[0];
while(!this.isCancelled()){
publishProgress(counter+=SKIP);
try{
Thread.sleep(SKIP);
}
catch(InterruptedException e){
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
return null;
}
#Override
protected void onProgressUpdate(Integer... values) {
mListener.onValueChanged(values[0]);
}
public interface Callback{
public void onValueChanged(int value);
}
}
Thanks in advance!

My mistake. With setRetainInstance the Fragment is retained only upon configuration change. So the fragment state will be maintained on screen rotation or if the activity is in the background but not if the activity gets destroyed.
To achieve the result I wanted I should probably use a Service.

Using LocalBroadcastManager to communicate from Fragment to Activity

EDIT: This question was created as part of one of my first Android projects when I was just starting out with Android application development. I'm keeping this for historical reasons, but you should consider using EventBus or RxJava instead. This is a gigantic mess.
Please DO NOT CONSIDER using this. Thank you.
In fact, if you want something cool that solves the problem of using a single activity with multiple "fragments", then use flowless with custom viewgroups.
I have implemented a way to initiate the creation of Fragments, from Fragments using a broadcast intent through the LocalBroadcastManager to tell the Activity what Fragment to instantiate.
I know this is a terribly long amount of code, but I'm not asking for debugging, it works perfectly as I intended - the data is received, the creation can be parametrized by Bundles, and Fragments don't directly instantiate other Fragments.
public abstract class FragmentCreator implements Parcelable
{
public static String fragmentCreatorKey = "fragmentCreator";
public static String fragmentCreationBroadcastMessage = "fragment-creation";
public static String fragmentDialogCreationBroadcastMessage = "fragment-dialog-creation";
protected Bundle arguments;
protected Boolean hasBundle;
public FragmentCreator(Bundle arguments, boolean hasBundle)
{
this.arguments = arguments;
this.hasBundle = hasBundle;
}
protected FragmentCreator(Parcel in)
{
hasBundle = (Boolean) in.readSerializable();
if (hasBundle == true && arguments == null)
{
arguments = in.readBundle();
}
}
public Fragment createFragment()
{
Fragment fragment = instantiateFragment();
if (arguments != null)
{
fragment.setArguments(arguments);
}
return fragment;
}
protected abstract Fragment instantiateFragment();
#Override
public int describeContents()
{
return 0;
}
#Override
public void writeToParcel(Parcel dest, int flags)
{
dest.writeSerializable(hasBundle);
if (arguments != null)
{
arguments.writeToParcel(dest, 0);
}
}
public void sendFragmentCreationMessage(Context context)
{
Intent intent = new Intent(FragmentCreator.fragmentCreationBroadcastMessage);
intent.putExtra(FragmentCreator.fragmentCreatorKey, this);
LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(context).sendBroadcast(intent);
}
public void sendDialogFragmentCreationMessage(Context context)
{
Intent intent = new Intent(FragmentCreator.fragmentDialogCreationBroadcastMessage);
intent.putExtra(FragmentCreator.fragmentCreatorKey, this);
LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(context).sendBroadcast(intent);
}
}
This way, a Fragment that is created looks like this:
public class TemplateFragment extends Fragment implements GetActionBarTitle, View.OnClickListener
{
private int titleId;
public TemplateFragment()
{
titleId = R.string.app_name;
}
#Override
public int getActionBarTitleId()
{
return titleId;
}
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_template, container, false);
return rootView;
}
#Override
public void onViewCreated(View view, Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState);
}
#Override
public void onClick(View v)
{
}
public static class Creator extends FragmentCreator
{
public Creator()
{
super(null, false);
}
public Creator(Bundle bundle)
{
super(bundle, true);
}
protected Creator(Parcel in)
{
super(in);
}
#Override
protected Fragment instantiateFragment()
{
return new TemplateFragment();
}
#SuppressWarnings("unused")
public static final Parcelable.Creator<TemplateFragment.Creator> CREATOR = new Parcelable.Creator<TemplateFragment.Creator>()
{
#Override
public TemplateFragment.Creator createFromParcel(Parcel in)
{
return new TemplateFragment.Creator(in);
}
#Override
public TemplateFragment.Creator[] newArray(int size)
{
return new TemplateFragment.Creator[size];
}
};
}
}
The initial container activity that can process the messages looks like this:
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setClass(this.getActivity(), ContainerActivity.class);
intent.putExtra(FragmentCreator.fragmentCreatorKey,
new TemplateFragment.Creator());
startActivity(intent);
And the Fragments "instantiate other Fragments" like this:
Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
bundle.putParcelable("argument", data);
TemplateFragment.Creator creator = new TemplateFragment.Creator(bundle);
creator.sendFragmentCreationMessage(getActivity());
And the Container Activity receives the instantiation request:
public class ContainerActivity extends ActionBarActivity implements SetFragment, ShowDialog
{
private BroadcastReceiver mFragmentCreationMessageReceiver = new BroadcastReceiver()
{
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent)
{
setFragment((FragmentCreator) intent.getParcelableExtra(FragmentCreator.fragmentCreatorKey));
}
};
private BroadcastReceiver mFragmentDialogCreationMessageReceiver = new BroadcastReceiver()
{
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent)
{
showDialog((FragmentCreator) intent.getParcelableExtra(FragmentCreator.fragmentCreatorKey));
}
};
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle saveInstanceState)
{
super.onCreate(saveInstanceState);
this.setContentView(R.layout.activity_container);
getActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
if (saveInstanceState == null)
{
Fragment fragment = ((FragmentCreator) getIntent().getParcelableExtra(
FragmentCreator.fragmentCreatorKey)).createFragment();
if (fragment != null)
{
replaceFragment(fragment);
}
}
else
{
this.getActionBar()
.setTitle(
((GetActionBarTitle) (this.getSupportFragmentManager()
.findFragmentById(R.id.activity_container_container)))
.getActionBarTitleId());
}
getSupportFragmentManager().addOnBackStackChangedListener(new OnBackStackChangedListener()
{
public void onBackStackChanged()
{
int backCount = getSupportFragmentManager().getBackStackEntryCount();
if (backCount == 0)
{
finish();
}
}
});
}
#Override
protected void onResume()
{
LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(this).registerReceiver(mFragmentCreationMessageReceiver,
new IntentFilter(FragmentCreator.fragmentCreationBroadcastMessage));
LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(this).registerReceiver(mFragmentDialogCreationMessageReceiver,
new IntentFilter(FragmentCreator.fragmentDialogCreationBroadcastMessage));
super.onResume();
}
#Override
protected void onPause()
{
super.onPause();
LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(this).unregisterReceiver(mFragmentCreationMessageReceiver);
LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(this).unregisterReceiver(
mFragmentDialogCreationMessageReceiver);
}
#Override
public void setFragment(FragmentCreator fragmentCreator)
{
Fragment fragment = fragmentCreator.createFragment();
replaceFragment(fragment);
}
public void replaceFragment(Fragment fragment)
{
if (fragment != null)
{
this.setTitle(((GetActionBarTitle) fragment).getActionBarTitleId());
getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction()
.replace(R.id.activity_container_container, fragment).addToBackStack(null).commit();
}
}
#Override
public void showDialog(FragmentCreator fragmentCreator)
{
FragmentManager fm = getSupportFragmentManager();
Fragment fragment = fragmentCreator.createFragment();
if (fragment instanceof DialogFragment)
{
DialogFragment df = (DialogFragment) fragment;
df.show(fm, "dialog");
}
else
{
Log.e(this.getClass().getSimpleName(), "showDialog() called with non-dialog parameter!");
}
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item)
{
if (item.getItemId() == android.R.id.home)
{
this.onBackPressed();
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}
My question is, is this actually a good idea, or is this a terrible case of "over-engineering" (creating a Factory for each Fragment and sending it to the Activity in the form of a local broadcast, rather than just casting the Activity of the most possible holder activity's interface and calling the function like that)?
My goal was that this way, I can use the same Activity for holding "branch" fragments, so that I don't need to make one for each menu point. Rather than just re-use the same activity, and divide all logic into fragments. (Currently it doesn't support orientation-based layout organization, I see that downside - and also that this way each Fragment needs to hold a static creator, which is extra 'boilerplate code').
If you know the answer why I shouldn't be using the local broadcast manager for this, I'll be happy to hear the response. I think it's pretty neat, but there's a chance it's just overcomplicating something simple.

You can use Interface for it so main objective of Fragment re-usability is maintained. You can implement communication between Activity-Fragment OR Fragment-Fragment via using following :

I am asuming that your moto is Fragment to communicate with its Activity and other Fragments.
If this is the case please go throught it.
To allow a Fragment to communicate up to its Activity, you can define an interface in the Fragment class and implement it within the Activity. The Fragment captures the interface implementation during its onAttach() lifecycle method and can then call the Interface methods in order to communicate with the Activity.
Example :
# In fragment
public class HeadlinesFragment extends ListFragment {
OnHeadlineSelectedListener mCallback;
public interface OnHeadlineSelectedListener {
public void onArticleSelected(int position);
}
#Override
public void onAttach(Activity activity) {
super.onAttach(activity);
mCallback = (OnHeadlineSelectedListener) activity;
}
#Override
public void onListItemClick(ListView l, View v, int position, long id) {
mCallback.onArticleSelected(position);
}
}
# In Activity
public static class MainActivity extends Activity implements HeadlinesFragment.OnHeadlineSelectedListener{
public void onArticleSelected(int position) {
// Do something here
}
}
Link: http://developer.android.com/training/basics/fragments/communicating.html

Android. Fragment getActivity() sometimes returns null

In developer console error reports sometimes I see reports with NPE issue. I do not understand what is wrong with my code. On emulator and my device application works good without forcecloses, however some users get NullPointerException in fragment class when the getActivity() method is called.
Activity
pulic class MyActivity extends FragmentActivity{
private ViewPager pager;
private TitlePageIndicator indicator;
private TabsAdapter adapter;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
pager = (ViewPager) findViewById(R.id.pager);
indicator = (TitlePageIndicator) findViewById(R.id.indicator);
adapter = new TabsAdapter(getSupportFragmentManager(), false);
adapter.addFragment(new FirstFragment());
adapter.addFragment(new SecondFragment());
indicator.notifyDataSetChanged();
adapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
// push first task
FirstTask firstTask = new FirstTask(MyActivity.this);
// set first fragment as listener
firstTask.setTaskListener((TaskListener) adapter.getItem(0));
firstTask.execute();
}
indicator.setOnPageChangeListener(new ViewPager.OnPageChangeListener() {
#Override
public void onPageSelected(int position) {
Fragment currentFragment = adapter.getItem(position);
((Taskable) currentFragment).executeTask();
}
#Override
public void onPageScrolled(int i, float v, int i1) {}
#Override
public void onPageScrollStateChanged(int i) {}
});
}
AsyncTask class
public class FirstTask extends AsyncTask{
private TaskListener taskListener;
...
#Override
protected void onPostExecute(T result) {
...
taskListener.onTaskComplete(result);
}
}
Fragment class
public class FirstFragment extends Fragment immplements Taskable, TaskListener{
public FirstFragment() {
}
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
return inflater.inflate(R.layout.first_view, container, false);
}
#Override
public void executeTask() {
FirstTask firstTask = new FirstTask(MyActivity.this);
firstTask.setTaskListener(this);
firstTask.execute();
}
#Override
public void onTaskComplete(T result) {
// NPE is here
Resources res = getActivity().getResources();
...
}
}
Maybe this error happens when applications resumed from background. In this case how I should handle this situation properly?

It seems that I found a solution to my problem.
Very good explanations are given here and here.
Here is my example:
pulic class MyActivity extends FragmentActivity{
private ViewPager pager;
private TitlePageIndicator indicator;
private TabsAdapter adapter;
private Bundle savedInstanceState;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
....
this.savedInstanceState = savedInstanceState;
pager = (ViewPager) findViewById(R.id.pager);;
indicator = (TitlePageIndicator) findViewById(R.id.indicator);
adapter = new TabsAdapter(getSupportFragmentManager(), false);
if (savedInstanceState == null){
adapter.addFragment(new FirstFragment());
adapter.addFragment(new SecondFragment());
}else{
Integer count = savedInstanceState.getInt("tabsCount");
String[] titles = savedInstanceState.getStringArray("titles");
for (int i = 0; i < count; i++){
adapter.addFragment(getFragment(i), titles[i]);
}
}
indicator.notifyDataSetChanged();
adapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
// push first task
FirstTask firstTask = new FirstTask(MyActivity.this);
// set first fragment as listener
firstTask.setTaskListener((TaskListener) getFragment(0));
firstTask.execute();
}
private Fragment getFragment(int position){
return savedInstanceState == null ? adapter.getItem(position) : getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentByTag(getFragmentTag(position));
}
private String getFragmentTag(int position) {
return "android:switcher:" + R.id.pager + ":" + position;
}
#Override
protected void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
outState.putInt("tabsCount", adapter.getCount());
outState.putStringArray("titles", adapter.getTitles().toArray(new String[0]));
}
indicator.setOnPageChangeListener(new ViewPager.OnPageChangeListener() {
#Override
public void onPageSelected(int position) {
Fragment currentFragment = adapter.getItem(position);
((Taskable) currentFragment).executeTask();
}
#Override
public void onPageScrolled(int i, float v, int i1) {}
#Override
public void onPageScrollStateChanged(int i) {}
});
The main idea in this code is that, while running your application normally, you create new fragments and pass them to the adapter. When you are resuming your application fragment manager already has this fragment's instance and you need to get it from fragment manager and pass it to the adapter.
UPDATE
Also, it is a good practice when using fragments to check isAdded before getActivity() is called. This helps avoid a null pointer exception when the fragment is detached from the activity. For example, an activity could contain a fragment that pushes an async task. When the task is finished, the onTaskComplete listener is called.
#Override
public void onTaskComplete(List<Feed> result) {
progress.setVisibility(View.GONE);
progress.setIndeterminate(false);
list.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
if (isAdded()) {
adapter = new FeedAdapter(getActivity(), R.layout.feed_item, result);
list.setAdapter(adapter);
adapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
}
}
If we open the fragment, push a task, and then quickly press back to return to a previous activity, when the task is finished, it will try to access the activity in onPostExecute() by calling the getActivity() method. If the activity is already detached and this check is not there:
if (isAdded())
then the application crashes.

Ok, I know that this question is actually solved but I decided to share my solution for this. I've created abstract parent class for my Fragment:
public abstract class ABaseFragment extends Fragment{
protected IActivityEnabledListener aeListener;
protected interface IActivityEnabledListener{
void onActivityEnabled(FragmentActivity activity);
}
protected void getAvailableActivity(IActivityEnabledListener listener){
if (getActivity() == null){
aeListener = listener;
} else {
listener.onActivityEnabled(getActivity());
}
}
#Override
public void onAttach(Activity activity) {
super.onAttach(activity);
if (aeListener != null){
aeListener.onActivityEnabled((FragmentActivity) activity);
aeListener = null;
}
}
#Override
public void onAttach(Context context) {
super.onAttach(context);
if (aeListener != null){
aeListener.onActivityEnabled((FragmentActivity) context);
aeListener = null;
}
}
}
As you can see, I've added a listener so, whenever I'll need to get Fragments Activity instead of standard getActivity(), I'll need to call
getAvailableActivity(new IActivityEnabledListener() {
#Override
public void onActivityEnabled(FragmentActivity activity) {
// Do manipulations with your activity
}
});

The best to get rid of this is to keep activity reference when onAttach is called and use the activity reference wherever needed, for e.g.
#Override
public void onAttach(Context context) {
super.onAttach(context);
mContext = context;
}
#Override
public void onDetach() {
super.onDetach();
mContext = null;
}
Edited, since onAttach(Activity) is depreciated & now onAttach(Context) is being used

Don't call methods within the Fragment that require getActivity() until onStart in the parent Activity.
private MyFragment myFragment;
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
FragmentTransaction ft = getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
myFragment = new MyFragment();
ft.add(android.R.id.content, youtubeListFragment).commit();
//Other init calls
//...
}
#Override
public void onStart()
{
super.onStart();
//Call your Fragment functions that uses getActivity()
myFragment.onPageSelected();
}

I've been battling this kind of problem for a while, and I think I've come up with a reliable solution.
It's pretty difficult to know for sure that this.getActivity() isn't going to return null for a Fragment, especially if you're dealing with any kind of network behaviour which gives your code ample time to withdraw Activity references.
In the solution below, I declare a small management class called the ActivityBuffer. Essentially, this class deals with maintaining a reliable reference to an owning Activity, and promising to execute Runnables within a valid Activity context whenever there's a valid reference available. The Runnables are scheduled for execution on the UI Thread immediately if the Context is available, otherwise execution is deferred until that Context is ready.
/** A class which maintains a list of transactions to occur when Context becomes available. */
public final class ActivityBuffer {
/** A class which defines operations to execute once there's an available Context. */
public interface IRunnable {
/** Executes when there's an available Context. Ideally, will it operate immediately. */
void run(final Activity pActivity);
}
/* Member Variables. */
private Activity mActivity;
private final List<IRunnable> mRunnables;
/** Constructor. */
public ActivityBuffer() {
// Initialize Member Variables.
this.mActivity = null;
this.mRunnables = new ArrayList<IRunnable>();
}
/** Executes the Runnable if there's an available Context. Otherwise, defers execution until it becomes available. */
public final void safely(final IRunnable pRunnable) {
// Synchronize along the current instance.
synchronized(this) {
// Do we have a context available?
if(this.isContextAvailable()) {
// Fetch the Activity.
final Activity lActivity = this.getActivity();
// Execute the Runnable along the Activity.
lActivity.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() { #Override public final void run() { pRunnable.run(lActivity); } });
}
else {
// Buffer the Runnable so that it's ready to receive a valid reference.
this.getRunnables().add(pRunnable);
}
}
}
/** Called to inform the ActivityBuffer that there's an available Activity reference. */
public final void onContextGained(final Activity pActivity) {
// Synchronize along ourself.
synchronized(this) {
// Update the Activity reference.
this.setActivity(pActivity);
// Are there any Runnables awaiting execution?
if(!this.getRunnables().isEmpty()) {
// Iterate the Runnables.
for(final IRunnable lRunnable : this.getRunnables()) {
// Execute the Runnable on the UI Thread.
pActivity.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() { #Override public final void run() {
// Execute the Runnable.
lRunnable.run(pActivity);
} });
}
// Empty the Runnables.
this.getRunnables().clear();
}
}
}
/** Called to inform the ActivityBuffer that the Context has been lost. */
public final void onContextLost() {
// Synchronize along ourself.
synchronized(this) {
// Remove the Context reference.
this.setActivity(null);
}
}
/** Defines whether there's a safe Context available for the ActivityBuffer. */
public final boolean isContextAvailable() {
// Synchronize upon ourself.
synchronized(this) {
// Return the state of the Activity reference.
return (this.getActivity() != null);
}
}
/* Getters and Setters. */
private final void setActivity(final Activity pActivity) {
this.mActivity = pActivity;
}
private final Activity getActivity() {
return this.mActivity;
}
private final List<IRunnable> getRunnables() {
return this.mRunnables;
}
}
In terms of its implementation, we must take care to apply the life cycle methods to coincide with the behaviour described above by Pawan M:
public class BaseFragment extends Fragment {
/* Member Variables. */
private ActivityBuffer mActivityBuffer;
public BaseFragment() {
// Implement the Parent.
super();
// Allocate the ActivityBuffer.
this.mActivityBuffer = new ActivityBuffer();
}
#Override
public final void onAttach(final Context pContext) {
// Handle as usual.
super.onAttach(pContext);
// Is the Context an Activity?
if(pContext instanceof Activity) {
// Cast Accordingly.
final Activity lActivity = (Activity)pContext;
// Inform the ActivityBuffer.
this.getActivityBuffer().onContextGained(lActivity);
}
}
#Deprecated #Override
public final void onAttach(final Activity pActivity) {
// Handle as usual.
super.onAttach(pActivity);
// Inform the ActivityBuffer.
this.getActivityBuffer().onContextGained(pActivity);
}
#Override
public final void onDetach() {
// Handle as usual.
super.onDetach();
// Inform the ActivityBuffer.
this.getActivityBuffer().onContextLost();
}
/* Getters. */
public final ActivityBuffer getActivityBuffer() {
return this.mActivityBuffer;
}
}
Finally, in any areas within your Fragment that extends BaseFragment that you're untrustworthy about a call to getActivity(), simply make a call to this.getActivityBuffer().safely(...) and declare an ActivityBuffer.IRunnable for the task!
The contents of your void run(final Activity pActivity) are then guaranteed to execute along the UI Thread.
The ActivityBuffer can then be used as follows:
this.getActivityBuffer().safely(
new ActivityBuffer.IRunnable() {
#Override public final void run(final Activity pActivity) {
// Do something with guaranteed Context.
}
}
);

#Override
public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
// run the code making use of getActivity() from here
}

I know this is a old question but i think i must provide my answer to it because my problem was not solved by others.
first of all : i was dynamically adding fragments using fragmentTransactions.
Second: my fragments were modified using AsyncTasks (DB queries on a server).
Third: my fragment was not instantiated at activity start
Fourth: i used a custom fragment instantiation "create or load it" in order to get the fragment variable.
Fourth: activity was recreated because of orientation change
The problem was that i wanted to "remove" the fragment because of the query answer, but the fragment was incorrectly created just before. I don't know why, probably because of the "commit" be done later, the fragment was not added yet when it was time to remove it. Therefore getActivity() was returning null.
Solution :
1)I had to check that i was correctly trying to find the first instance of the fragment before creating a new one
2)I had to put serRetainInstance(true) on that fragment in order to keep it through orientation change (no backstack needed therefore no problem)
3)Instead of "recreating or getting old fragment" just before "remove it", I directly put the fragment at activity start.
Instantiating it at activity start instead of "loading" (or instantiating) the fragment variable before removing it prevented getActivity problems.

In Kotlin you can try this way to handle getActivity() null condition.
activity?.let { // activity == getActivity() in java
//your code here
}
It will check activity is null or not and if not null then execute inner code.