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RecyclerView does not show up on tabbed activity, but other views do

I have a layout with 1 Textview and 1 RecyclerView. When this layout is opened both the text view and recycler view show up. However, when I inflate this layout in Android Studio's default tabbed activity, only the TextView is there.
Here's my onCreateView() method for the tabbed activity
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.activity_single, container, false);
return rootView;
}
The activity_single layout contains the textview and recyclerview.
These are the screenshots of the two activities:

Your are not setting up RecycleView in this fragment so it wont show any recycle view in that fragment
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.activity_single, container, false);
//Setup your recycle view here with its adapter
return rootView;
}

Where should I put logic in the Java tab layouts

I have 2 fragments each fragments has a different java logic. Where should i put the java logic? if i did put it in the fragments,then error message displays :
cannot resolve method findViewById, Cannont resolve method getApplicationContext

it appear that you did not inflate the view correctly, change your code to be something like this :
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// Inflate the layout for this fragment
View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.your_fragment, container, false);
mButton = (Button) view.findViewById(R.id.mButton );
list_content = (ListView) view.findViewById(R.id.list_content);
ArrayAdapter<String> dataAdapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(getActivity(), android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);
spinner.setAdapter(dataAdapter);
return view;
}
and you should use 'getActivity()' method for context not 'This' .

You can find other view's Id's in your fragment like this.
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.your_layout,container,false);
tabLayout = (TabLayout)view.findViewById(R.id.tabs);
return view;
}

When you inflate the view on the oncreateview make a view field like this :
View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout..., container, false);
and return with this view.
After that with this variable you can reach the findViewById, like
view.findViewById
Instead of getApplicationContext you can use getContext in fragment.
Good luck.

getting a view using getResources()

I want to set text of a TextView that is inside a layout file,
I tried setContentView() but it isnt working since i am using fragments.
I tried using getResources().getLayout(R.layout.abc);
It returns null

I tried setContentView() but it isnt working since i am using
fragments
That's wrong. You have to override onCreateView and inflate and return the layout you want to show, and you can use onCreateView, and use its first parameter, View view, to call findViewById and access the widgets in your layout. You can read more here and here

inside fragment you can set view inside function onCreateView(), use below code
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle b) {
View view = (LinearLayout) inflater.inflate(R.layout.my_layout, container, false);
return view;
}
here my_layout should be the name of layout file,
now you can get view of it inside function onviewcreated()
public void onViewCreated(View view, Bundle savedInstanceState){
// here you can get your textview and set its value
}
thumbs up, if you find my answer correct

You can inflate your layout like this:
ViewGroup group = LayouInflate.from(context).inflate(R.layout.abc,null);
TextView tv = group.findViewById(R.id.xxx);

you have to inflate the layout through the onCreateView method and then return the View.
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater,ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.your_layout, container, false);
TextView yourTextView = (TextView)rootView.findViewById(R.id.yourTextViewId);
return rootView;
}

getting force close when using findviewbyId()

I'm starting to learn android app development and currently practicing with simple apps. I'm writing this app that includes a listview and i want to fill it with fake data but, when i use findViewbyId() in my code the app gives me force close BUT when i set the content view to my fragment instead of activity_main i get no force close, but the app shows me an empty list.
This is my code :
package com.example.karen.please;
public class MainActivityFragment extends Fragment {
private ArrayAdapter<String> mForecastAdapter;
public MainActivityFragment() {
}
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
String[] forecastArray =
{
"sunny",
"cloudy",
"asteroids",
"rainy",
"sunny"
};
List<String> weekforecast = new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(forecastArray));
mForecastAdapter =
new ArrayAdapter<String>(
getActivity(),
R.layout.list_item_forecast,
R.id.list_item_forecast_textview,
weekforecast
);
ListView mylistview = (ListView)container.findViewById(R.id.listview_forecast); //screws upp in this line
mylistview.setAdapter(mForecastAdapter);
return inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_main, container, true);
}}
Any help would be appreciated.

You're trying to find a view before you inflate your layout... Try inflating at the top of your method, like this:
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View myView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_main, container, true);
<all the other init code you have>
return myView;
}

First you need inflate your layout...
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_main, container, false);
...
ListView mylistview = (ListView)rootView.findViewById(R.id.listview_forecast);
...

Before using findViewById you should Create a View variable, use the inflate.. line, use findViewById on the View variable you created, and then return that.
This is what your code should look like:
package com.example.karen.please;
public class MainActivityFragment extends Fragment {
private ArrayAdapter<String> mForecastAdapter;
public MainActivityFragment() {
}
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// Instead of inflate and return instantly, store it in a variable,
// Then return at the end of the method.
View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_main, container, true);
[...]
// Here, use findViewById on the View you have just inflated.
ListView mylistview = (ListView) view.findViewById(R.id.listview_forecast); //screws upp in this line
mylistview.setAdapter(mForecastAdapter);
// Return the view you created on the beginning.
return view;
}}

You should start with a proper tutorial not chaotically adding code that you don't understand. Start reading here:
Creating and Using Fragments
After you understood how it goes then you will see that first you need to inflate the layout that contains the stuff you want to find by id and then by using the view(that defines the layout) you can find the desired view(listview, etc).

ListView my listview = (ListView).findViewById(R.id.listview_forcast);
I think this is how it should be, no container in the code

Grid View in a fragment

I try to set up a grid view like in this tutorial : http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/layout/gridview.html
But I want a fragment and setContentView in a fragment is not working. What I have to change to make it works ?
Thanks.

Override the onCreateView() method in your fragment like so:
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedState) {
return inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_layout, container, false);
}