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Which one of these is the best way to access android fragment views?

How are these methods different from each other when trying to get the view?
First:
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_a, container, false);
listView = view.findViewById(R.id.listview);
return view;
}
Second:
#Override
public void onActivityCreated(#Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
listView = getActivity().findViewById(R.id.listview); }
* some say this is used to get activity views but i used it for getting fragment views(which didn't existed in the activity) and it worked fine.
Third:
#Override
public void onViewCreated(#NonNull View view, #Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState);
listView = getView().findViewById(R.id.listview);
}

Three methods are good. In the onCreateView you create the view (!), it's the really first time you can use what you inflated. Then onViewCreated is called with the view you returned in the onCreateView, You can directly use the view given as parameter, it is the same the getView() provides. My advice is to initialise your UI variables here
For onActivityCreated, it is the best place to modify your UI elements. It is called when fragment creation is complete and when fragment is re-attached. There you can use the variables you initialised before, without having to get the activity just for that purpose.

How to respond BottomSheetDialogFragment's outside touch events in Android

I want to prevent dialog dismissing and response touch event behide the dialog when I touch outside of the BottomSheetDialogFragment, so I do like this in my BottomSheetDialogFragment class:
#Override
public View onCreateView(#NonNull LayoutInflater inflater, #Nullable ViewGroup container, #Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View dialogView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.poi_result_bottom_dialog, container, false);
this.getDialog().setCanceledOnTouchOutside(false);
return dialogView;
}
However, I find if I set 'setCanceledOnTouchOutside(false)', my activity under the dialog can't respond touch event when I touch outside of the dialog.

You should not be using a BottomSheetDialog. What you want is referred as a Persistent Bottom Sheet. It is well described with instructions at androidhive.info by using an embedded View, and setting up a BottomSheetBehavior.

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

JSONPARSING error in findViewById

Here's my code in the main activity don'tn know why error in findViewById occurs
.. this is just my first time in JSON paarsing .
public class HomeFragment extends Fragment{
public HomeFragment(){}
View rootView;
ListView list;
ActorsAdapter adapt;
ArrayList<Actors> actorslist;
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.home_fragment, container, false);
list = (ListView)findViewById(R.id.listFeeds);
actorslist = new ArrayList<Actors>();
return rootView;
new ActorsAsynTask().execute("http://jcasim.5gbfree.com/Project/login.php");
}

listFeeds It's a component I'm pretty sure is a component that lives in your fragment. Since you haven't return the root view yet, the findViewById is not going to find it. you have to wait until it's on screen to ask for it using findViewById (in onStart() method) or ask it form the root view before you return it.
it would be list = (ListView)rootView.findViewById(R.id.listFeeds);

The View of the Fragment is not set before the onCreateView() returns. Therefore the findViewById() tries to find the specified R.id.listFeedsfrom a null reference.
Try this instead list = (ListView)rootView.findViewById(R.id.listFeeds);