Make a Fragment's Lifecycle Mimic Another - android

WHAT I HAVE
I have a Fragment called MainFragment. This is added from my MainActivity. Within that Fragment in on its onResume method I add another Fragment called SecondFragment like so.
#Override
public void onResume() {
super.onResume();
FragmentManager fragmentManager = getActivity().getSupportFragmentManager();
SecondFragment secondFragment = (SecondFragment) fragmentManager.findFragmentByTag(SecondFragment.FRAG_TAG);
if (secondFragment == null)
secondFragment = SecondFragment.newInstance();
FragmentTransaction ft = fragmentManager.beginTransaction();
ft.add(mContainer.getId(), secondFragment, SecondFragment.FRAG_TAG).commit();
}
I then remove it like so.
#Override
public void onPause() {
super.onPause();
FragmentManager fm = getActivity().getSupportFragmentManager();
SecondFragment mhpf = (SecondFragment) fm.findFragmentByTag( SecondFragment.FRAG_TAG );
if ( mhpf != null )
fm.beginTransaction().remove( mhpf ).commit();
}
THE ISSUE
This all works well and good but it doesn't fit in with the lifecycle of the Fragment when things like orientation changes happen or when the user goes home and then opens the application up again.
WHY I'M DOING IT LIKE THIS AND NOT ADDING IT FROM THE ACTIVITY
This is part of an Android Library Module so I want it self contained. The user just has to add the MainFragment and then the SecondFragment is handled entirely by the MainFragment.
MY QUESTION
Is there a way to get my SecondFragment to behave like a normal Fragment without having to add it and remove it from and Activity?

Use getActivity().getChildFragmentManager(); in place of getActivity().getSupportFragmentManager();
If you are using Fragment inside Fragment.

Related

Which method is called when returning to a replaced fragment in a tablayout via calling popBackStackImmediate

OK I found out that I am opening/replacing the fragment in another layout element than the one the tablayout is in. Therefore the underlying fragment is never really left if i understand correctly and also no lifecycle methods are triggered.
I have FragmentA inside a TabLayout from which i call:
//inside FragmentA
#Override
public void onClickView() {
activity.replaceFragment(FragmentB.newInstance(), true);
}
in replaceFragment the passed fragment is added to the backstack in the transaction and then replaces the fragment
public void replaceFragment(Fragment fragment, boolean doAddToBackStack) {
FragmentManager fm = getSupportFragmentManager();
FragmentTransaction ft = fm.beginTransaction();
if (doAddToBackStack) {
String tag = fragment.getClass().toString();
ft.addToBackStack(tag);
}
ft.replace(R.id.mainFragment, fragment);
ft.commit();
}
After that, FragmentB opens, I do my stuff and return via popBackStackImmediate() to FragmentA:
//inside FragmentB
#Override
public void onClickBack() {
activity.getSupportFragmentManager().popBackStackImmediate();
}
and when I go back I need to update something in FragmentA.
According to another post on the platform when returning to a fragment onCreateView() should be called but that does not work for me. According to the fragment lifecycle documentation the onCreateView() is only called the first time the UI is drawn which would explain my troubles.
My question is now what lifecycle method can I use or what other approach should I take to execute code when returning to a fragment from backstack?
According to the following answer you can add a listener to check when it is being called
https://stackoverflow.com/a/52646588/6468214
getSupportFragmentManager().addOnBackStackChangedListener(
new FragmentManager.OnBackStackChangedListener() {
public void onBackStackChanged() {
// Your Code Here
}
});

fragment transaction - pop backstack and then add fragment

I am trying to do the following use case in Android Fragments. I have 2 fragments.
Fragment A -> Fragment B
When a user does something in Fragment B, I want to have the back stack as follows
Fragment A -> Fragment C. So, when the user presses back I want the user to go back to Fragment A.
I have tried the following
mFragmentManager.popBackStackImmediate();
FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction = fMgr.beginTransaction()
.replace(R.id.base, Fragment_C, "1")
.addToBackStack(null)
.commitAllowingStateLoss();
The problem here is that I can see Fragment A for a short period of time before Fragment C is shown
If I do the following
mFragmentManager.popBackStackImmediate();
FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction = fMgr.beginTransaction()
.replace(R.id.base, Fragment_C, "1")
.addToBackStack(null)
.commitNowAllowingStateLoss();
I get the error
This transaction is already being added to the back stack
I can get Fragment C to show up if I do this BUT
mFragmentManager.popBackStackImmediate();
FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction = fMgr.beginTransaction()
.replace(R.id.base, Fragment_C, "1")
.commitNowAllowingStateLoss();
This works and I don't see Fragment A and see Fragment C but the back button takes the user out of the application. So, is it possible that we can pop the back stack of the fragment and then add another fragment to the back stack w/o showing Fragment A AND the back button takes the user back to Fragment A
Here is an easy method to add fragments to fragments or to adapters within fragments...
from your base activity, make your fragment manager static. assume this activity is called dashboard.
static FragmentManager support;
Don't forget to initialize this in onCreate.
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.layout_dashboard);
support = getSupportFragmentManager();
define your new fragment inside your adapter or fragment.
users_item_fragment dialog = new users_item_fragment();
//also, let's add some data...
Bundle args = new Bundle();
args.putString("device", devicesList.get(position));
use the following method to add the fragment easily wherever you would like
//pick an easily remembered tag
public void replace(Fragment fragment, String tag){
FragmentManager man = dashboard.support;
FragmentTransaction fragt = man.beginTransaction();
if(!fragment.isAdded()) {
dashboard.lastTag = dashboard.fragtag;//not needed, but helpful w/ backpresses
fragt.add(R.id.fragment_container, fragment, tag)
.hide(man.findFragmentByTag(fragtag)).commit();
dashboard.fragtag = dashboard.tag;//not needed, but helpful w/ backpresses
}
if(fragment.isAdded() && fragment.isHidden()) {
dashboard.lastTag = dashboard.fragtag;//not needed, but helpful w/ backpresses
fragt.show(fragment);
fragt.hide(man.findFragmentByTag(fragtag)).commit();
dashboard.fragtag = dashboard.tag;//not needed, but helpful w/ backpresses
}
}
To implement this with backpresses working correctly, add this in you onBackPress method of your main activity:
#Override
public void onBackPressed() {
FragmentManager man = getSupportFragmentManager();
FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction = man.beginTransaction();
fragmentTransaction.hide(getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentByTag(fragtag))
.show(getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentByTag(lastTag)).commit();
fragtag = lastTag;// holds the last fragment
}
}
It's easy to see the logic here and easy to manipulate back press events using this.

Back in fragment and nested fragment

i have app like this
one activity and inside it >
fragment a (loaded when run app also from menu can open it )
fragment b (open it from just menu)
fragment c (can open it from fragment a and also can open it from menu)
also inside fragment c there are 4 child fragments
in main activity(using navigation drawer as source) i call fragment a in oncreate like this
FragmentManager fragmentManager=getSupportFragmentManager();
fragmentManager.beginTransaction().replace(R.id.fragment_place,new First_Fragment()).addToBackStack("First").commit();
my problem is how to control back button to always back to fragment a and when fragment a is open close app
i was using addToBackStack(null) but is not what i want because will show all history of fragments that i opened
When adding fragment a to the back stack "addToBackStack(String name)" pass in a name.
Then listen for on back presses in your fragments
FragmentManager fm = getFragmentManager();
fm.addOnBackStackChangedListener(new OnBackStackChangedListener() {
#Override
public void onBackStackChanged() {
}
});
make sure to stop listening when each fragment is not being shown.
Then you can pop back to the named fragment added to the back stack
FragmentManager fm = getActivity()
.getSupportFragmentManager();
fm.popBackStack ("name", FragmentManager.POP_BACK_STACK_INCLUSIVE);
Make sure the rest of your fragment transactions are not added to the back stack. This should give you the behavior you want.
addToBackStack(String tag) is used to add the fragment to backstack and it contains the string as parameter. This parameter can be null or have some value.
If you pass null, it will add your fragment to backstack with tag null. addToBackStack(null) doesn't mean that your fragment is not added to backstack.
If you want your fragment will not be added to backstack, then just delete this line.
If you are adding your fragment to backstack and want it to be visible onBackPressed, then you can use
getSupportFragmentManager().popBackStackImmediate(/* Fragment TAG */,0);
CODE:- Try the below code and let me know.
Copy the below function in your main Activity.
/**
* function to show the fragment
*
* #param name fragment to be shown
* #param tag fragment tag
*/
public void showFragment(Fragment name, String tag) {
FragmentManager fragmentManager = getSupportFragmentManager();
// check if the fragment is in back stack
boolean fragmentPopped = fragmentManager.popBackStackImmediate(tag, 0);
if (fragmentPopped) {
// fragment is pop from backStack
} else {
FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction = fragmentManager.beginTransaction();
fragmentTransaction.replace(R.id.fragment_container, name, tag);
fragmentTransaction.addToBackStack(tag);
fragmentTransaction.commit();
}}
Show fragment using the below code.
showFragment(yourFragment, yourFragmentTag);
In mainActivity onBackPressed.
#override
public void onBackPressed(){
FragmentTransaction fts = getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
FragmentManager fragmentManager = getSupportFragmentManager();
if (fragmentManager.getBackStackEntryCount() >= 2) {
// always show your fragment a here
showFragment(new FragmentA(), FragmentA.class.getSimpleName());
} else {
// finish your activity
}
}

Android reload fragments stack on restore

I’m developing an android application that makes heavy use of fragments, I’m running into an issue and I’ve been unable to find a solution so far.
The flow is this: the app is launched and MainActivity is the first responder, now, depending on user interaction several fragments gets loaded and pushed onto the stack.
Here is an example:
Main Activity -> fragment A -> fragment B -> fragment C -> etc..
Back history is enabled like so:
fragment C -> fragment B -> fragment A -> etc..
Everything works perfectly fine as long as my application is in foreground but everything breaks when the application goes in background.
If I’m on fragment B for example and I press the home button the application goes in background and when I restore it back it starts from MainActivity with fragment A.
Also, the toolbar shows the title of fragment B and, since fragment A contains a recyclerview I can see parts of fragment B between item rows, like a background image.
This is how I load fragments:
public void loadFragment(Fragment fragment, Boolean addToStack) {
// Load fragment
FragmentManager fragmentManager = getSupportFragmentManager();
FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction = fragmentManager.beginTransaction();
fragmentTransaction.replace(R.id.frame_container, fragment);
fragmentTransaction.addToBackStack(null);
// show back button
if (addToStack) {
// Code to show the back button.
}
else if (fragmentManager.getBackStackEntryCount() > 0 && !addToStack) {
hideBackButton();
fragmentManager.popBackStack(null, FragmentManager.POP_BACK_STACK_INCLUSIVE);
}
fragmentTransaction.commitAllowingStateLoss();
}
I call this function from MainActivity and from the fragments:
MyFragment theFragment = new MyFragment();
MainActivity.instance.loadFragment(theFragment, true);
What I want to achieve is that when the application is restored it gets straight to the previously loaded fragment, keeping the entire "back" history. How can I do this?
I'm not sure if other portions of code are needed, but if so I'll post them as required.
call the onResume() function:
public void onResume(){
Fragment frg = null;
frg = getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentByTag("Your_Fragment_TAG");
final FragmentTransaction ft = getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
ft.detach(frg);
ft.attach(frg);
ft.commit();
}
Ok so, after a lot of research I found the issue… and the issue was a mistake of mine.
I’d like to report it here for everyone that might run into the same issue.
At first I tried to force fragment replacement on onResume() function like so:
Fragment f = getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.container);
FragmentManager fragmentManager = getSupportFragmentManager();
FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction = fragmentManager.beginTransaction();
fragmentTransaction.replace(R.id.frame_container, f);
fragmentTransaction.addToBackStack(null);
However android should handle all of this automatically, at least in my knowledge, and so I tried to dig further and I finally narrowed it down to my onStart() method.
Basically I was registering the EventBus and making a function call
if (!EventBus.getDefault().isRegistered(this)) {
EventBus.getDefault().register(this);
UserNetworkManager userNetworkManager = new UserNetworkManager(MainActivity.mainActivity);
userNetworkManager.fetchFeed();
}
This code was creating the issue and after all it was not necessary to put it there, so I moved it to the onCreate() method, cleaned up my code a little bit and everything works fine now.

Removing a Fragment from the back stack

I have a 3 fragments in an activity when the a tablet is held in portrait. However I only have 2 of these fragments when in landscape. The problem I am having is when going from portrait to landscape the activity is creating the 3rd fragment. I receive and error as this fragment cannot be created.
I have worked out that this fragment is being created because it is in the back stack.
I have tried to remove the fragment in the onDestroy method by using
FragmentTransaction f = fragmentManager.beginTransaction();
f.remove(mf);
f.commit();
However the I get an error saying that I cannot use this function after the onSaveInstanceState
What would be the correct way of taking this fragment out of the back stack?
Update
I should probably add that the fragment I am having problems with is a mapFragment from this libary
https://github.com/petedoyle/android-support-v4-googlemaps
The way I use it is like so
mf = MapFragment.newInstance(1, true);
ft = fragmentManager.beginTransaction();
ft.replace(R.id.mapContainer, mf);
ft.setTransition(FragmentTransaction.TRANSIT_FRAGMENT_FADE);
ft.addToBackStack("map");
ft.commit();
You add to the back state from the FragmentTransaction and remove from the backstack using FragmentManager pop methods:
FragmentManager manager = getActivity().getSupportFragmentManager();
FragmentTransaction trans = manager.beginTransaction();
trans.remove(myFrag);
trans.commit();
manager.popBackStack();
I created a code to jump to the desired back stack index, it worked fine to my purpose.
ie. I have Fragment1, Fragment2 and Fragment3, I want to jump from Fragment3 to Fragment1
I created a method called onBackPressed in Fragment3 that jumps to Fragment1
Fragment3:
public void onBackPressed() {
FragmentManager fragmentManager = getFragmentManager();
fragmentManager.popBackStack(fragmentManager.getBackStackEntryAt(fragmentManager.getBackStackEntryCount()-2).getId(), FragmentManager.POP_BACK_STACK_INCLUSIVE);
}
In the activity, I need to know if my current fragment is the Fragment3, so I call the onBackPressed of my fragment instead calling super
FragmentActivity:
#Override
public void onBackPressed() {
Fragment f = getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.my_fragment_container);
if (f instanceof Fragment3)
{
((Fragment3)f).onBackPressed();
} else {
super.onBackPressed();
}
}
you show fragment in a container (with id= fragmentcontainer) so you remove fragment with:
Fragment fragment = getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.fragmentContainer);
fragmentTransaction.remove(fragment);
fragmentTransaction.addToBackStack(null);
fragmentTransaction.commit();
In case you ended up here trying to figure out how to remove fragment(s) from backstack and you are using Android Jetpack Navigation component you could just use app:popUpTo and app:popUpToInclusive in action node of navigation graph xml to specify fragments that you want to pop out of back stack.
https://developer.android.com/guide/navigation/navigation-navigate#pop
Check this too
https://stackoverflow.com/a/51974492/4594986
What happens if the fragment that you want to remove is not on top of the stack?
Then you can use theses functions
popBackStack(int arg0, int arg1);
popBackStack(String arg0, int arg1);

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