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Android Spinner onItemSelected not being called inside Fragment

I have an activity which calls several fragments. In one of those fragments I am trying to create a dialog spinner programmatically and add it to the menu option (in toolbar). I manage to make it work (atleast the view is showing), but the onItemSelected it is not getting called.
My code:
public class NewsFeed extends Fragment {
private static final String TAG = "tag";
private String tag;
private ArrayAdapter<New> newsadapter;
private ArrayAdapter<Tag> tagsadapter;
private Spinner spinner;
public NewsFeed() {
setHasOptionsMenu(true);
}
public static NewsFeed newInstance(String tag) {
NewsFeed fragment = new NewsFeed();
Bundle args = new Bundle();
args.putString(TAG, tag);
fragment.setArguments(args);
return fragment;
}
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
if (getArguments() != null) {
tag = getArguments().getString(TAG);
}
setHasOptionsMenu(true);
}
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
getActivity().setTitle(tag);
NavigationView activitynav = (NavigationView) getActivity().findViewById(R.id.nav_view);
BottomNavigationView activitybuttomnav = (BottomNavigationView) getActivity().findViewById(R.id.navigation);
activitynav.setCheckedItem(R.id.nav_news);
activitybuttomnav.getMenu().getItem(1).setChecked(true);
View v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_news_feed, container, false);
//Spinner related code
tagsadapter = new TagsAdapter(getActivity(), android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item, (ArrayList<Tag>) ApplicationData.tags);
spinner = new Spinner(getActivity(), Spinner.MODE_DIALOG);
tagsadapter.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);
spinner.setPrompt("Filtrar por categoria:");
spinner.setAdapter(tagsadapter);
spinner.setOnItemSelectedListener(new AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener() {
#Override
public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id) {
}
#Override
public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> parent) {
}
});
newsadapter = new NewsAdapter(getActivity().getApplicationContext(), 0, (ArrayList<New>) ApplicationData.news);
ListView listview = (ListView) v.findViewById(R.id.listview);
listview.setOnItemClickListener(new AdapterView.OnItemClickListener() {
#Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> adapter, View view, int position, long id) {
FragmentTransaction ft = getActivity().getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
NewsDisplay nd = NewsDisplay.newInstance(tag, ApplicationData.news.get(position).getNewsUrl());
ft.addToBackStack(null);
ft.replace(R.id.fragmentcontent, nd).commit();
}
});
listview.setAdapter(newsadapter);
return v;
}
#Override
public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
inflater.inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu, inflater);
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
int id = item.getItemId();
if (id == R.id.filter_category) {
//For showing the spinner
spinner.performClick();
return true;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}
Already tried:
To make NewsFeed implementing OnItemSelectedListener.
To create the OnItemSelectedListener object inside SetOnItemSelectedListener.
Could you give me some help? It might have to do with this being a fragment and the toolbar is in the activity.

Spinner that was created dynamically (private val popupSpinner: Spinner by lazy { Spinner(this, Spinner.MODE_DIALOG) }), needs to have an assigned parent view. If it does not have it, the OnItemSelected is never called for some reason.
I wrote this hack to alleviate the problem. Added to parent view and hid it. Be sure not to run this in onResume() method and similar ones.
findViewById<ViewGroup>(android.R.id.content).addView(popupSpinner)
popupSpinner.visibility = View.INVISIBLE
PS. Some people might think that this question does not have an answer. But in the comments the author himself found a solution.

Fragment methods are not getting called

I have implemented Navigation drawer given in the Android Studio 1.5.1.
I have 5 navigation drawer items with a fragment to each of them. Each Fragment has Share method (Not common).
Inside 1st Navigation drawer item's fragment lets say OldStory Fragment, I am having Swipe view with Viewpager consisting 3 fragments with FragmentStatePagerAdapter. It has Share method.
Problem
- Share Method from Story Fragment is getting called every time even when other fragment is shown on screen. After debugging I came to know that method from Story fragment is getting called.
- If I disable OldStory Fragment then everything works fine.
I am unable to solve this problem. I read so many Question/answers but they are related to Activity and Fragment methods. Please help me to solve this problem.
Note - OldStory fragment has inner class that extends FragmentStatePagerAdapter class. This class creates Many Story Fragments. Other implementation is same.
public class OldStory extends Fragment {
private StoryPagerAdapter storyPagerAdapter;
private InfiniteViewPager viewPager;
SharedPreferences sharedPreferences;
private int TotalCount;
public OldStory() {
// Required empty public constructor
}
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
// Notify the system to allow an options menu for this fragment.
}
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// Inflate the layout for this fragment
final View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_old_story, container, false);
viewPager = (InfiniteViewPager) rootView.findViewById(R.id.pager);
viewPager.setOffscreenPageLimit(0);
sharedPreferences = getActivity().getSharedPreferences(Startup.PreferenceSETTINGS, Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
TotalCount = sharedPreferences.getInt(Startup.StoryCount, 4);
storyPagerAdapter = new StoryPagerAdapter(getFragmentManager());
PagerAdapter wrappedAdapter = new InfinitePagerAdapter(storyPagerAdapter);
viewPager.setAdapter(wrappedAdapter);
viewPager.setCurrentItem(TotalCount-1);
return rootView;
}
public class StoryPagerAdapter extends FragmentStatePagerAdapter {
public StoryPagerAdapter(FragmentManager fm) {
super(fm);
}
#Override
public Fragment getItem(int position) {
return Story.newInstance(position+1);
}
#Override
public int getCount() {
return TotalCount;
}
}
}
Story Fragment method Implementation -
#Override
public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
menu.clear();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.story, menu);
getActivity().getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
switch (item.getItemId()) {
case R.id.Refresh:
// We make sure that the SwipeRefreshLayout is displaying it's refreshing indicator
if(!visiblity) {
if (!RefreshLayout.isRefreshing()) {
ErrorLayout.setVisibility(View.GONE);
RefreshLayout.setRefreshing(true);
}
// Start our refresh background task
initiateRequest(Today);
}
return true;
case R.id.Share:
//InShort = sharedPreferences.getString(Startup.InShort, null);
Toast.makeText(getContext(), "Stories", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
if (InShort!= null && !InShort.isEmpty())
{
Intent sendIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
sendIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Hi From Story");
sendIntent.setType("text/plain");
startActivity(sendIntent);
}
return true;
default:
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}
MainActivity used for switching fragments.
public boolean onNavigationItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
// Handle navigation view item clicks here.
displayView(item.getItemId());
return true;
}
//method to replace Views in ID = content_frame in content_main
public void displayView(int viewID)
{
fragment = null;
title = getString(R.string.app_name);
switch (viewID)
{
case R.id.nav_frag0:
fragment = new OldStory();
title = getString(R.string.story);
viewIsAtHome = true;
break;
case R.id.nav_frag1:
fragment = new Fragment1();
title = getString(R.string.fragment1);
viewIsAtHome = false;
break;
case R.id.nav_frag2:
fragment = new Fragment2();
title = getString(R.string.fragment2);
viewIsAtHome = false;
break;
case R.id.nav_frag3:
fragment = new Fragment3();
title = getString(R.string.fragment3);
viewIsAtHome = false;
break;
case R.id.nav_frag4:
fragment = new Fragment4();
viewIsAtHome = false;
title = getString(R.string.fragment4);
break;
case R.id.nav_share:
fragment = new Fragment5();
title = getString(R.string.fragment5);
viewIsAtHome = false;
break;
}
if (fragment != null)
{
FragmentTransaction ft = getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
ft.replace(R.id.content_frame,fragment);
ft.commit();
}
//set the toolbar title
if(getSupportActionBar() != null)
{
getSupportActionBar().setTitle(title);
}
DrawerLayout drawer = (DrawerLayout) findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout);
drawer.closeDrawer(GravityCompat.START);
}

I am not sure if it is really the answer to your question, but I noticed one error in your code:
storyPagerAdapter = new StoryPagerAdapter(getFragmentManager());
will not work correctly becasuse you need to use getChildFragmentManager() to manage fragments within fragments.

I was trying to reproduce your issue and wrote this app, which as I understood from the question is copying your app's behaviour:
I've uploaded the source code for it into my Dropbox - feel free to check it out
As you can see, the fragments handle Share button clicks properly.
There's always a chance, that I didn't fully understand your question, but here's how I've done it:
All fragments inflating this menu (but with different onOptionsItemSelected):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
<item
android:id="#+id/nav_share"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_menu_share"
app:showAsAction="always"
android:title="Share" />
</menu>
My SubFragment class (the one I'm using inside ViewPager) in FragmentA:
public class SubFragment extends Fragment {
String msg;
#Nullable
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, #Nullable ViewGroup container, #Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.subfragmnet, container, false);
setHasOptionsMenu(true);
rootView.findViewById(R.id.subfragmentFrameLayout).setBackgroundColor(getArguments().getInt("background"));
msg = getArguments().getString("msg");
return rootView;
}
#Override
public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
inflater.inflate(R.menu.menu_fragment, menu);
super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu, inflater);
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
if (item.getItemId() == R.id.nav_share) {
Snackbar.make(getView(), "Hello from SubFragment " + msg, Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}
FragmentA, the first Fragment, which hosts ViewPager and nested Fragments:
public class FragmentA extends Fragment {
PagerAdapter pagerAdapter;
#Nullable
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, #Nullable ViewGroup container, #Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_a, container, false);
Bundle bundle1 = new Bundle();
bundle1.putInt("background", Color.RED);
bundle1.putString("msg", "page 1");
Bundle bundle2 = new Bundle();
bundle2.putInt("background", Color.YELLOW);
bundle2.putString("msg", "page 2");
Bundle bundle3 = new Bundle();
bundle3.putInt("background", Color.BLUE);
bundle3.putString("msg", "page 3");
Fragment[] fragments = {
Fragment.instantiate(getContext(), SubFragment.class.getName(), bundle1),
Fragment.instantiate(getContext(), SubFragment.class.getName(), bundle2),
Fragment.instantiate(getContext(), SubFragment.class.getName(), bundle3),
};
if (pagerAdapter == null) {
pagerAdapter = new PagerAdapter(getChildFragmentManager(), fragments);
}
ViewPager viewPager = (ViewPager)rootView.findViewById(R.id.viewPager);
viewPager.setAdapter(pagerAdapter);
return rootView;
}
}
FragmentB (and pretty much the same FragmentC):
public class FragmentB extends Fragment {
#Nullable
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, #Nullable ViewGroup container, #Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
setHasOptionsMenu(true);
return inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_b, container, false);
}
#Override
public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
inflater.inflate(R.menu.menu_fragment, menu);
super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu, inflater);
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
if (item.getItemId() == R.id.nav_share) {
Toast.makeText(getContext(), "Hello from Fragment B", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}
Hosting Activity is standard NavigationDrawer Activity with is switching Fragments on Drawer's item click.
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity
implements NavigationView.OnNavigationItemSelectedListener {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
....
getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction().replace(R.id.container, Fragment.instantiate(this, FragmentA.class.getName())).commit();
}
...
#SuppressWarnings("StatementWithEmptyBody")
#Override
public boolean onNavigationItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
int id = item.getItemId();
if (id == R.id.nav_camera) {
getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction().replace(R.id.container, Fragment.instantiate(this, FragmentA.class.getName())).commit();
} else if (id == R.id.nav_gallery) {
getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction().replace(R.id.container, Fragment.instantiate(this, FragmentB.class.getName())).commit();
} else if (id == R.id.nav_slideshow) {
getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction().replace(R.id.container, Fragment.instantiate(this, FragmentC.class.getName())).commit();
}
DrawerLayout drawer = (DrawerLayout) findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout);
drawer.closeDrawer(GravityCompat.START);
return true;
}
}
Let me know, if I understood your question properly!
Anyway, I hope, it helps.

How to avoid fragment's list refreshing after Navigation Drawer opens?

I have list in my fragment and NavigationDrawer in MainActivity. From NavigationDrawer I'm calling that fragment. When I have scrolled a little bit and opened NavigationDrawer again, list refreshes and starts from the top. I guess the main reason is setHasOptionsMenu(true); because when I comment this line everything is okay, but my Search in ActionBar doesn't work.
When I have scrolled a little bit:
What it should look like:
What it's actually looks:
My fragment:
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.alllists, container, false);
View header = inflater.inflate(R.layout.list_header, null);
ImageView image = (ImageView) header.findViewById(R.id.small_icon);
navMenuIcons = getResources().obtainTypedArray(R.array.nav_drawer_icons);
Bundle bundle = getArguments();
position = bundle.getInt("position");
location = bundle.getString("location");
image.setImageDrawable(navMenuIcons.getDrawable(position));
context = getActivity().getApplicationContext();
DatabaseHandler db = new DatabaseHandler(context);
items = db.getAllItems(location);
tmp_items = db.getAllItems(location);
listView = (ListView) rootView.findViewById(R.id.list);
adapter = new CustomListAdapter(context, items);
listView.addHeaderView(header, "", false);
listView.setAdapter(adapter);
listView.setOnItemClickListener(new AdapterView.OnItemClickListener() {
#Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id) {
}
});
setHasOptionsMenu(true);
return rootView;
}
#Override
public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu, inflater);
MenuItem searchItem = menu.findItem(R.id.action_search);
mSearchView = (SearchView) MenuItemCompat.getActionView(searchItem);
mSearchView.setOnQueryTextListener(new SearchView.OnQueryTextListener() {
#Override
public boolean onQueryTextSubmit(String s) {
return false;
}
#Override
public boolean onQueryTextChange(String s) {
if (TextUtils.isEmpty(s)) {
adapter = new CustomListAdapter(context, tmp_items);
listView.setAdapter(adapter);
}
if (tmp_s.length() > s.length()) {
adapter.getFilter(tmp_items, true).filter(s);
} else {
adapter.getFilter(tmp_items, false).filter(s);
}
tmp_s = s;
return false;
}
});
}
#Override
public void onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
super.onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu);
mSearchView.setQuery("", false);
}
I have updated my newInstance method:
public static final AllLists newInstance(int position, String location) {
AllLists mainfrag = MainActivity.getMainFragment();
if (mainfrag == null || !mainfrag.getArguments().getString("location").equals(location)) {
AllLists all = new AllLists();
Bundle bdl = new Bundle(2);
bdl.putInt("position", position);
bdl.putString("location", location);
all.setArguments(bdl);
MainActivity.setMainFragment(all);
return all;
}
return mainfrag;
}
MainActivity:
public static AllLists mainFragment = null;
...
public static void setMainFragment(AllLists fragment) {
mainFragment = fragment;
}
public static AllLists getMainFragment() {
return mainFragment;
}
Just to be clear, I change my fragments like this:
getSupportFragmentManager()
.beginTransaction()
.replace(R.id.frame_container, AllLists.newInstance(position, location))
.commit();

The problem is that your Fragment View will get reset each time you return to it.
To not to loose state of your main fragment, you should do "new Fragment()" only once in your newIntance method. You can make a global variable, say 'mainFragment', storing once created new Fragment(), and then apply a check that if your global variable, i.e. 'mainFragment', is not null, then return mainFragment.
This should fix your problem. But on screen rotations, a new instance will still be created, leading to again taking you back to top of your list. For the rotation problem, see :
http://blog.sqisland.com/2014/06/navigationdrawer-creates-fragment-twice.html

from the docs,
Your fragments can contribute menu items to the activity's Options
Menu (and, consequently, the Action Bar) by implementing
onCreateOptionsMenu(). In order for this method to receive calls,
however, you must call setHasOptionsMenu() during onCreate(), to
indicate that the fragment would like to add items to the Options Menu
(otherwise, the fragment will not receive a call to
onCreateOptionsMenu()).
so, lets move move the setHasOptionsMenu(true); from your onCreateView(...) call to the onCreate(...) override in your fragment:
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setHasOptionsMenu(true);
}

Menu item shows up when Tab is changed

I'm using fragments and I have a menu item in one of my fragments. The fragment that uses the menu item is called when an item in the List View is clicked. When the fragment with the menu item is called, and then I change the tab, the menu item is still there. I want the menu item to only show in the one fragment only.
Here is the code for Tab 1
public class Tab2Fragment extends Fragment{
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setHasOptionsMenu(false);
}
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
return inflater.inflate(R.layout.tab_fragment, null);
}
#Override
public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
getActivity().setTitle("Tab 2");
initView();
}
private void initView() {
((TextView)getView().findViewById(R.id.tab_text)).setText("Tab 2");
Button button = (Button) getView().findViewById(R.id.tab_btn);
button.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
replaceFragment();
}
});
}
private void replaceFragment() {
((BaseContainerFragment)getParentFragment()).replaceFragment(new Tab2AddOnFragment(), true);
}
#Override
public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater){
inflater.inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu, inflater);
}
}
and Here is the code for Tab 3 which has the List View
public class Tab3Fragment extends ListFragment {
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setHasOptionsMenu(false);
}
#Override
public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
String[] values = new String[] { "Ang na Ang na", "Sulakihin", "Somaskidot", "Moko Moko"};
ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(getActivity(), android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, values);
setListAdapter(adapter);
getActivity().setTitle("Tab 3");
}
#Override
public void onListItemClick(ListView l, View v, int position, long id) {
switch(position){
case 0:
// Create new fragment and transaction
FragmentTransaction transaction = getFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
replaceFragment();
transaction.setTransitionStyle(FragmentTransaction.TRANSIT_FRAGMENT_FADE);
// Commit the transaction
transaction.commit();
break;
default:
}
}
private void replaceFragment() {
((BaseContainerFragment)getParentFragment()).replaceFragment(new FragmentInListView(), true);
}
}
and here is the code for the fragment with the menu item
public class FragmentInListView extends Fragment {
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
getActivity().setTitle("Fragment Called in Tab 3(List View)");
setHasOptionsMenu(true);
}
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.tab_fragment,
container, false);
TextView tv= (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.tab_text);
tv.setText("Fragment in List View");
return view;
}
#Override
public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater){
inflater.inflate(R.menu.travel_tips_expanded, menu);
super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu, inflater);
}
}
and here is the code for the menu of the fragment with a menu item
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item
android:id="#+id/action_settings"
android:orderInCategory="100"
android:showAsAction="never"
android:title="#string/action_settings"/>
<item
android:id="#+id/favorite"
android:showAsAction="always"
android:title="favorite"/>
Here is an image of the Fragment called when an item in the List View is clicked. And it contains the menu item.
http://s904.photobucket.com/user/fookywooky/media/tab4_zps30944a6e.png.html
And here is an image of the Fragment called when "Tab 2" is selected. As you can see, the menu item is still there but i don't want it to be there. Also, this is the case even if you click Tab 1 and Tab 3. The menu item is still there.
http://s904.photobucket.com/user/fookywooky/media/tab5_zps285c8314.png.html
Please help. Thanks in advance.

In order to accurately determine when to show the Fragment menu, your Activity needs some indication as to which Fragment is visible and current. You can accomplish this with the setMenuVisibility() and setUserVisibleHint() methods. In your OnTabChanged() callback, set the menu visibility and user visible hint to false in the previously selected Fragment and true in the currently selected Fragment.

Changing the menu when switching one activity to another activity

I like to change menu when the activity is changed. I have MainActivity.java with activity_main.xml menu. Then I have MyDetailFragment.java with detail_view_menu.xml. The MainActivity menu is inflated in the onCreateOptionsMenu of MainActivity.java as
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
new MenuInflater(this).inflate(R.menu.activity_main, menu);
return (super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu));
}
It works fine. When one of the items is tapped and the MyDetailFragment.java is loaded, I like to display detail_view_menu.xml. How I implement is
public class MyDetailsFragment extends Fragment {
TrackerInfo trackerInfo;
public MyDetailsFragment() {
}
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// Inflate the layout for this fragment
View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.my_details_fragment, container, false);
setHasOptionsMenu(true);
TextView displayText = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.details);
displayText.setText(trackerInfo.getIdnumber());
return view;
}
public void retrieveData(TrackerInfo tracker){
trackerInfo = tracker;
}
#Override
public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
inflater.inflate(R.menu.detail_view_menu, menu);
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
switch (item.getItemId()) {
case R.id.track:
return (true);
case R.id.view_history:
return (true);
}
return (super.onOptionsItemSelected(item));}}
But the problem is that the menu is still the same activity_main menu and never changed. What could be the problem?

You need to super call the same method.
#Override
public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
inflater.inflate(R.menu.detail_view_menu, menu);
super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu, inflater);
}
Once I had issue when the new menu items where appended to the menu. So I resolve it with removing all menu items before inflating new ones.
Like this:
public static void emptyFragmentOptionsMenu(Menu menu){
if(menu==null)return;
for(int i=0; i < menu.size(); i++)
menu.removeItem(menu.getItem(i).getItemId());
}
Cheers,
Edit: How I used the method:
#Override
public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
emptyFragmentOptionsMenu(menu);
inflater.inflate(R.menu.detail_view_menu, menu);
super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu, inflater);
}

First: you should have an onCreate() method above your onCreateView() and there you set setHasOptionsMenu(true);
Second: you need to use super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu, inflater); after the inflater in your onCreateOptionsMenu().
Third: you have just duplicated your question that you originally posted here. Please don't do that in the future. I have provided you with additional details on that question then you switched on this one. Next time just edit your original question. Otherwise you might just sabotage yourself and become annoying for those trying to help you.
Do this:
public class MyDetailsFragment extends Fragment {
TrackerInfo trackerInfo;
public MyDetailsFragment() {
}
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setHasOptionsMenu(true); // this should go here not in onCreateView();
// ....
}
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// Inflate the layout for this fragment
View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.my_details_fragment, container, false);
TextView displayText = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.details);
displayText.setText(trackerInfo.getIdnumber());
return view;
}
public void retrieveData(TrackerInfo tracker){
trackerInfo = tracker;
}
#Override
public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
inflater.inflate(R.menu.detail_view_menu, menu);
super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu, inflater); // you need to call super
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
switch (item.getItemId()) {
case R.id.track:
return (true);
case R.id.view_history:
return (true);
}
return (super.onOptionsItemSelected(item));
}
}