Stop fragment from being recreated after resume? - android

I am using several fragments to be dynamically added into activity. Everything works fine, when I press back-button, the fragments go to backstack. And when I resume it, it appears. But everytime on Resume, it is recreating the fragment and call onCreateView. I know it is a normal behavior of the fragment lifecycle.
This is my onCreateView:
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View rootView = inflater.inflate(
R.layout.competitive_programming_exercise, container, false);
return rootView;
}
I want to stop those fragments from recreating. I tried with onSavedInstanstate but nothing is working. How can I accomplish that?

In the Activity's onCreateView set the savedInstanceState to null before calling the super method. You could also remove only the keys "android:viewHierarchyState" and "android:fragments" from the savedInstanceState bundle. Here is code for the simple solution, nulling the state:
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
savedInstanceState = null;
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
...
}

Iam using 5 fragments and working for me good as I was facing the same issue before..
public class MyFragmentView1 extends Fragment {
View v;
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater,
#Nullable ViewGroup container,
#Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
if (v == null)
v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.my_fragment_view_layout,
container, false
);
return v;
}
}
I put the view variable inside class and inflating it as new only if the view instance is null or otherwise use the one created before

You can't stop the fragment from being recreated, unfortunately. The best you can do is to remove the fragment in a transaction, after it has been restored but before it gets displayed.
If you know you are going to remove the fragment immediately you can reduce the performance hit of restoring the fragment by simplifying methods such as onCreateView() to return a dummy view, rather than inflating the whole view hierarchy again.
Unfortunately the tricky part is finding the best place to commit this transaction. According to this article there are not many safe places. Perhaps you can try inside FragmentActivity.onResumeFragments() or possibly Fragment.onResume().

Related

How to avoid the layout inflation each time a fragment transaction is committed?

I am using fragments to design my screen.When I navigate back to another fragment (from the back stack), the onCreateView(...) method gets called each time even if the fragment has already been created.How to avoid that the method onCreateView(...) gets called each time and make sure it's called only once (when it's created the first time)?
You can cache your inflated view to the local field if your want. For example:
public class ExampleFragment extends Fragment {
private View fragmentView;
#Nullable
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, #Nullable ViewGroup container,
#Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
if (fragmentView == null) {
fragmentView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.you_super_view_id, container);
}
return fragmentView;
}
}
But practically, it's ok that pager is reinflating views because it keeps only part of all fragments in memory at the time. So, I think the best idea is to let it work as it should

Fragment initial take time when it load

I have facing loading issue with fragment.
Steps:I call one fragment from Activity and in fragment i start loadAsyncTask(); for fetching data from server.It takes time to load data.I think it is slow when fragment load.
1.
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.list_fragment,
container, false);
init();
setHasOptionsMenu(true);
loadAsyncTask();
return rootView;
}
Searching in google, i find solution. I use loadAsyncTask() method in onActivityCreated() of fragment instead of in onCreateView() like
#Override
public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
loadAsyncTask();
}
Is it right way? because my ui components initialize in init() method of onCreateView().
If your fragment doesn't rely on the data fetched from the internet, then the AsyncTask won't affect the speed of the fragment creation. AsyncTask runs in a separate thread so it doesn't block the main thread from where onCreateView() is executed. However onCreateView() method should be responsible only for creating and returning the view hierarchy associated with the fragment.

When Fragment.onCreateView is complete and how to receive this event from the Activity? [duplicate]

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NullPointerException accessing views in onCreate()
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EDIT
Changed title.
SDK Guide document says, Activity.onCreate complete after Fragment.onCreateView and Fragment.onAcvityCreated.
But If I try findViewById for a view of the fragment it returns null.
How can I access contents of the fragment?
I'm very new to Android UI dev.
Below is a sample code generated by Eclipse IDE.
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
if (savedInstanceState == null) {
getFragmentManager().beginTransaction().add(R.id.container, new PlaceholderFragment()).commit();
// this is null
View rootView = findViewById(R.id.txtView);
}
}
public static class PlaceholderFragment extends Fragment {
public PlaceholderFragment() {
}
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_main, container, false);
return rootView;
}
}
}
First of all, I want to access inner contents of the 'fragment_main'.
Can I do this with findViewById?
I found that calling findViewById for a view of the fragment at onCreate call is not working.
How do I know when the Fragment views are ready at the Activity level?
I read How to implement OnFragmentInteractionListener
Am I needed to manually implement a event listener for this?
I think short answer is 'impossible' or 'not works like that'.
If one want to manage inner contents of fragments just delete fragments and move all the contents to the activity layout.
But If I try findViewById for a view of the fragment it returns null.
You can not just access the view of the fragment in your activity's oncreate or where ever, you can call view of the fragment in your activity.
I found that calling findViewById for a view of the fragment at onCreate call is not working.
That is because the view is not inflated yet in your fragment thus returning null.
Have a look at the fragment life cycle:
(source: xamarin.com)
As you can see onCreate is before onCreateView which you inflate your view for the fragment's layout.
solution:
you call findViewByIdit in your fragment's onActivityCreated.
sample:
#Override
public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
TextView sample = (TextView) getView().findViewById(your_id);
}

Android Google Mapv2 null pointer exception

I am using google map v2 in my application, but when I try to create a object for SupportMapFragment with onActivityCreated() this method is not getting called somebody please
help me
Here is my code,
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreateView(inflater, container, savedInstanceState);
Log.d("err", "onCreateView");
view = inflater
.inflate(R.layout.todays_deal_location, container, false);
mFragment = new SupportMapFragment() {
#Override
public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
Log.d("err", "onActivityCreated");
GoogleMap map = mFragment.getMap();
}
};
return view;
}
You should know the lifecycle of the Fragments and also the purpose the onCreateView() and onActivityCreated() methods in `Fragments.
onCreateView():
Here we inflate the layout or simply create the view and further if you have to do anything that takes reference to Activity don’t do it like creating dialogs,accessing views of Activity etc because,this place doesn’t ensure that hosting Activity is fully functional
onActivityCreated():
This method place signifies that our hosting Activity views are created and hosting Activity is functional and this is the right place to do all your Activity related task.
onActivityCreated() Called when the fragment's activity has been created and this fragment's view hierarchy instantiated. It can be used to do final initialization once these pieces are in place, such as retrieving views or restoring state. It is also useful for fragments that use setRetainInstance(boolean) to retain their instance, as this callback tells the fragment when it is fully associated with the new activity instance. This is called after onCreateView(LayoutInflater, ViewGroup, Bundle) and before onStart().
This is how to add SupportMapFragment to your fragment correctly:
http://code.google.com/p/gmaps-api-issues/issues/detail?id=5064#c1
Note:
R.layout.layout_with_map doesn't contain fragment
using getChildFragmentManager()

findViewById returns NULL when using Fragment

I'm new to Android developing and of course on Fragments.
I want to access the controls of my fragment in main activity but 'findViewById' returns null.
without fragment the code works fine.
Here's part of my code:
The fragment:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
tools:ignore="HardcodedText" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/txtXML"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:ems="10"
android:scrollbars="vertical">
</EditText>
</LinearLayout>
the onCreate of MainActivity:
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
super.setContentView(R.layout.main);
this.initialisePaging();
EditText txtXML = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.txtXML);}
on this point the txtXML is null.
What's Missing in my code or what should I do?
Try like this on your fragments on onCreateView
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
if (container == null) {
return null;
}
LinearLayout ll = (LinearLayout )inflater.inflate(R.layout.tab_frag1_layout, container, false);
EditText txtXML = (EditText) ll.findViewById(R.id.txtXML);
return ll;
}
You should inflate the layout of the fragment on onCreateView method of the Fragment then you can simply access it's elements with findViewById on your Activity.
In this Example my fragment layout is a LinearLayout so I Cast the inflate result to LinearLayout.
public class FrgResults extends Fragment
{
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
//some code
LinearLayout ll = (LinearLayout)inflater.inflate(R.layout.frg_result, container, false);
//some code
return ll;
}
}
I'm late, but for anyone else having this issue. You should be inflating your view in the onCreateView method. Then override the onCreateActivity method and you can use getView().findViewById there.
#Override public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
return inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment, container, false);
}
You can't access the the view of fragment in activity class by findViewById instead what you can do is...
You must have an object of Fragment class in you activity file, right? create getter method of EditText class in that fragment class and access that method in your activity.
create a call back in Fragment class on the event where you need the Edittext obj.
1) Try this:
Eclipse menu -> Project -> Clean...
update
2) If you have 2 or more instances of 'main' layout, check if all of them have a view with 'txtXML' id
3)
A Fragment is a piece of an application's user interface or behavior that can be placed in an Activity. Interaction with fragments is done through FragmentManager, which can be obtained via Activity.getFragmentManager() and Fragment.getFragmentManager().
The Fragment class can be used many ways to achieve a wide variety of results. It is core, it represents a particular operation or interface that is running within a larger Activity. A Fragment is closely tied to the Activity it is in, and can not be used apart from one. Though Fragment defines its own lifecycle, that lifecycle is dependent on its activity: if the activity is stopped, no fragments inside of it can be started; when the activity is destroyed, all fragments will be destroyed.
Study this. you must use FragmentManager.
If you want use findViewById as you use at activities onCreate, you can simply put all in overrided method onActivityCreated.
All the answers above tell you how you should "return the layout" but don't exactly tell you how to reference the layout that was returned so I was unable to use any of the solutions given. I used a different approach to solve the problem. In the Fragment class that handles the fragment, got to the onViewCreated() class and create a context variable in it that saves the context of the parent activity (main activity in my case).
public void onViewCreated(#NonNull View view, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState);
Context fragmentContext = (MainActivity) view.getContext();
}
Once that is done, you can use the new context to access items on your fragment from inside the onViewCreated() method.
EditText editText = context.findViewById(R.id.textXML);

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