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Navigating between two fragments on backpress

I am having trouble going back to previous fragment on backpress from current fragment.
I have Two fragments and i navigate to second fragment on click and when i try to click back from the second fragment, i want to go back to the previous fragment but instead the app exits on backpress. below is the code i am using..
Fragment1 calling second fragment
UserFragment frag = new UserFragment()
FragmentTransaction transaction = getFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
frag.setArguments(bundle);
transaction.addToBackStack("UserActivity");
transaction.replace(android.R.id.content, frag, "UserActivity").addToBackStack(null);
transaction.commit();
In second Fragment i have implemented an interface OnBackpress and over riding the below method
#Override
public void onBackPressed() {
if (getFragmentManager().getBackStackEntryCount() != 0) {
if(getFragmentManager().findFragmentByTag("UserActivity") != null){
Log.e("UserActivity",getFragmentManager().findFragmentByTag("UserActivity").toString());
getFragmentManager().popBackStack();
};
}
}
But on back press the app exits. Instead i want to go back to previous fragment. What mistake am i doing? please help. thanks

You need to add you first fragment to back stack properly, you are doing it wrong in your first part of the code.
Use the following code instead.
UserFragment frag = new UserFragment()
FragmentTransaction transaction = getFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
frag.setArguments(bundle);
transaction.addToBackStack("UserActivity");
transaction.replace(android.R.id.content, frag, "UserActivity");
transaction.commit();
Also there is no need to add any code in your onBackPressed after above change.

First, you need to add your fragments to the backstack:
public static void addFragment(FragmentManager fragmentManager, Fragment fragment, int id){
fragmentManager.beginTransaction().add(id, fragment).addToBackStack(null).commit();
}
Then you need to override the onBackPressed, which is a method gets called whenever a user clicks the back button:
#Override
public void onBackPressed() {
super.onBackPressed();
if(getSupportFragmentManager().getBackStackEntryCount() == 0){
button.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
}
}

please change to add() instead of replace() in your code..
UserFragment frag = new UserFragment()
FragmentTransaction transaction = getFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
frag.setArguments(bundle);
transaction.addToBackStack("UserActivity");
transaction.add(android.R.id.content, frag, "UserActivity").addToBackStack(null);
transaction.commit();
This will solve your problem.

Handle OnBackPress from Fragment

I have 3 fragments Fragment1, Fragment2 and Fragment3 and navigation is like
Fragment1->Fragment2->Fragment3
But on back press From Fragment3 go back to Fragment2 after completing some task like from Fragment2. And from Fragment1 finish this activity.
what will be the best method to do this task.

As per your question just you have to add addToBackStack() method before commit() transaction.
for example:
FirstFragment firstFragment = new FirstFragment();
getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction()
.replace(R.id.article_fragment, firstFragment)
.addToBackStack(null).commit();
Add second and third fragment same as above manner and just add code in onBackPressed() Override method.
for example:
#Override
public void onBackPressed() {
if (getFragmentManager().getBackStackEntryCount() > 0) {
getFragmentManager().popBackStack();
} else {
super.onBackPressed();
}
}

Please follow the process.
1. When you add fragment add below code to your code
fragmentTransaction.addToBackStack(null);
Then back button handle from the activity.
#Override
public void onBackPressed() {
if (getFragmentManager().getBackStackEntryCount()>0){
getFragmentManager().popBackStack();
}else {
super.onBackPressed();
} }
It will be working perfectly. Happy coding.

There is no need to handle OnBackPress inside Fragment. When you performing Fragment transaction, you can put your fragment to BackStack:
When there are FragmentTransaction objects on the back stack and the user presses the Back button, the FragmentManager pops the most recent transaction off the back stack and performs the reverse action (such as removing a fragment if the transaction added it).
More details you can get from this article.

addToBackstack not working when replacing fragments

I am having an issue where I call addToBackStack on my fragment when replacing it, but when I press back to go back to that fragment, it doesn't go back, it just closes my app.
Fragment fragmentWebView = new MyWebView();
transaction.replace(R.id.content_frame, fragmentWebView);
transaction.addToBackStack(null);
transaction.setTransition(FragmentTransaction.TRANSIT_FRAGMENT_FADE);
transaction.commit();
Am I doing anything wrong here? everything looks fine to me.

Try to add this code to your activity
#Override
public void onBackPressed() {
if (getFragmentManager().getBackStackEntryCount() > 0 ){
getFragmentManager().popBackStack();
} else {
super.onBackPressed();
}
}
Watched here
Hope it helps

I'm not sure if it's related but you shouldn't create your fragment using new, see this post on StackOverflow

You should call addToBackStack(MyWebView.class.getName()); and it is recommended that you check if your fragment exist. The complet transaction could be something like this:
Fragment fragmentWebView = getFragmentManager().findFragmentByTag(MyWebView.class.getName());
if (fragmentWebView == null)
fragmentWebView = new MyWebView();
transaction.replace(R.id.content_frame, fragmentWebView, MyWebView.class.getName());
transaction.addToBackStack(MyWebView.class.getName());
transaction.setTransition(FragmentTransaction.TRANSIT_FRAGMENT_FADE);
transaction.commit();
Now, you can identify your fragment by a tag (MyWebView.class.getName()). Hope it helps you!!

In Fragment on back button pressed Activity is blank

I have an Activity and many fragments inflated in same FrameLayout
<FrameLayout
android:id="#+id/content_frame"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" />
example: mainActivity > any fragment (press back button) > activity is blank.
In onCreate:
layout = (FrameLayout)findViewById(R.id.content_frame);
layout.setVisibility(View.GONE);
When I start a fragment:
FragmentTransaction ft = getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
ft.replace(R.id.content_frame, profileFragment);
ft.addToBackStack(null);
ft.commit();
layout.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
I suppose I need to make the frameLayout's visibility GONE again on back pressed, but how do I do this?
I tried onBackPressed and set layout.setVisibility(View.GONE); but I cannot go back through fragments, as I go directly to main page.

If you have more than one fragment been used in the activity or even if you have only one fragment then the first fragment should not have addToBackStack defined. Since this allows back navigation and prior to this fragment the empty activity layout will be displayed.
// fragmentTransaction.addToBackStack() // dont include this for your first fragment.
But for the other fragment you need to have this defined otherwise the back will not navigate to earlier screen (fragment) instead the application might shutdown.

#Override
public void onBackPressed() {
DrawerLayout drawer = (DrawerLayout) findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout);
if (drawer.isDrawerOpen(GravityCompat.START)) {
drawer.closeDrawer(GravityCompat.START);
}
else {
int fragments = getSupportFragmentManager().getBackStackEntryCount();
if (fragments == 1) {
finish();
} else if (getFragmentManager().getBackStackEntryCount() > 1) {
getFragmentManager().popBackStack();
} else {
super.onBackPressed();
}
}
}
To add a fragment
getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction()
.replace(R.id.layout_main, dashboardFragment, getString(R.string.title_dashboard))
.addToBackStack(getString(R.string.title_dashboard))
.commit();

Sorry for the late response.
You don't have to add ft.addToBackStack(null); while adding first fragment.
FragmentTransaction ft = getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
ft.replace(R.id.content_frame, profileFragment);
// ft.addToBackStack(null); --remove this line.
ft.commit();
// ... rest of code

If you want to track by the fragments you should override the onBackPressed method, like this
public void onBackPressed() {
if (getFragmentManager().getBackStackEntryCount() == 1) {
finish();
} else {
super.onBackPressed();
}
}

You can override onBackPressed and check to see if there is anything on the backstack.
#Override
public void onBackPressed() {
int fragments = getFragmentManager().getBackStackEntryCount();
if (fragments == 1) {
// make layout invisible since last fragment will be removed
}
super.onBackPressed();
}

Just don't add the first fragment to back stack
Here is the Kotlin code that worked for me.
val ft = supportFragmentManager.beginTransaction().replace(container, frag)
if (!supportFragmentManager.fragments.isEmpty()) ft.addToBackStack(null)
ft.commit()

On a recent personal project, I solved this by not calling addToBackStack if the stack is empty.
// don't add the first fragment to the backstack
// otherwise, pressing back on that fragment will result in a blank screen
if (fragmentManager.getFragments() != null) {
transaction.addToBackStack(tag);
}
Here's my full implementation:
String tag = String.valueOf(mCurrentSectionId);
FragmentManager fragmentManager = mActivity.getSupportFragmentManager();
Fragment fragment = fragmentManager.findFragmentByTag(tag);
if (fragment != null) {
// if the fragment exists then no need to create it, just pop back to it so
// that repeatedly toggling between fragments doesn't create a giant stack
fragmentManager.popBackStackImmediate(tag, 0);
} else {
// at this point, popping back to that fragment didn't happen
// So create a new one and then show it
fragment = createFragmentForSection(mCurrentSectionId);
FragmentTransaction transaction = fragmentManager.beginTransaction()
.setTransition(FragmentTransaction.TRANSIT_FRAGMENT_OPEN)
.replace(R.id.main_content, fragment, tag);
// don't add the first fragment to the backstack
// otherwise, pressing back on that fragment will result in a blank screen
if (fragmentManager.getFragments() != null) {
transaction.addToBackStack(tag);
}
transaction.commit();
}

irscomp's solution works if you want to end activity when back button is pressed on first fragment. But if you want to track all fragments, and go back from one to another in back order, you add all fragments to stack with:
ft.addToBackStack(null);
and then, add this to the end of onCreate() to avoid blank screen in last back pressed; you can use getSupportFragmentManager() or getFragmentManager() depending on your API:
FragmentManager fm = getSupportFragmentManager();
fm.addOnBackStackChangedListener(new OnBackStackChangedListener() {
#Override
public void onBackStackChanged() {
if(getSupportFragmentManager().getBackStackEntryCount() == 0) finish();
}
});
Final words: I don't suggest you to use this solution, because if you go from fragment1 to fragment 2 and vice versa 10 times, when you press back button 10 times it will do it in back order which users will not want it.

Almost same as Goodlife's answer, but in Xamarin.Android way:
Load fragment (I wrote helper method for that, but it's not necessary):
public void LoadFragment(Activity activity, Fragment fragment, string fragmentTitle = "")
{
var fragmentManager = activity.FragmentManager;
var fragmentTransaction = fragmentManager.BeginTransaction();
fragmentTransaction.Replace(Resource.Id.mainContainer, fragment);
fragmentTransaction.AddToBackStack(fragmentTitle);
fragmentTransaction.Commit();
}
Back button (in MainActivity):
public override void OnBackPressed()
{
if (isNavDrawerOpen()) drawerLayout.CloseDrawers();
else
{
var backStackEntryCount = FragmentManager.BackStackEntryCount;
if (backStackEntryCount == 1) Finish();
else if (backStackEntryCount > 1) FragmentManager.PopBackStack();
else base.OnBackPressed();
}
}
And isNavDrawerOpen method:
bool isNavDrawerOpen()
{
return drawerLayout != null && drawerLayout.IsDrawerOpen(Android.Support.V4.View.GravityCompat.Start);
}

I still could not fix the issue through getBackStackEntryCount() and I solved my issue by making the main page a fragment too, so in the end I have an activity with a FrameLayout only; and all other fragments including the main page I inflate into that layout. This solved my issue.

I had the same problem when dealing with Firebase's Ui Login screen. When back button was pressed it left a blank screen.
To solve the problem I just called finish() in my onStop() method for said Activity. Worked like a charm.

If you have scenario like me where a list fragment opens another details fragment, and on back press you first need to show the list fragment and then get out the whole activity then, addToBackStack for all the fragment transactions.
and then on the activity, do like this (courtesy: #JRomero's answer, #MSaudi's comment)
#Override
public void onBackPressed() {
int fragments = getFragmentManager().getBackStackEntryCount();
if (fragments == 1) {
// make layout invisible since last fragment will be removed
}
super.onBackPressed();
}

Just Comment or Remove transaction.addToBackStack(null) in your code.Below is code to change fragment in kotlin.
fun ChangeFragment(activity: MainActivity, fragment: Fragment) {
val transaction: FragmentTransaction =
activity.getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction()
transaction.replace(R.id.tabLayoutContainer, fragment)
transaction.commit()
}

Programmatically go back to the previous fragment in the backstack

Say I have an activity that has fragments added programmatically:
private void animateToFragment(Fragment newFragment, String tag) {
FragmentTransaction ft = getFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
ft.replace(R.id.fragment_container, newFragment, tag);
ft.addToBackStack(null);
ft.commit();
}
What is the best way to return to the previous fragment that was visible?
I found Trigger back-button functionality on button click in Android but I'm thinking simulating a back key event isn't the right way to go about it (and I can't get it to work either):
dispatchKeyEvent(new KeyEvent(KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN, KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK));
Calling finish() just closes the activity which I'm not interested in.
Is there a better way to go about this?

Look at the getFragmentManager().popBackStack() methods (there are several to choose from)
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/FragmentManager.html#popBackStack()

To elaborate on the other answers provided, this is my solution (placed in an Activity):
#Override
public void onBackPressed(){
FragmentManager fm = getFragmentManager();
if (fm.getBackStackEntryCount() > 0) {
Log.i("MainActivity", "popping backstack");
fm.popBackStack();
} else {
Log.i("MainActivity", "nothing on backstack, calling super");
super.onBackPressed();
}
}

When we are updating/add the fragments,
Should Include the .addToBackStack().
getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction()
.add(detailFragment, "detail") // Add this transaction to the back stack (name is an optional name for this back stack state, or null).
.addToBackStack(null)
.commit();
After that if we give the getFragments.popBackStackImmediate() will return true if we add/update the fragments, and move back to the current screen.

Android Navigation architecture component.
The following code works for me:
findNavController().popBackStack()

These answers does not work if i don't have addToBackStack() added to my fragment transaction but, you can use:
getActivity().onBackPressed();
from your any fragment to go back one step;

Add those line to your onBackPressed() Method. popBackStackImmediate() method will get you back to the previous fragment if you have any fragment on back stack
`
if(getFragmentManager().getBackStackEntryCount() > 0){
getFragmentManager().popBackStackImmediate();
}
else{
super.onBackPressed();
}
`

This solution works perfectly for bottom bar based fragment navigation when you want to close the app when back pressed in primary fragment.
On the other hand when you are opening the secondary fragment (fragment in fragment) which is defined as "DetailedPizza" in my code it will return the previous state of primary fragment. Cheers !
Inside activities on back pressed put this:
Fragment home = getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentByTag("DetailedPizza");
if (home instanceof FragmentDetailedPizza && home.isVisible()) {
if (getFragmentManager().getBackStackEntryCount() != 0) {
getFragmentManager().popBackStack();
} else {
super.onBackPressed();
}
} else {
//Primary fragment
moveTaskToBack(true);
}
And launch the other fragment like this:
Fragment someFragment = new FragmentDetailedPizza();
FragmentTransaction transaction = getFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
transaction.replace(R.id.container_body, someFragment, "DetailedPizza");
transaction.addToBackStack("DetailedPizza");
transaction.commit();

Kotlin Answer
First, call Fragment Manager.
After, to use onBackPressed()
method.
Coding in Android Studio 4.0 with Kotlin:
fragmentManager?.popBackStack()

Programmatically go back to the previous fragment using following code.
if ( getFragmentManager().getBackStackEntryCount() > 0)
{
getFragmentManager().popBackStack();
return;
}
super.onBackPressed();

To make that fragment come again, just add that fragment to backstack which you want to come on back pressed, Eg:
button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
Fragment fragment = new LoginFragment();
//replacing the fragment
if (fragment != null) {
FragmentTransaction ft = ((FragmentActivity)getContext()).getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
ft.replace(R.id.content_frame, fragment);
ft.addToBackStack("SignupFragment");
ft.commit();
}
}
});
In the above case, I am opening LoginFragment when Button button is pressed, right now the user is in SignupFragment. So if addToBackStack(TAG) is called, where TAG = "SignupFragment", then when back button is pressed in LoginFragment, we come back to SignUpFragment.
Happy Coding!

By adding fragment_tran.addToBackStack(null) on last fragment, I am able to do come back on last fragment.
adding new fragment:
view.findViewById(R.id.changepass).setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
FragmentTransaction transaction = getActivity().getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
transaction.replace(R.id.container, new ChangePassword());
transaction.addToBackStack(null);
transaction.commit();
}
});

Following Kotlin code useful to me
1. Added in Simple Activity class with multiple fragments used
override fun onBackPressed() {
if (supportFragmentManager.backStackEntryCount > 0) {
Log.i(TAG, "=============onBackPressed - Popping backstack====")
supportFragmentManager.popBackStack()
} else {
Log.i(TAG, "=============onBackPressed called because nothing on backstack====")
super.onBackPressed()
}
}
2. Added in BottomNavigationView Activity class with multiple fragments used
override fun onBackPressed() {
Log.e(TAG, "=============onBackPressed")
val navController = findNavController(R.id.nav_host_fragment)
when (navController.currentDestination!!.id) {
R.id.navigation_comments, R.id.navigation_my_posts -> {
menuItemPosition = 0
navController.navigate(R.id.navigation_home)
Log.i(TAG, "=============onBackPressed - Popping backstack with First fragment ====")
}
else -> {
Log.i(TAG, "=============onBackPressed called because nothing on backstack====")
super.onBackPressed()
}
}
}

I came here looking or the same idea, and in the meantime i came up with own, which I believe is not that bad and works if with ViewPager.
So what I did, is to override the onBackPressed method in the parent activity that holds the viewPager, and set it to always go back minus 1 position until it reaches the first fragment, then closes the activity.
#Override
public void onBackPressed() {
if(viewPager.getCurrentItem()>0){
viewPager.setCurrentItem(viewPager.getCurrentItem()-1);
} else {
super.onBackPressed();
this.close();
}
}
private void close(){
this.finish();
}
This might have a downfalls, like it only goes back one way left each time, so it might not work great if there are tabs and you switch positions with fragments skipped, ( going from 0 to 2, and then pressing back would put you on 1, instead of 0)
For my case tho, with 2 fragments in viewPager without tabs, it does the job nicely.

getActivity().getSupportFragmentManager().popBackStackImmediate();
OR
getActivity().onBackPressed();

Try below code:
#Override
public void onBackPressed() {
Fragment myFragment = getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.container);
if (myFragment != null && myFragment instanceof StepOneFragment) {
finish();
} else {
if (getSupportFragmentManager().getBackStackEntryCount() > 0) {
getSupportFragmentManager().popBackStack();
} else {
super.onBackPressed();
}
}
}