How to manager Fragment like ActivityGroup manager Activity - android

As we know, ActivityGroup is deprecated.I'm try to reconfigure my code.
this code use ActivityGroup :
public void lauchContentActivity(Intnet intent) {
View view = getLocationActivityManager().startActivity(
intent.getComponent().getShortClassName(),
intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP))
.getDecorView();
setContentView(view);
}
So I can toogle any activity's visible ,and save the activity instance state which is hide.
But FragmentManager has only a backstack, and can't bring a fragment to front expect pressing the Back button.
How to manager Fragment like ActivityGroup manager Activity?

I achieved fragment tabs, Its was challenging for me to achieve and to understand fragment hierarchy while adding and removing fragment.
As the question of managing fragments, its depend on your requirement, this sample details you hierarchy of fragments & way to manage fragment with the help of HashMap.
Below class will explain you behaviorof fragment. (class present in that sample)
AppMainTabActivity.java
public class AppMainTabActivity extends FragmentActivity {
/* Your Tab host */
private TabHost mTabHost;
/* A HashMap of stacks, where we use tab identifier as keys.. */
private HashMap<String, Stack<Fragment>> mStacks;
/* Save current tabs identifier in this.. */
private String mCurrentTab;
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.app_main_tab_fragment_layout);
/*
* Navigation stacks for each tab gets created.. tab identifier is used
* as key to get respective stack for each tab
*/
mStacks = new HashMap<String, Stack<Fragment>>();
mStacks.put(AppConstants.TAB_A, new Stack<Fragment>());
mStacks.put(AppConstants.TAB_B, new Stack<Fragment>());
mStacks.put(AppConstants.TAB_C, new Stack<Fragment>());
mTabHost = (TabHost) findViewById(android.R.id.tabhost);
mTabHost.setOnTabChangedListener(listener);
mTabHost.setup();
initializeTabs();
}
private View createTabView(final int id) {
View view = LayoutInflater.from(this).inflate(R.layout.tabs_icon, null);
ImageView imageView = (ImageView) view.findViewById(R.id.tab_icon);
imageView.setImageDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(id));
return view;
}
public void initializeTabs() {
/* Setup your tab icons and content views.. Nothing special in this.. */
TabHost.TabSpec spec = mTabHost.newTabSpec(AppConstants.TAB_A);
mTabHost.setCurrentTab(-3);
spec.setContent(new TabHost.TabContentFactory() {
public View createTabContent(String tag) {
return findViewById(R.id.realtabcontent);
}
});
spec.setIndicator(createTabView(R.drawable.toolkittabicon));
mTabHost.addTab(spec);
spec = mTabHost.newTabSpec(AppConstants.TAB_B);
spec.setContent(new TabHost.TabContentFactory() {
public View createTabContent(String tag) {
return findViewById(R.id.realtabcontent);
}
});
spec.setIndicator(createTabView(R.drawable.followtabicon));
mTabHost.addTab(spec);
spec = mTabHost.newTabSpec(AppConstants.TAB_C);
spec.setContent(new TabHost.TabContentFactory() {
public View createTabContent(String tag) {
return findViewById(R.id.realtabcontent);
}
});
spec.setIndicator(createTabView(R.drawable.myhuddletabicion));
mTabHost.addTab(spec);
}
/* Comes here when user switch tab, or we do programmatically */
TabHost.OnTabChangeListener listener = new TabHost.OnTabChangeListener() {
public void onTabChanged(String tabId) {
/* Set current tab.. */
mCurrentTab = tabId;
if (mStacks.get(tabId).size() == 0) {
/*
* First time this tab is selected. So add first fragment of
* that tab. Dont need animation, so that argument is false. We
* are adding a new fragment which is not present in stack. So
* add to stack is true.
*/
if (tabId.equals(AppConstants.TAB_A)) {
pushFragments(tabId, new ToolKitFragment(), false, true);
} else if (tabId.equals(AppConstants.TAB_B)) {
pushFragments(tabId, new FollowFragment(), false, true);
} else if (tabId.equals(AppConstants.TAB_C)) {
pushFragments(tabId, new HuddleFragment(), false, true);
}
} else {
/*
* We are switching tabs, and target tab is already has atleast
* one fragment. No need of animation, no need of stack pushing.
* Just show the target fragment
*/
pushFragments(tabId, mStacks.get(tabId).lastElement(), false,
false);
}
}
};
/*
* Might be useful if we want to switch tab programmatically, from inside
* any of the fragment.
*/
public void setCurrentTab(int val) {
mTabHost.setCurrentTab(val);
}
/*
* To add fragment to a tab. tag -> Tab identifier fragment -> Fragment to
* show, in tab identified by tag shouldAnimate -> should animate
* transaction. false when we switch tabs, or adding first fragment to a tab
* true when when we are pushing more fragment into navigation stack.
* shouldAdd -> Should add to fragment navigation stack (mStacks.get(tag)).
* false when we are switching tabs (except for the first time) true in all
* other cases.
*/
public void pushFragments(String tag, Fragment fragment,
boolean shouldAnimate, boolean shouldAdd) {
if (shouldAdd)
mStacks.get(tag).push(fragment);
FragmentManager manager = getSupportFragmentManager();
FragmentTransaction ft = manager.beginTransaction();
if (shouldAnimate)
ft.setCustomAnimations(R.anim.slide_in_right, R.anim.slide_out_left);
ft.replace(R.id.realtabcontent, fragment);
ft.commit();
}
public void popFragments() {
/*
* Select the second last fragment in current tab's stack.. which will
* be shown after the fragment transaction given below
*/
Fragment fragment = mStacks.get(mCurrentTab).elementAt(
mStacks.get(mCurrentTab).size() - 2);
/* pop current fragment from stack.. */
mStacks.get(mCurrentTab).pop();
/*
* We have the target fragment in hand.. Just show it.. Show a standard
* navigation animation
*/
FragmentManager manager = getSupportFragmentManager();
FragmentTransaction ft = manager.beginTransaction();
ft.setCustomAnimations(R.anim.slide_in_left, R.anim.slide_out_right);
ft.replace(R.id.realtabcontent, fragment);
ft.commit();
}
#Override
public void onBackPressed() {
if (((BaseFragment) mStacks.get(mCurrentTab).lastElement())
.onBackPressed() == false) {
Log.d("######", "on back press");
/*
* top fragment in current tab doesn't handles back press, we can do
* our thing, which is
*
* if current tab has only one fragment in stack, ie first fragment
* is showing for this tab. finish the activity else pop to previous
* fragment in stack for the same tab
*/
if (mStacks.get(mCurrentTab).size() == 1) {
super.onBackPressed(); // or call finish..
} else {
popFragments();
}
} else {
// do nothing.. fragment already handled back button press.
}
}
/*
* Imagine if you wanted to get an image selected using ImagePicker intent
* to the fragment. Ofcourse I could have created a public function in that
* fragment, and called it from the activity. But couldn't resist myself.
*/
#Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
if (mStacks.get(mCurrentTab).size() == 0) {
return;
}
/* Now current fragment on screen gets onActivityResult callback.. */
mStacks.get(mCurrentTab).lastElement()
.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
}
}
But if you have child fragment then it will create issue on back press which is not handle in that sample, solution# you have to Override onDetach() method and manage child fragment check below code snippet.
#Override
public void onDetach() {
super.onDetach();
try {
Field childFragmentManager = Fragment.class.getDeclaredField("mChildFragmentManager");
childFragmentManager.setAccessible(true);
childFragmentManager.set(this, null);
} catch (NoSuchFieldException e) {
throw new RuntimeException(e);
} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
throw new RuntimeException(e);
}
}
Additionally refer developer site and dig fragment in details.

The feasibility of this answer will depend on what you want to accomplish with the different activities. I had a similar problem and I solved it by using Fragments. Imagine that you have one Activity for your task which has different facets. Then you can easily use the Activity to gather and persist data that you will need in each Fragment or to feed your business logic and your Fragments can each cater to different facets of the task. I would highly recommend this as Fragmentand FragmentManagerare supposed to replace the deprecated ActivityGroup. Here is some documentation on the matter:
FragmentManager
Fragment
Now, using Fragments is a bit different from using Activity but not to much. Basically, you declare your Fragmentlike any other object. To show your Fragment you will use:
FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction = getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
YourFragment yourFragment = new YourFragment();
fragmentTransaction.replace(R.id.containerID, yourFragment);
fragmentTransaction.addToBackStack();
fragmentTransaction.commit();
The documentation that you can download using ADK also contains a lot of samples that use Fragments. I believe it is a good start if you want to get some quality code snippets!

Related

Separate Back Stack for each tab in BottomNavigationView Android using Fragments

I'm implementing BottomNavigationView for navigation in an Android app. I am using Fragments to set the content for each tab.
I know how to set up one fragment for each tab and then switch fragments when a tab is clicked. But how can I have a separate back stack for each tab?
Here is the code to set up one fragment:
Fragment selectedFragment = ItemsFragment.newInstance();
FragmentTransaction transaction = getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
transaction.replace(R.id.content, selectedFragment);
transaction.commit();
For an example, Fragment A and B would be under Tab 1 and Fragment C and D under Tab 2. When the app is started Fragment A is shown and Tab 1 is selected. Then Fragment A might be replaced with Fragment B. When Tab 2 is selected Fragment C should be displayed. If Tab 1 is then selected Fragment B should once again be displayed. At this point, it should be possible to use the back button to show Fragment A.
And Here is the code to set up next fragment in the same tab:
Fragment selectedFragment = ItemsFragment.newInstance();
FragmentTransaction ft = getFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
ft.replace(R.id.content, selectedFragment);
ft.setTransition(FragmentTransaction.TRANSIT_FRAGMENT_FADE);
ft.addToBackStack(null);
ft.commit();
Finally, I found the solution, it was inspired by a previous answer on StackOverflow: Separate Back Stack for each tab in Android using Fragments
I only have replaced TabHost with BottomNavigationView and here is the code:
Main Activity
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
private HashMap<String, Stack<Fragment>> mStacks;
public static final String TAB_HOME = "tab_home";
public static final String TAB_DASHBOARD = "tab_dashboard";
public static final String TAB_NOTIFICATIONS = "tab_notifications";
private String mCurrentTab;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
BottomNavigationView navigation = (BottomNavigationView) findViewById(R.id.navigation);
navigation.setOnNavigationItemSelectedListener(mOnNavigationItemSelectedListener);
mStacks = new HashMap<String, Stack<Fragment>>();
mStacks.put(TAB_HOME, new Stack<Fragment>());
mStacks.put(TAB_DASHBOARD, new Stack<Fragment>());
mStacks.put(TAB_NOTIFICATIONS, new Stack<Fragment>());
navigation.setSelectedItemId(R.id.navigation_home);
}
private BottomNavigationView.OnNavigationItemSelectedListener mOnNavigationItemSelectedListener
= new BottomNavigationView.OnNavigationItemSelectedListener() {
#Override
public boolean onNavigationItemSelected(#NonNull MenuItem item) {
switch (item.getItemId()) {
case R.id.navigation_home:
selectedTab(TAB_HOME);
return true;
case R.id.navigation_dashboard:
selectedTab(TAB_DASHBOARD);
return true;
case R.id.navigation_notifications:
selectedTab(TAB_NOTIFICATIONS);
return true;
}
return false;
}
};
private void gotoFragment(Fragment selectedFragment)
{
FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction = getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
fragmentTransaction.replace(R.id.content, selectedFragment);
fragmentTransaction.commit();
}
private void selectedTab(String tabId)
{
mCurrentTab = tabId;
if(mStacks.get(tabId).size() == 0){
/*
* First time this tab is selected. So add first fragment of that tab.
* Dont need animation, so that argument is false.
* We are adding a new fragment which is not present in stack. So add to stack is true.
*/
if(tabId.equals(TAB_HOME)){
pushFragments(tabId, new HomeFragment(),true);
}else if(tabId.equals(TAB_DASHBOARD)){
pushFragments(tabId, new DashboardFragment(),true);
}else if(tabId.equals(TAB_NOTIFICATIONS)){
pushFragments(tabId, new NotificationsFragment(),true);
}
}else {
/*
* We are switching tabs, and target tab is already has atleast one fragment.
* No need of animation, no need of stack pushing. Just show the target fragment
*/
pushFragments(tabId, mStacks.get(tabId).lastElement(),false);
}
}
public void pushFragments(String tag, Fragment fragment, boolean shouldAdd){
if(shouldAdd)
mStacks.get(tag).push(fragment);
FragmentManager manager = getSupportFragmentManager();
FragmentTransaction ft = manager.beginTransaction();
ft.replace(R.id.content, fragment);
ft.commit();
}
public void popFragments(){
/*
* Select the second last fragment in current tab's stack..
* which will be shown after the fragment transaction given below
*/
Fragment fragment = mStacks.get(mCurrentTab).elementAt(mStacks.get(mCurrentTab).size() - 2);
/*pop current fragment from stack.. */
mStacks.get(mCurrentTab).pop();
/* We have the target fragment in hand.. Just show it.. Show a standard navigation animation*/
FragmentManager manager = getSupportFragmentManager();
FragmentTransaction ft = manager.beginTransaction();
ft.replace(R.id.content, fragment);
ft.commit();
}
#Override
public void onBackPressed() {
if(mStacks.get(mCurrentTab).size() == 1){
// We are already showing first fragment of current tab, so when back pressed, we will finish this activity..
finish();
return;
}
/* Goto previous fragment in navigation stack of this tab */
popFragments();
}
}
Home fragment example
public class HomeFragment extends Fragment {
#Nullable
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, #Nullable ViewGroup container, #Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_home, container, false);
Button gotoNextFragment = (Button) view.findViewById(R.id.gotoHome2);
gotoNextFragment.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View view) {
((MainActivity)getActivity()).pushFragments(MainActivity.TAB_HOME, new Home2Fragment(),true);
}
});
return view;
}
}
This behavior is supported by the new Navigation Architecture Component (https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/architecture/navigation/).
Essentially, one can use NavHostFragment, which is a fragment that controls its own back stack:
Each NavHostFragment has a NavController that defines valid navigation within the navigation host. This includes the navigation graph as well as navigation state such as current location and back stack that will be saved and restored along with the NavHostFragment itself.
https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/navigation/fragment/NavHostFragment
Here is an example: https://github.com/deisold/navigation
Edit: Turns out Navigation Architecture Component doesn't support seperate back stacks anyway, as pointed out by the commenters. But as #r4jiv007 mentioned, they are working on it and has offered an "official hack" in the meantime: https://github.com/googlesamples/android-architecture-components/tree/master/NavigationAdvancedSample
It is worth noting that the behavior you describe goes against the Google guidelines. https://material.io/guidelines/components/bottom-navigation.html#bottom-navigation-behavior
Navigation through the bottom navigation bar should reset the task state.
In other words, having Fragment A and Fragment B "inside" Tab 1 is fine, but if the user opens Fragment B, clicks Tab 2, and then clicks Tab 1 again, they should see Fragment A.
Suppose you have 5(A, B, C, D, E) BottomNavigationView menu item, then in Activity create 5 FrameLayout(frmlytA, frmlytB, frmlytC, frmlytD, frmlytE) in parallel overlapping manner as the container for each of these menu items. When BottomNavigation Menu item A is pressed then hide all the other FrameLayouts(Visibility = GONE) and just show(Visibility = VISIBLE) the FrameLayout 'frmlytA' which will host the FragmentA and over this container do the further transactions like (FragmentA -> FragmentX -> FragmentY). And then If user clicks BottomNavigation Menu item B then just hide this(frmlytA) container and show 'frmlytB'. Then if user again presses the menu item A then show 'frmlytA' it should retain the earlier state. So, like this you can switch between the container FrameLayouts and can maintain the back stack of each container.
Instead of using replace method use add fragment,
Instead of this method
ft.replace(R.id.content, selectedFragment);
Use this
ft.add(R.id.content, selectedFragment);
Fragment selectedFragment = ItemsFragment.newInstance();
FragmentTransaction ft = getFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
ft.(R.id.content, selectedFragment);
ft.setTransition(FragmentTransaction.TRANSIT_FRAGMENT_FADE);
ft.addToBackStack(null);
ft.commit();

Can't get the fragment backstack to work, what am I doing wrong?

I've got an application with a layout consisting of two fragments. One menu fragment to the left and a content fragment to the right. When the user presses a menu item in the menu fragment the content fragment changes.
On a small device (phone) I only display the menu fragment initially. When the user presses a menu item the entire menu fragment is replaced by a content fragment. However, when the user then wants to go back to the menu by pressing the back button, the application closes (as if there is nothing in the back stack).
The following is a trimmed version of my code, what am I doing wrong?
public class MainActivity extends FragmentActivity implements IMenuListener {
private static final String TAG = MainActivity.class.getName();
private Fragment menuFragment = null;
private Fragment contentFragment = null;
private FragmentManager fm;
private ActionBar actionBar;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
if(fm == null) fm = getFragmentManager();
if(actionBar == null) actionBar = getActionBar();
menuFragment = (MenuFragment) fm.findFragmentById(R.id.menuFragment);
contentFragment = (Fragment) fm.findFragmentById(R.id.contentFragment);
if(menuFragment == null) {
menuFragment = new MenuFragment();
replaceFragment(R.id.menuFragment, menuFragment);
}
// If the content fragment has not been initiated, initiate it, as the view exists in XML.
if(contentFragment == null && findViewById(R.id.contentFragment) != null) {
actionBar.setSubtitle(getResources().getString(R.string.actionbar_subtitle_home));
contentFragment = new HomeFragment();
replaceFragment(R.id.contentFragment, contentFragment);
}
// If the content fragment has not been initiated and the view does not exist in XML, don't initiate it.
else if(contentFragment == null && findViewById(R.id.contentFragment) == null) {
// Basically do nothing.
actionBar.setSubtitle(getResources().getString(R.string.actionbar_subtitle_menu));
}
}
// Menu item clicked, change fragment
#Override
public void onMenuItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
if(contentFragment != null && contentFragment.isVisible()) {
// Custom MenuItem class has a Fragment field
replaceFragment(R.id.contentFragment, item.getFragment());
contentFragment = item.getFragment();
} else {
if(deviceIsPhoneInPortaitOrientation()) {
replaceFragment(R.id.menuFragment, item.getFragment());
}
}
}
/**
* Replace current fragment
* #param container The resource id of the container view
* #param newFragment The new fragment which should be placed in the given container
*/
private void replaceFragment(int container, Fragment newFragment) {
FragmentTransaction ft = fm.beginTransaction();
ft.addToBackStack(null); // TODO Not working as expected
ft.replace(container, newFragment);
ft.setTransition(FragmentTransaction.TRANSIT_FRAGMENT_OPEN);
ft.commit();
}
/**
* Determines whether the current device is a phone with current orientation
* set to portrait or not.
* #return true if it is, false otherwise
*/
public boolean deviceIsPhoneInPortaitOrientation() {
return (!getResources().getBoolean(R.bool.isTablet) &&
getResources().getConfiguration().orientation == Configuration.ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT);
}
}
there is already nice demonstration of exactly what you are look for .
check the actionBarSherlock fragments sample (or the one provided by google, they are about the same) , in the "layout" demo .
also check out this tutorial and this lecture

Using Fragments and TabListener the right way

My problem is about fragments with tabs. I have got one activity which basically has an empty layout and I add fragments to it dynamically. As soon as I start the activity I add a fragment with a listview to it and when I click on an item of the list I remove the fragment with the listview and add another fragment with details about it. Also some tabs are visible now. Clicking on one of these tabs shows other details about the item from the listview.
I do have working code but it seems that I'm hacking it altogether.
Here is some bits of it:
Activity:
// In onCreate:
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// Check that the activity is using the layout version with
// the fragment_container FrameLayout
if (findViewById(R.id.fragment_container) != null) {
// However, if we're being restored from a previous state,
// then we don't need to do anything and should return or else
// we could end up with overlapping fragments.
if (savedInstanceState != null) {
return;
}
// Create an instance of FList
fList = new FList();
// Add the fragment to the 'fragment_container' FrameLayout
getFragmentManager().beginTransaction().add(R.id.fragment_container,fList).commit();
}
}
// After clicking on an item of the listview changeFragment() is called
public void changeFragment() {
FragmentTransaction ft = getFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
fSpeed = new FSpeed();
ft.add(R.id.fragment_container, fSpeed);
// this might be necessary
if (actionBar != null)
actionBar.selectTab(tabSpeed);
ft.commit();
}
// In the activity I also setup the ActionBar with tabs
private void setupActionBar() {
tabSpeed = actionBar.newTab();
// and a few more tabs...
tabSpeed.setTabListener(this);
actionBar.addTab(tabSpeed);
// But the tabs are not visible because of the navigation mode
actionBar.setNavigationMode(ActionBar.NAVIGATION_MODE_STANDARD);
}
// Here is the tabListener - very hacky!
#Override
public void onTabSelected(Tab tab, FragmentTransaction ft)
if (fm == null)
fm = getFragmentManager();
Fragment f = null;
switch (tab.getPosition()) {
case 0:
if (fSpeed == null)
fSpeed = new FSpeed();
f = findFragment(fSpeed);
if (f != null) {
ft.setCustomAnimations(R.anim.fragment_alpha_0_1, R.anim.fragment_alpha_1_0);
ft.remove(f);
ft.add(R.id.fragment_container, fSpeed);
} else {
Log.d(TAG, "fSpeed is " + f);
return;
}
break;
case 1:
// more tabs - similar code
}
// the findFragment() method
private Fragment findFragment(Fragment selectedFragment) {
if (fm.findFragmentById(R.id.fragment_container) == fSpeed && selectedFragment != fSpeed)
return fSpeed;
// more ifs for other fragments
else
return null;
}
This all worked fine for the minute but after switching x times between the tabs things started looking funny, e.g. fList was visible, tab icons disappeared, ... I could track the bugs down and add some null checks but I think I went the wrong way. This is why I changed the TabListener with the following one:
// Still in activity
public static class MyTabListener<T extends Fragment> implements TabListener {
private Fragment mFragment;
private final Activity mActivity;
private final String mTag;
private final Class<T> mClass;
/**
* * Constructor used each time a new tab is created.
* * * #param
* activity * The host Activity, used to instantiate the fragment
* * #param
* tag * The identifier tag for the fragment
* * #param clz * The
* fragment's Class, used to instantiate the fragment
*/
public MyTabListener(Activity activity, String tag, Class<T> clz) {
mActivity = activity;
mTag = tag;
mClass = clz;
}
/* The following are each of the ActionBar.TabListener callbacks */
public void onTabSelected(Tab tab, FragmentTransaction ft) {
// Check if the fragment is already initialized
if (mFragment == null) {
// If not, instantiate and add it to the activity
mFragment = Fragment.instantiate(mActivity, mClass.getName());
ft.add(R.id.fragment_container, mFragment, mTag);
} else {
// If it exists, simply attach it in order to show it
ft.attach(mFragment);
}
}
public void onTabUnselected(Tab tab, FragmentTransaction ft) {
if (mFragment != null) {
ft.detach(mFragment);
}
}
// The tabs are now assigned to MyTabListener
tabSpeed.setTabListener(new MyTabListener<FSpeed>(this, "speed", FSpeed.class));
Here is where the problem started. After clicking on an item from the listview with the new TabListener onTabSelected and onTabUnSelected are called in turns endlessly.
Question:
My question is how do you go from a fragment with a listview to another fragment after clicking on an item of the listview (and still use the same activity). Is my own written method changeFragment() the wrong approach? Still I would like to use the MyTabListener.
Note 1: I bought Commonsware's book to learn more about fragments but I couldn't find a more complex example with different fragments working together and also couldn't find how the back button is handled, or overridden. For example after clicking on the back button if fragment1, 2 or 3 are visible always show fragment4. If anybody found one in the book could you please tell me the chapter (name)/ page? If there isn't it would be very kind of the Common guys to provide one in the next update or so.
Note 2: Global variables were used in the project like fSpeed, tabSpeed, ...
Note 3: If you need more code or explanation please let me know in the comments. Thanks for helping!
Is my own written method changeFragment() the wrong approach?
You are adding a fragment, not replacing one. To replace a fragment, use replace(), not add().

Switch between tab navigation and list navigation

I am using ActionBarSherlock and applying this pattern for the tab navigation that I found on android developer site. It's working pretty good but I also want to able to switch between NAVIGATION_MODE_TABS and NAVIGATION_MODE_LIST preserving the association between tabs and the fragments.
The pattern I mentioned above is pretty good for preserving a generic code. So I add listeners to my tabs and associate them with specific fragments like this:
bar.addTab(bar.newTab()
.setText("MyFragment")
.setTabListener(new TabListener<SomeFragment>(this, "myfargment", SomeFragment.class)));
and instantiate the fragment when the associated tab is clicked with the help of generics:
public void onTabSelected(Tab tab, FragmentTransaction ft) {
if (mFragment == null) {
mFragment = Fragment.instantiate(mActivity, mClass.getName(), mArgs);
ft.add(android.R.id.content, mFragment, mTag);
} else {
ft.attach(mFragment);
}
}
My question is how can I achieve a similar way while navigating between my fragments with the list navigation mode. I couldn't find a similar way since the OnNavigationListener for the list on the ActionBar works for the whole list instead of per item basis like the tablistener.
or do I have to do something like this:
#Override
public boolean onNavigationItemSelected(int itemPosition, long itemId) {
switch (itemPosition) {
case 0:
//Replace the current fragment with FragmentA
break;
case 1:
//Replace the current fragment with FragmentB
break;
case 2:
//Replace the current fragment with FragmentC
break;
default:
break;
}
return true;
}
EDIT:
I have noticed an interesting behaviour:
While the navigation mode is set to NAVIGATION_MODE_TABS if I put my phone in landscape mode it converts the tabs to a list and preservers the association between the fragments and the list items(which were tab items before) how can I achieve this result on demand rather than on orientation change?
I dont think its possible if you are in tab mode to manually set to a list navigation. I have the list navigation set for one of my applications when it falls below the "Large" bucket. This is how I am using the navigation listener:
OnNavigationListener mNavigationListener = new OnNavigationListener()
{
int mLastPosition = -1;
#Override
public boolean onNavigationItemSelected(int itemPosition, long itemId)
{
String selectedTag = mFragmentNames.get(itemPosition);
FragmentManager fm = getSupportFragmentManager();
Fragment fragment = fm.findFragmentByTag(selectedTag);
FragmentTransaction ft = fm.beginTransaction();
/** Used to avoid the same fragment being reattached. */
if(mLastPosition != itemPosition)
{
/** Means there was a previous fragment attached. */
if(mLastPosition != -1)
{
Fragment lastFragment = fm.findFragmentByTag(mFragmentNames.get(mLastPosition));
if(lastFragment != null)
ft.remove(lastFragment);
}
if(fragment == null)
{
/** The fragment is being added for the first time. */
fragment = Fragment.instantiate(HomeActivity.this, selectedTag);
ft.add(R.id.rootLayout, fragment, selectedTag);
ft.commit();
} else
{
ft.attach(fragment);
ft.commit();
}
}
/**
* The newly attached fragment will be the last position if changed.
*/
mLastPosition = itemPosition;
return true;
}
};
The variable mFragmentNames is a HashMap that maps a integer position to a fragment name ex. "com.android.myproject.MyFragment"
I hope this helps.

Separate Back Stack for each tab in Android using Fragments

I'm trying to implement tabs for navigation in an Android app. Since TabActivity and ActivityGroup are deprecated I would like to implement it using Fragments instead.
I know how to set up one fragment for each tab and then switch fragments when a tab is clicked. But how can I have a separate back stack for each tab?
For an example Fragment A and B would be under Tab 1 and Fragment C and D under Tab 2. When the app is started Fragment A is shown and Tab 1 is selected. Then Fragment A might be replaced with Fragment B. When Tab 2 is selected Fragment C should be displayed. If Tab 1 is then selected Fragment B should once again be displayed. At this point it should be possible to use the back button to show Fragment A.
Also, it is important that the state for each tab is maintained when the device is rotated.
BR
Martin
Read this before using this solution
Wow, I still can't believe this answer is the one with most votes in this thread. Please don't blindly follow this implementation. I wrote this solution in 2012 (when I was just a novice in Android). Ten years down the line, I can see there is a terrible issue with this solution.
I am storing hard reference to fragments to implement the navigation stack. It is a terrible practice and would result in memory leak. Let the FragmentManager saves the reference to fragments. Just store the fragment identifier if needed.
My answer can be used with above modification if needed. But I don't think we need to write a multi stacked navigation implementation from scratch. There is surely a much better readymade solution for this. I am not much into Android nowadays, so can't point to any.
I am keeping the original answer for the sake of completeness.
Original answer
I am terribly late to this question . But since this thread has been very informative and helpful to me I thought I better post my two pence here.
I needed a screen flow like this (A minimalistic design with 2 tabs and 2 views in each tab),
tabA
-> ScreenA1, ScreenA2
tabB
-> ScreenB1, ScreenB2
I had the same requirements in the past, and I did it using TabActivityGroup (which was deprecated at that time too) and Activities. This time I wanted to use Fragments.
So this is how I done it.
1. Create a base Fragment Class
public class BaseFragment extends Fragment {
AppMainTabActivity mActivity;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
mActivity = (AppMainTabActivity) this.getActivity();
}
public void onBackPressed(){
}
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data){
}
}
All fragments in your app can extend this Base class. If you want to use special fragments like ListFragment you should create a base class for that too. You will be clear about the usage of onBackPressed() and onActivityResult() if you read the post in full..
2. Create some Tab identifiers, accessible everywhere in project
public class AppConstants{
public static final String TAB_A = "tab_a_identifier";
public static final String TAB_B = "tab_b_identifier";
//Your other constants, if you have them..
}
nothing to explain here..
3. Ok, Main Tab Activity- Please go through comments in code..
public class AppMainFragmentActivity extends FragmentActivity{
/* Your Tab host */
private TabHost mTabHost;
/* A HashMap of stacks, where we use tab identifier as keys..*/
private HashMap<String, Stack<Fragment>> mStacks;
/*Save current tabs identifier in this..*/
private String mCurrentTab;
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.app_main_tab_fragment_layout);
/*
* Navigation stacks for each tab gets created..
* tab identifier is used as key to get respective stack for each tab
*/
mStacks = new HashMap<String, Stack<Fragment>>();
mStacks.put(AppConstants.TAB_A, new Stack<Fragment>());
mStacks.put(AppConstants.TAB_B, new Stack<Fragment>());
mTabHost = (TabHost)findViewById(android.R.id.tabhost);
mTabHost.setOnTabChangedListener(listener);
mTabHost.setup();
initializeTabs();
}
private View createTabView(final int id) {
View view = LayoutInflater.from(this).inflate(R.layout.tabs_icon, null);
ImageView imageView = (ImageView) view.findViewById(R.id.tab_icon);
imageView.setImageDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(id));
return view;
}
public void initializeTabs(){
/* Setup your tab icons and content views.. Nothing special in this..*/
TabHost.TabSpec spec = mTabHost.newTabSpec(AppConstants.TAB_A);
mTabHost.setCurrentTab(-3);
spec.setContent(new TabHost.TabContentFactory() {
public View createTabContent(String tag) {
return findViewById(R.id.realtabcontent);
}
});
spec.setIndicator(createTabView(R.drawable.tab_home_state_btn));
mTabHost.addTab(spec);
spec = mTabHost.newTabSpec(AppConstants.TAB_B);
spec.setContent(new TabHost.TabContentFactory() {
public View createTabContent(String tag) {
return findViewById(R.id.realtabcontent);
}
});
spec.setIndicator(createTabView(R.drawable.tab_status_state_btn));
mTabHost.addTab(spec);
}
/*Comes here when user switch tab, or we do programmatically*/
TabHost.OnTabChangeListener listener = new TabHost.OnTabChangeListener() {
public void onTabChanged(String tabId) {
/*Set current tab..*/
mCurrentTab = tabId;
if(mStacks.get(tabId).size() == 0){
/*
* First time this tab is selected. So add first fragment of that tab.
* Dont need animation, so that argument is false.
* We are adding a new fragment which is not present in stack. So add to stack is true.
*/
if(tabId.equals(AppConstants.TAB_A)){
pushFragments(tabId, new AppTabAFirstFragment(), false,true);
}else if(tabId.equals(AppConstants.TAB_B)){
pushFragments(tabId, new AppTabBFirstFragment(), false,true);
}
}else {
/*
* We are switching tabs, and target tab is already has atleast one fragment.
* No need of animation, no need of stack pushing. Just show the target fragment
*/
pushFragments(tabId, mStacks.get(tabId).lastElement(), false,false);
}
}
};
/* Might be useful if we want to switch tab programmatically, from inside any of the fragment.*/
public void setCurrentTab(int val){
mTabHost.setCurrentTab(val);
}
/*
* To add fragment to a tab.
* tag -> Tab identifier
* fragment -> Fragment to show, in tab identified by tag
* shouldAnimate -> should animate transaction. false when we switch tabs, or adding first fragment to a tab
* true when when we are pushing more fragment into navigation stack.
* shouldAdd -> Should add to fragment navigation stack (mStacks.get(tag)). false when we are switching tabs (except for the first time)
* true in all other cases.
*/
public void pushFragments(String tag, Fragment fragment,boolean shouldAnimate, boolean shouldAdd){
if(shouldAdd)
mStacks.get(tag).push(fragment);
FragmentManager manager = getSupportFragmentManager();
FragmentTransaction ft = manager.beginTransaction();
if(shouldAnimate)
ft.setCustomAnimations(R.anim.slide_in_right, R.anim.slide_out_left);
ft.replace(R.id.realtabcontent, fragment);
ft.commit();
}
public void popFragments(){
/*
* Select the second last fragment in current tab's stack..
* which will be shown after the fragment transaction given below
*/
Fragment fragment = mStacks.get(mCurrentTab).elementAt(mStacks.get(mCurrentTab).size() - 2);
/*pop current fragment from stack.. */
mStacks.get(mCurrentTab).pop();
/* We have the target fragment in hand.. Just show it.. Show a standard navigation animation*/
FragmentManager manager = getSupportFragmentManager();
FragmentTransaction ft = manager.beginTransaction();
ft.setCustomAnimations(R.anim.slide_in_left, R.anim.slide_out_right);
ft.replace(R.id.realtabcontent, fragment);
ft.commit();
}
#Override
public void onBackPressed() {
if(mStacks.get(mCurrentTab).size() == 1){
// We are already showing first fragment of current tab, so when back pressed, we will finish this activity..
finish();
return;
}
/* Each fragment represent a screen in application (at least in my requirement, just like an activity used to represent a screen). So if I want to do any particular action
* when back button is pressed, I can do that inside the fragment itself. For this I used AppBaseFragment, so that each fragment can override onBackPressed() or onActivityResult()
* kind of events, and activity can pass it to them. Make sure just do your non navigation (popping) logic in fragment, since popping of fragment is done here itself.
*/
((AppBaseFragment)mStacks.get(mCurrentTab).lastElement()).onBackPressed();
/* Goto previous fragment in navigation stack of this tab */
popFragments();
}
/*
* Imagine if you wanted to get an image selected using ImagePicker intent to the fragment. Ofcourse I could have created a public function
* in that fragment, and called it from the activity. But couldn't resist myself.
*/
#Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
if(mStacks.get(mCurrentTab).size() == 0){
return;
}
/*Now current fragment on screen gets onActivityResult callback..*/
mStacks.get(mCurrentTab).lastElement().onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
}
}
4. app_main_tab_fragment_layout.xml (In case anyone interested.)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<TabHost
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#android:id/tabhost"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<FrameLayout
android:id="#android:id/tabcontent"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="0"/>
<FrameLayout
android:id="#+android:id/realtabcontent"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"/>
<TabWidget
android:id="#android:id/tabs"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0"/>
</LinearLayout>
</TabHost>
5. AppTabAFirstFragment.java (First fragment in Tab A, simliar for all Tabs)
public class AppTabAFragment extends BaseFragment {
private Button mGotoButton;
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_one_layout, container, false);
mGoToButton = (Button) view.findViewById(R.id.goto_button);
mGoToButton.setOnClickListener(listener);
return view;
}
private OnClickListener listener = new View.OnClickListener(){
#Override
public void onClick(View v){
/* Go to next fragment in navigation stack*/
mActivity.pushFragments(AppConstants.TAB_A, new AppTabAFragment2(),true,true);
}
}
}
This might not be the most polished and correct way. But it worked beautifully in my case. Also I only had this requirement in portrait mode. I never had to use this code in a project supporting both orientation. So can't say what kind of challenges I face there..
If anyone want a full project, I have pushed a sample project to github.
We had to implement exactly that same behaviour that you describe for an app recently. The screens and overall flow of the application were already defined so we had to stick with it (it's an iOS app clone...). Luckily, we managed to get rid of the on-screen back buttons :)
We hacked the solution using a mixture of TabActivity, FragmentActivities (we were using the support library for fragments) and Fragments. In retrospective, I'm pretty sure it wasn't the best architecture decision, but we managed to get the thing working. If I had to do it again, I'd probably try to do a more activity-based solution (no fragments), or try and have only one Activity for the tabs and let all the rest be views (which I find are much more reusable than activities overall).
So the requirements were to have some tabs and nestable screens in each tab:
tab 1
screen 1 -> screen 2 -> screen 3
tab 2
screen 4
tab 3
screen 5 -> 6
etc...
So say: user starts in tab 1, navigates from screen 1 to screen 2 then to screen 3, he then switches to tab 3 and navigates from screen 4 to 6; if the switched back to tab 1, he should see screen 3 again and if he pressed Back he should return to screen 2; Back again and he is in screen 1; switch to tab 3 and he's in screen 6 again.
The main Activity in the application is MainTabActivity, which extends TabActivity. Each tab is associated with an activity, lets say ActivityInTab1, 2 and 3. And then each screen will be a fragment:
MainTabActivity
ActivityInTab1
Fragment1 -> Fragment2 -> Fragment3
ActivityInTab2
Fragment4
ActivityInTab3
Fragment5 -> Fragment6
Each ActivityInTab holds only one fragment at a time, and knows how to replace one fragment for another one (pretty much the same as an ActvityGroup). The cool thing is that it's quite easy to mantain separate back stacks for each tab this way.
The functionality for each ActivityInTab was quite the same: know how to navigate from one fragment to another and maintain a back stack, so we put that in a base class. Let's call it simply ActivityInTab:
abstract class ActivityInTab extends FragmentActivity { // FragmentActivity is just Activity for the support library.
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_in_tab);
}
/**
* Navigates to a new fragment, which is added in the fragment container
* view.
*
* #param newFragment
*/
protected void navigateTo(Fragment newFragment) {
FragmentManager manager = getSupportFragmentManager();
FragmentTransaction ft = manager.beginTransaction();
ft.replace(R.id.content, newFragment);
// Add this transaction to the back stack, so when the user presses back,
// it rollbacks.
ft.addToBackStack(null);
ft.commit();
}
}
The activity_in_tab.xml is just this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/content"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:isScrollContainer="true">
</RelativeLayout>
As you can see, the view layout for each tab was the same. That's because it's just a FrameLayout called content that will hold each fragment. The fragments are the ones that have each screen's view.
Just for the bonus points, we also added some little code to show a confirm dialog when the user presses Back and there are no more fragments to go back to:
// In ActivityInTab.java...
#Override
public void onBackPressed() {
FragmentManager manager = getSupportFragmentManager();
if (manager.getBackStackEntryCount() > 0) {
// If there are back-stack entries, leave the FragmentActivity
// implementation take care of them.
super.onBackPressed();
} else {
// Otherwise, ask user if he wants to leave :)
showExitDialog();
}
}
That's pretty much the setup. As you can see, each FragmentActivity (or just simply Activity in Android >3) is taking care of all the back-stacking with it's own FragmentManager.
An activity like ActivityInTab1 will be really simple, it'll just show it's first fragment (i.e. screen):
public class ActivityInTab1 extends ActivityInTab {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
navigateTo(new Fragment1());
}
}
Then, if a fragment needs to navigate to another fragment, it has to do a little nasty casting... but it's not that bad:
// In Fragment1.java for example...
// Need to navigate to Fragment2.
((ActivityIntab) getActivity()).navigateTo(new Fragment2());
So that's pretty much it. I'm pretty sure this is not a very canonical (and mostly sure not very good) solution, so I'd like to ask seasoned Android developers what would be a better approach to acheive this functionality, and if this is not "how it's done" in Android, I'd appreciate if you could point me to some link or material that explains which is the Android way to approach this (tabs, nested screens in tabs, etc). Feel free to tear apart this answer in the comments :)
As a sign that this solution is not very good is that recently I had to add some navigation functionality to the application. Some bizarre button that should take the user from one tab into another and into a nested screen. Doing that programmatically was a pain in the butt, because of who-knows-who problems and dealing with when are fragments and activities actually instantiated and initialized. I think it would have been much easier if those screens and tabs were all just Views really.
Finally, if you need to survive orientation changes, it's important that your fragments are created using setArguments/getArguments. If you set instance variables in your fragments' constructors you'll be screwed. But fortunately that's really easy to fix: just save everything in setArguments in the constructor and then retrieve those things with getArguments in onCreate to use them.
The framework won't currently do this for you automatically. You will need to build and manage your own back stacks for each tab.
To be honest, this seems like a really questionable thing to do. I can't imagine it resulting in a decent UI -- if the back key is going to do different things depending on the tab I am, especially if the back key also has its normal behavior of closing the entire activity when at the top of the stack... sounds nasty.
If you are trying to build something like a web browser UI, to get a UX that is natural to the user is going to involve a lot of subtle tweaks of behavior depending on context, so you'll definitely need to do your own back stack management rather than rely on some default implementation in the framework. For an example try paying attention to how the back key interacts with the standard browser in the various ways you can go in and out of it. (Each "window" in the browser is essentially a tab.)
This can be easily achieved with ChildFragmentManager
Here is post about this with associated project. take a look,
http://tausiq.wordpress.com/2014/06/06/android-multiple-fragments-stack-in-each-viewpager-tab/
Storing strong references to fragments is not the correct way.
FragmentManager provides putFragment(Bundle, String, Fragment) and saveFragmentInstanceState(Fragment).
Either one is enough to implement a backstack.
Using putFragment, instead of replacing a Fragment, you detach the old one and add the new one. This is what the framework does to a replace transaction that is added to the backstack. putFragment stores an index to the current list of active Fragments and those Fragments are saved by the framework during orientation changes.
The second way, using saveFragmentInstanceState, saves the whole fragment state to a Bundle allowing you to really remove it, rather than detaching. Using this approach makes the back stack easier to manipulate, as you can pop a Fragment whenever you want.
I used the second method for this usecase:
SignInFragment ----> SignUpFragment ---> ChooseBTDeviceFragment
\ /
\------------------------/
I don't want the user to return to the Sign Up screen, from the third one, by pressing the back button. I also do flip animations between them (using onCreateAnimation), so hacky solutions won't work, atleast without the user clearly noticing something is not right.
This is a valid use case for a custom backstack, doing what the user expects...
private static final String STATE_BACKSTACK = "SetupActivity.STATE_BACKSTACK";
private MyBackStack mBackStack;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle state) {
super.onCreate(state);
if (state == null) {
mBackStack = new MyBackStack();
FragmentManager fm = getSupportFragmentManager();
FragmentTransaction tr = fm.beginTransaction();
tr.add(R.id.act_base_frg_container, new SignInFragment());
tr.commit();
} else {
mBackStack = state.getParcelable(STATE_BACKSTACK);
}
}
#Override
protected void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
outState.putParcelable(STATE_BACKSTACK, mBackStack);
}
private void showFragment(Fragment frg, boolean addOldToBackStack) {
final FragmentManager fm = getSupportFragmentManager();
final Fragment oldFrg = fm.findFragmentById(R.id.act_base_frg_container);
FragmentTransaction tr = fm.beginTransaction();
tr.replace(R.id.act_base_frg_container, frg);
// This is async, the fragment will only be removed after this returns
tr.commit();
if (addOldToBackStack) {
mBackStack.push(fm, oldFrg);
}
}
#Override
public void onBackPressed() {
MyBackStackEntry entry;
if ((entry = mBackStack.pop()) != null) {
Fragment frg = entry.recreate(this);
FragmentManager fm = getSupportFragmentManager();
FragmentTransaction tr = fm.beginTransaction();
tr.replace(R.id.act_base_frg_container, frg);
tr.commit();
// Pop it now, like the framework implementation.
fm.executePendingTransactions();
} else {
super.onBackPressed();
}
}
public class MyBackStack implements Parcelable {
private final List<MyBackStackEntry> mList;
public MyBackStack() {
mList = new ArrayList<MyBackStackEntry>(4);
}
public void push(FragmentManager fm, Fragment frg) {
push(MyBackStackEntry.newEntry(fm, frg);
}
public void push(MyBackStackEntry entry) {
if (entry == null) {
throw new NullPointerException();
}
mList.add(entry);
}
public MyBackStackEntry pop() {
int idx = mList.size() - 1;
return (idx != -1) ? mList.remove(idx) : null;
}
#Override
public int describeContents() {
return 0;
}
#Override
public void writeToParcel(Parcel dest, int flags) {
final int len = mList.size();
dest.writeInt(len);
for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
// MyBackStackEntry's class is final, theres no
// need to use writeParcelable
mList.get(i).writeToParcel(dest, flags);
}
}
protected MyBackStack(Parcel in) {
int len = in.readInt();
List<MyBackStackEntry> list = new ArrayList<MyBackStackEntry>(len);
for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
list.add(MyBackStackEntry.CREATOR.createFromParcel(in));
}
mList = list;
}
public static final Parcelable.Creator<MyBackStack> CREATOR =
new Parcelable.Creator<MyBackStack>() {
#Override
public MyBackStack createFromParcel(Parcel in) {
return new MyBackStack(in);
}
#Override
public MyBackStack[] newArray(int size) {
return new MyBackStack[size];
}
};
}
public final class MyBackStackEntry implements Parcelable {
public final String fname;
public final Fragment.SavedState state;
public final Bundle arguments;
public MyBackStackEntry(String clazz,
Fragment.SavedState state,
Bundle args) {
this.fname = clazz;
this.state = state;
this.arguments = args;
}
public static MyBackStackEntry newEntry(FragmentManager fm, Fragment frg) {
final Fragment.SavedState state = fm.saveFragmentInstanceState(frg);
final String name = frg.getClass().getName();
final Bundle args = frg.getArguments();
return new MyBackStackEntry(name, state, args);
}
public Fragment recreate(Context ctx) {
Fragment frg = Fragment.instantiate(ctx, fname);
frg.setInitialSavedState(state);
frg.setArguments(arguments);
return frg;
}
#Override
public int describeContents() {
return 0;
}
#Override
public void writeToParcel(Parcel dest, int flags) {
dest.writeString(fname);
dest.writeBundle(arguments);
if (state == null) {
dest.writeInt(-1);
} else if (state.getClass() == Fragment.SavedState.class) {
dest.writeInt(0);
state.writeToParcel(dest, flags);
} else {
dest.writeInt(1);
dest.writeParcelable(state, flags);
}
}
protected MyBackStackEntry(Parcel in) {
final ClassLoader loader = getClass().getClassLoader();
fname = in.readString();
arguments = in.readBundle(loader);
switch (in.readInt()) {
case -1:
state = null;
break;
case 0:
state = Fragment.SavedState.CREATOR.createFromParcel(in);
break;
case 1:
state = in.readParcelable(loader);
break;
default:
throw new IllegalStateException();
}
}
public static final Parcelable.Creator<MyBackStackEntry> CREATOR =
new Parcelable.Creator<MyBackStackEntry>() {
#Override
public MyBackStackEntry createFromParcel(Parcel in) {
return new MyBackStackEntry(in);
}
#Override
public MyBackStackEntry[] newArray(int size) {
return new MyBackStackEntry[size];
}
};
}
Disclaimer:
I feel this is the best place to post a related solution I have worked on for a similar type of problem that seems to be pretty standard Android stuff. It's not going to solve the problem for everyone, but it may help some.
If the primary difference between your fragments is only the data backing them up (ie, not a lot of big layout differences), then you may not need to actually replace the fragment, but merely swap out the underlying data and refresh the view.
Here's a description of one possible example for this approach:
I have an app that uses ListViews. Each item in the list is a parent with some number of children. When you tap the item, a new list needs to open with those children, within the same ActionBar tab as the original list. These nested lists have a very similar layout (some conditional tweaks here and there perhaps), but the data is different.
This app has several layers of offspring beneath the initial parent list and we may or may not have data from the server by the time a user attempts to access any certain depth beyond the first. Because the list is constructed from a database cursor, and the fragments use a cursor loader and cursor adapter to populate the list view with list items, all that needs to happen when a click is registered is:
1) Create a new adapter with the appropriate 'to' and 'from' fields that will match new item views being added to the list and the columns returned by the new cursor.
2) Set this adapter as the new adapter for the ListView.
3) Build a new URI based on the item that was clicked and restart the cursor loader with the new URI (and projection). In this example, the URI is mapped to specific queries with the selection args passed down from the UI.
4) When the new data has been loaded from the URI, swap the cursor associated with the adapter to the new cursor, and the list will then refresh.
There is no backstack associated with this since we aren't using transactions, so you will have to either build your own, or play the queries in reverse when backing out of the hierarchy. When I tried this, the queries were fast enough that I just perform them again in oNBackPressed() up until I am at the top of hierarchy, at which point the framework takes over the back button again.
If you find yourself in a similar situation, make sure to read the docs:
http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/layout/listview.html
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/app/LoaderManager.LoaderCallbacks.html
I hope this helps someone!
I had exactly the same problem and implemented an open source github project that covers stacked tab, back and up navigation and is well tested and documented:
https://github.com/SebastianBaltesObjectCode/PersistentFragmentTabs
This is a simple and small framework for navigation tabs and fragment switching and handling of up and back navigation. Each tab has its own stack of fragments. It uses ActionBarSherlock and is compatible back to API level 8.
This is a complex problem as Android only handles 1 back stack, but this is feasible. It took me days to create a library called Tab Stacker that does exactly what you are looking for: a fragment history for each tab. It is open source and fully documented, and can be included easily with gradle. You can find the library on github: https://github.com/smart-fun/TabStacker
You can also download the sample app to see that the behaviour corresponds to your needs:
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/fr.arnaudguyon.tabstackerapp
If you have any question don't hesitate to drop a mail.
I'd like to suggest my own solution in case somebody is looking and want to try and choose the best one for his/her needs.
https://github.com/drusak/tabactivity
The purpose of creating the library is quite banal - implement it like iPhone.
The main advantages:
use android.support.design library with TabLayout;
each tab has its own stack using FragmentManager (without saving fragments' references);
support for deep linking (when you need to open specific tab and specific fragment's level in it);
saving / restoring states of tabs;
adaptive lifecycle methods of fragments in tabs;
quite easy to implement for your needs.
A simple solution:
Every time you change tab/root view call:
fragmentManager.popBackStack(null, FragmentManager.POP_BACK_STACK_INCLUSIVE);
It will clear the BackStack. Remember to call this before you change the root fragment.
And add fragments with this:
FragmentTransaction transaction = getFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
NewsDetailsFragment newsDetailsFragment = NewsDetailsFragment.newInstance(newsId);
transaction.add(R.id.content_frame, newsDetailsFragment).addToBackStack(null).commit();
Note the .addToBackStack(null) and the transaction.add could e.g. be changed with transaction.replace.
This thread was very very interesting and useful.
Thanks Krishnabhadra for your explanation and code, I use your code and improved a bit, allowing to persist the stacks, currentTab, etc... from change configuration (rotating mainly).
Tested on a real 4.0.4 and 2.3.6 devices, not tested on emulator
I change this part of code on "AppMainTabActivity.java", the rest stay the same.
Maybe Krishnabhadra will add this on his code.
Recover data onCreate:
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.app_main_tab_fragment_layout);
/*
* Navigation stacks for each tab gets created..
* tab identifier is used as key to get respective stack for each tab
*/
//if we are recreating this activity...
if (savedInstanceState!=null) {
mStacks = (HashMap<String, Stack<Fragment>>) savedInstanceState.get("stack");
mCurrentTab = savedInstanceState.getString("currentTab");
}
else {
mStacks = new HashMap<String, Stack<Fragment>>();
mStacks.put(AppConstants.TAB_A, new Stack<Fragment>());
mStacks.put(AppConstants.TAB_B, new Stack<Fragment>());
}
mTabHost = (TabHost)findViewById(android.R.id.tabhost);
mTabHost.setup();
initializeTabs();
//set the listener the last, to avoid overwrite mCurrentTab everytime we add a new Tab
mTabHost.setOnTabChangedListener(listener);
}
Save the variables and put to Bundle:
//Save variables while recreating
#Override
public void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
outState.putSerializable("stack", mStacks);
outState.putString("currentTab", mCurrentTab);
//outState.putInt("tabHost",mTabHost);
}
If exist a previous CurrentTab, set this, else create a new Tab_A:
public void initializeTabs(){
/* Setup your tab icons and content views.. Nothing special in this..*/
TabHost.TabSpec spec = mTabHost.newTabSpec(AppConstants.TAB_A);
spec.setContent(new TabHost.TabContentFactory() {
public View createTabContent(String tag) {
return findViewById(R.id.realtabcontent);
}
});
spec.setIndicator(createTabView(R.drawable.tab_a_state_btn));
mTabHost.addTab(spec);
spec = mTabHost.newTabSpec(AppConstants.TAB_B);
spec.setContent(new TabHost.TabContentFactory() {
public View createTabContent(String tag) {
return findViewById(R.id.realtabcontent);
}
});
spec.setIndicator(createTabView(R.drawable.tab_b_state_btn));
mTabHost.addTab(spec);
//if we have non default Tab as current, change it
if (mCurrentTab!=null) {
mTabHost.setCurrentTabByTag(mCurrentTab);
} else {
mCurrentTab=AppConstants.TAB_A;
pushFragments(AppConstants.TAB_A, new AppTabAFirstFragment(), false,true);
}
}
I hope this helps other people.
I would recommend do not use backstack based on HashMap>
there is lots of bugs in "do not keep activities" mode.
It will not correctly restore the state in case you deeply in fragment's stack.
And also will be crached in nested map fragment (with exeption: Fragment no view found for ID) .
Coz HashMap> after background\foreground app will be null
I optimize code above for work with fragment's backstack
It is bottom TabView
Main activity Class
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.Fragment;
import android.app.FragmentManager;
import android.app.FragmentTransaction;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.Window;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.TabHost;
import android.widget.TextView;
import com.strikersoft.nida.R;
import com.strikersoft.nida.abstractActivity.BaseActivity;
import com.strikersoft.nida.screens.tags.mapTab.MapContainerFragment;
import com.strikersoft.nida.screens.tags.searchTab.SearchFragment;
import com.strikersoft.nida.screens.tags.settingsTab.SettingsFragment;
public class TagsActivity extends BaseActivity {
public static final String M_CURRENT_TAB = "M_CURRENT_TAB";
private TabHost mTabHost;
private String mCurrentTab;
public static final String TAB_TAGS = "TAB_TAGS";
public static final String TAB_MAP = "TAB_MAP";
public static final String TAB_SETTINGS = "TAB_SETTINGS";
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
getWindow().requestFeature(Window.FEATURE_ACTION_BAR);
getActionBar().hide();
setContentView(R.layout.tags_activity);
mTabHost = (TabHost) findViewById(android.R.id.tabhost);
mTabHost.setup();
if (savedInstanceState != null) {
mCurrentTab = savedInstanceState.getString(M_CURRENT_TAB);
initializeTabs();
mTabHost.setCurrentTabByTag(mCurrentTab);
/*
when resume state it's important to set listener after initializeTabs
*/
mTabHost.setOnTabChangedListener(listener);
} else {
mTabHost.setOnTabChangedListener(listener);
initializeTabs();
}
}
private View createTabView(final int id, final String text) {
View view = LayoutInflater.from(this).inflate(R.layout.tabs_icon, null);
ImageView imageView = (ImageView) view.findViewById(R.id.tab_icon);
imageView.setImageDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(id));
TextView textView = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.tab_text);
textView.setText(text);
return view;
}
/*
create 3 tabs with name and image
and add it to TabHost
*/
public void initializeTabs() {
TabHost.TabSpec spec;
spec = mTabHost.newTabSpec(TAB_TAGS);
spec.setContent(new TabHost.TabContentFactory() {
public View createTabContent(String tag) {
return findViewById(R.id.realtabcontent);
}
});
spec.setIndicator(createTabView(R.drawable.tab_tag_drawable, getString(R.string.tab_tags)));
mTabHost.addTab(spec);
spec = mTabHost.newTabSpec(TAB_MAP);
spec.setContent(new TabHost.TabContentFactory() {
public View createTabContent(String tag) {
return findViewById(R.id.realtabcontent);
}
});
spec.setIndicator(createTabView(R.drawable.tab_map_drawable, getString(R.string.tab_map)));
mTabHost.addTab(spec);
spec = mTabHost.newTabSpec(TAB_SETTINGS);
spec.setContent(new TabHost.TabContentFactory() {
public View createTabContent(String tag) {
return findViewById(R.id.realtabcontent);
}
});
spec.setIndicator(createTabView(R.drawable.tab_settings_drawable, getString(R.string.tab_settings)));
mTabHost.addTab(spec);
}
/*
first time listener will be trigered immediatelly after first: mTabHost.addTab(spec);
for set correct Tab in setmTabHost.setCurrentTabByTag ignore first call of listener
*/
TabHost.OnTabChangeListener listener = new TabHost.OnTabChangeListener() {
public void onTabChanged(String tabId) {
mCurrentTab = tabId;
if (tabId.equals(TAB_TAGS)) {
pushFragments(SearchFragment.getInstance(), false,
false, null);
} else if (tabId.equals(TAB_MAP)) {
pushFragments(MapContainerFragment.getInstance(), false,
false, null);
} else if (tabId.equals(TAB_SETTINGS)) {
pushFragments(SettingsFragment.getInstance(), false,
false, null);
}
}
};
/*
Example of starting nested fragment from another fragment:
Fragment newFragment = ManagerTagFragment.newInstance(tag.getMac());
TagsActivity tAct = (TagsActivity)getActivity();
tAct.pushFragments(newFragment, true, true, null);
*/
public void pushFragments(Fragment fragment,
boolean shouldAnimate, boolean shouldAdd, String tag) {
FragmentManager manager = getFragmentManager();
FragmentTransaction ft = manager.beginTransaction();
if (shouldAnimate) {
ft.setCustomAnimations(R.animator.fragment_slide_left_enter,
R.animator.fragment_slide_left_exit,
R.animator.fragment_slide_right_enter,
R.animator.fragment_slide_right_exit);
}
ft.replace(R.id.realtabcontent, fragment, tag);
if (shouldAdd) {
/*
here you can create named backstack for realize another logic.
ft.addToBackStack("name of your backstack");
*/
ft.addToBackStack(null);
} else {
/*
and remove named backstack:
manager.popBackStack("name of your backstack", FragmentManager.POP_BACK_STACK_INCLUSIVE);
or remove whole:
manager.popBackStack(null, FragmentManager.POP_BACK_STACK_INCLUSIVE);
*/
manager.popBackStack(null, FragmentManager.POP_BACK_STACK_INCLUSIVE);
}
ft.commit();
}
/*
If you want to start this activity from another
*/
public static void startUrself(Activity context) {
Intent newActivity = new Intent(context, TagsActivity.class);
newActivity.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
context.startActivity(newActivity);
context.finish();
}
#Override
public void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
outState.putString(M_CURRENT_TAB, mCurrentTab);
super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
}
#Override
public void onBackPressed(){
super.onBackPressed();
}
}
tags_activity.xml
<
?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<TabHost
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#android:id/tabhost"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<FrameLayout
android:id="#android:id/tabcontent"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="0"/>
<FrameLayout
android:id="#+android:id/realtabcontent"
android:background="#drawable/bg_main_app_gradient"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"/>
<TabWidget
android:id="#android:id/tabs"
android:background="#EAE7E1"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0"/>
</LinearLayout>
</TabHost>
tags_icon.xml
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="#+id/tabsLayout"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:background="#drawable/bg_tab_gradient"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="vertical"
tools:ignore="contentDescription" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/tab_icon"
android:layout_marginTop="4dp"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tab_text"
android:layout_marginBottom="3dp"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textColor="#color/tab_text_color"/>
</LinearLayout>

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