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    This document provides instructions on how to create and add fragments to an Android activity. It discusses: 1) Creating a fragment class by extending the Fragment class and overriding the onCreateView() method to define the fragment's layout. 2) Adding fragments to an activity's layout by defining each fragment with <fragment> tags in the activity's XML layout file. 3) Applying the layout to the activity, which should extend FragmentActivity or AppCompatActivity if using the support library.

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    Creating a Fragment

    Building Your First App


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    Building a Dynamic UI with Fragments
    Creating a Fragment

    You can think of a fragment as a modular section of an


    activity, which has its own lifecycle, receives its own
    input events, and which you can add or remove while the
    activity is running (sort of like a "sub activity" that you
    can reuse in different activities). This lesson shows how
    to extend the Fragment class using the Support Library
    so your app remains compatible with devices running
    system versions as low as Android 1.6.

    Building a Flexible UI
    Communicating with Other Fragments
    Saving Data
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    Before you begin this lesson, you must set up your Android

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    Create a Fragment Class
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    project to use the Support Library. If you have not used the
    Support Library before, set up your project to use the v4 library

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    by following the Support Library Setup document. However, you


    can also include the app bar in your activities by instead using
    the v7 appcompat library, which is compatible with Android 2.1

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    To create a fragment, extend the Fragment class, then override key lifecycle methods to insert your app logic,
    similar to the way you would with an Activity class.
    One difference when creating a Fragment is that you must use the onCreateView() callback to define the
    layout. In fact, this is the only callback you need in order to get a fragment running. For example, here's a simple
    fragment that specifies its own layout:

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    import android.os.Bundle;
    import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
    import android.view.LayoutInflater;
    import android.view.ViewGroup;
    public class ArticleFragment extends Fragment {
    @Override
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
    Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    // Inflate the layout for this fragment
    return inflater.inflate(R.layout.article_view, container, false);
    }
    }

    TV

    Just like an activity, a fragment should implement other lifecycle callbacks that allow you to manage its state as
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    it is added or removed from the activity and as the activity transitions between its lifecycle states. For instance,
    when the activity's onPause() method is called, any fragments in the activity also receive a call to
    onPause().

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    More information about the fragment lifecycle and callback methods is available in the Fragments developer
    guide.

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    Add a Fragment to an Activity using XML

    While fragments are reusable, modular UI components, each instance of a Fragment class must be associated
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    with a parent FragmentActivity. You can achieve this association by defining each fragment within your
    activity layout XML file.
    Note: FragmentActivity is a special activity provided in the Support Library to handle fragments on
    system versions older than API level 11. If the lowest system version you support is API level 11 or higher,
    then you can use a regular Activity.
    Here is an example layout file that adds two fragments to an activity when the device screen is considered
    "large" (specified by the large qualifier in the directory name).
    res/layout-large/news_articles.xml

    <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="horizontal"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent">
    <fragment android:name="com.example.android.fragments.HeadlinesFragment"
    android:id="@+id/headlines_fragment"
    android:layout_weight="1"
    android:layout_width="0dp"
    android:layout_height="match_parent" />
    <fragment android:name="com.example.android.fragments.ArticleFragment"
    android:id="@+id/article_fragment"
    android:layout_weight="2"
    android:layout_width="0dp"
    android:layout_height="match_parent" />
    </LinearLayout>

    Tip: For more about creating layouts for different screen sizes, read Supporting Different Screen Sizes.

    Then apply the layout to your activity:


    import android.os.Bundle;
    import android.support.v4.app.FragmentActivity;
    public class MainActivity extends FragmentActivity {
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.news_articles);
    }
    }

    If you're using the v7 appcompat library, your activity should instead extend AppCompatActivity, which is a
    subclass of FragmentActivity. For more information, read Adding the App Bar).
    Note: When you add a fragment to an activity layout by defining the fragment in the layout XML file, you
    cannot remove the fragment at runtime. If you plan to swap your fragments in and out during user interaction,
    you must add the fragment to the activity when the activity first starts, as shown in the next lesson.

    Next: Building a Flexible UI

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