FragmentManager

public abstract class FragmentManager
extends Object

java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.app.FragmentManager


This class was deprecated in API level 28.
Use the Support Library FragmentManager for consistent behavior across all devices and access to Lifecycle.

Interface for interacting with Fragment objects inside of an Activity

Developer Guides

For more information about using fragments, read the Fragments developer guide.

While the FragmentManager API was introduced in Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB, a version of the API at is also available for use on older platforms through FragmentActivity. See the blog post Fragments For All for more details.

Summary

Nested classes

interface FragmentManager.BackStackEntry

This interface was deprecated in API level 28. Use the Support Library FragmentManager.BackStackEntry 

class FragmentManager.FragmentLifecycleCallbacks

This class was deprecated in API level 28. Use the Support Library FragmentManager.FragmentLifecycleCallbacks 

interface FragmentManager.OnBackStackChangedListener

This interface was deprecated in API level 28. Use the Support Library FragmentManager.OnBackStackChangedListener 

Constants

int POP_BACK_STACK_INCLUSIVE

Flag for popBackStack(java.lang.String, int) and popBackStack(int, int): If set, and the name or ID of a back stack entry has been supplied, then all matching entries will be consumed until one that doesn't match is found or the bottom of the stack is reached.

Public constructors

FragmentManager()

Public methods

abstract void addOnBackStackChangedListener(FragmentManager.OnBackStackChangedListener listener)

Add a new listener for changes to the fragment back stack.

abstract FragmentTransaction beginTransaction()

Start a series of edit operations on the Fragments associated with this FragmentManager.

abstract void dump(String prefix, FileDescriptor fd, PrintWriter writer, String[] args)

Print the FragmentManager's state into the given stream.

static void enableDebugLogging(boolean enabled)

Control whether the framework's internal fragment manager debugging logs are turned on.

abstract boolean executePendingTransactions()

After a FragmentTransaction is committed with FragmentTransaction.commit(), it is scheduled to be executed asynchronously on the process's main thread.

abstract Fragment findFragmentById(int id)

Finds a fragment that was identified by the given id either when inflated from XML or as the container ID when added in a transaction.

abstract Fragment findFragmentByTag(String tag)

Finds a fragment that was identified by the given tag either when inflated from XML or as supplied when added in a transaction.

abstract FragmentManager.BackStackEntry getBackStackEntryAt(int index)

Return the BackStackEntry at index index in the back stack; where the item on the bottom of the stack has index 0.

abstract int getBackStackEntryCount()

Return the number of entries currently in the back stack.

abstract Fragment getFragment(Bundle bundle, String key)

Retrieve the current Fragment instance for a reference previously placed with putFragment(android.os.Bundle, java.lang.String, android.app.Fragment).

abstract List<Fragment> getFragments()

Get a list of all fragments that are currently added to the FragmentManager.

abstract Fragment getPrimaryNavigationFragment()

Return the currently active primary navigation fragment for this FragmentManager.

void invalidateOptionsMenu()

Invalidate the attached activity's options menu as necessary.

abstract boolean isDestroyed()

Returns true if the final Activity.onDestroy() call has been made on the FragmentManager's Activity, so this instance is now dead.

abstract boolean isStateSaved()

Returns true if the FragmentManager's state has already been saved by its host.

abstract void popBackStack()

Pop the top state off the back stack.

abstract void popBackStack(int id, int flags)

Pop all back stack states up to the one with the given identifier.

abstract void popBackStack(String name, int flags)

Pop the last fragment transition from the manager's fragment back stack.

abstract boolean popBackStackImmediate()

Like popBackStack(), but performs the operation immediately inside of the call.

abstract boolean popBackStackImmediate(int id, int flags)

Like popBackStack(int, int), but performs the operation immediately inside of the call.

abstract boolean popBackStackImmediate(String name, int flags)

Like popBackStack(java.lang.String, int), but performs the operation immediately inside of the call.

abstract void putFragment(Bundle bundle, String key, Fragment fragment)

Put a reference to a fragment in a Bundle.

abstract void registerFragmentLifecycleCallbacks(FragmentManager.FragmentLifecycleCallbacks cb, boolean recursive)

Registers a FragmentLifecycleCallbacks to listen to fragment lifecycle events happening in this FragmentManager.

abstract void removeOnBackStackChangedListener(FragmentManager.OnBackStackChangedListener listener)

Remove a listener that was previously added with addOnBackStackChangedListener(android.app.FragmentManager.OnBackStackChangedListener).

abstract Fragment.SavedState saveFragmentInstanceState(Fragment f)

Save the current instance state of the given Fragment.

abstract void unregisterFragmentLifecycleCallbacks(FragmentManager.FragmentLifecycleCallbacks cb)

Unregisters a previously registered FragmentLifecycleCallbacks.

Inherited methods

Constants

POP_BACK_STACK_INCLUSIVE

Added in API level 11
public static final int POP_BACK_STACK_INCLUSIVE

Flag for popBackStack(java.lang.String, int) and popBackStack(int, int): If set, and the name or ID of a back stack entry has been supplied, then all matching entries will be consumed until one that doesn't match is found or the bottom of the stack is reached. Otherwise, all entries up to but not including that entry will be removed.

Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)

Public constructors

FragmentManager

public FragmentManager ()

Public methods

addOnBackStackChangedListener

Added in API level 11
public abstract void addOnBackStackChangedListener (FragmentManager.OnBackStackChangedListener listener)

Add a new listener for changes to the fragment back stack.

Parameters
listener FragmentManager.OnBackStackChangedListener

beginTransaction

Added in API level 11
public abstract FragmentTransaction beginTransaction ()

Start a series of edit operations on the Fragments associated with this FragmentManager.

Note: A fragment transaction can only be created/committed prior to an activity saving its state. If you try to commit a transaction after Activity.onSaveInstanceState() (and prior to a following Activity.onStart or Activity.onResume(), you will get an error. This is because the framework takes care of saving your current fragments in the state, and if changes are made after the state is saved then they will be lost.

Returns
FragmentTransaction

dump

Added in API level 11
public abstract void dump (String prefix, 
                FileDescriptor fd, 
                PrintWriter writer, 
                String[] args)

Print the FragmentManager's state into the given stream.

Parameters
prefix String: Text to print at the front of each line.

fd FileDescriptor: The raw file descriptor that the dump is being sent to.

writer PrintWriter: A PrintWriter to which the dump is to be set.

args String: Additional arguments to the dump request.

enableDebugLogging

Added in API level 11
public static void enableDebugLogging (boolean enabled)

Control whether the framework's internal fragment manager debugging logs are turned on. If enabled, you will see output in logcat as the framework performs fragment operations.

Parameters
enabled boolean

executePendingTransactions

Added in API level 11
public abstract boolean executePendingTransactions ()

After a FragmentTransaction is committed with FragmentTransaction.commit(), it is scheduled to be executed asynchronously on the process's main thread. If you want to immediately executing any such pending operations, you can call this function (only from the main thread) to do so. Note that all callbacks and other related behavior will be done from within this call, so be careful about where this is called from.

This also forces the start of any postponed Transactions where Fragment#postponeEnterTransition() has been called.

Returns
boolean Returns true if there were any pending transactions to be executed.

findFragmentById

Added in API level 11
public abstract Fragment findFragmentById (int id)

Finds a fragment that was identified by the given id either when inflated from XML or as the container ID when added in a transaction. This first searches through fragments that are currently added to the manager's activity; if no such fragment is found, then all fragments currently on the back stack associated with this ID are searched.

Parameters
id int

Returns
Fragment The fragment if found or null otherwise.

findFragmentByTag

Added in API level 11
public abstract Fragment findFragmentByTag (String tag)

Finds a fragment that was identified by the given tag either when inflated from XML or as supplied when added in a transaction. This first searches through fragments that are currently added to the manager's activity; if no such fragment is found, then all fragments currently on the back stack are searched.

Parameters
tag String

Returns
Fragment The fragment if found or null otherwise.

getBackStackEntryAt

Added in API level 11
public abstract FragmentManager.BackStackEntry getBackStackEntryAt (int index)

Return the BackStackEntry at index index in the back stack; where the item on the bottom of the stack has index 0.

Parameters
index int

Returns
FragmentManager.BackStackEntry

getBackStackEntryCount

Added in API level 11
public abstract int getBackStackEntryCount ()

Return the number of entries currently in the back stack.

Returns
int

getFragment

Added in API level 11
public abstract Fragment getFragment (Bundle bundle, 
                String key)

Retrieve the current Fragment instance for a reference previously placed with putFragment(android.os.Bundle, java.lang.String, android.app.Fragment).

Parameters
bundle Bundle: The bundle from which to retrieve the fragment reference.

key String: The name of the entry in the bundle.

Returns
Fragment Returns the current Fragment instance that is associated with the given reference.

getFragments

Added in API level 26
Deprecated in API level 28
public abstract List<Fragment> getFragments ()

Get a list of all fragments that are currently added to the FragmentManager. This may include those that are hidden as well as those that are shown. This will not include any fragments only in the back stack, or fragments that are detached or removed.

The order of the fragments in the list is the order in which they were added or attached.

Returns
List<Fragment> A list of all fragments that are added to the FragmentManager.

getPrimaryNavigationFragment

Added in API level 26
Deprecated in API level 28
public abstract Fragment getPrimaryNavigationFragment ()

Return the currently active primary navigation fragment for this FragmentManager.

The primary navigation fragment's child FragmentManager will be called first to process delegated navigation actions such as popBackStack() if no ID or transaction name is provided to pop to.

Returns
Fragment the fragment designated as the primary navigation fragment

invalidateOptionsMenu

Added in API level 14
Deprecated in API level 28
public void invalidateOptionsMenu ()

Invalidate the attached activity's options menu as necessary. This may end up being deferred until we move to the resumed state.

isDestroyed

Added in API level 17
Deprecated in API level 28
public abstract boolean isDestroyed ()

Returns true if the final Activity.onDestroy() call has been made on the FragmentManager's Activity, so this instance is now dead.

Returns
boolean

isStateSaved

Added in API level 26
Deprecated in API level 28
public abstract boolean isStateSaved ()

Returns true if the FragmentManager's state has already been saved by its host. Any operations that would change saved state should not be performed if this method returns true. For example, any popBackStack() method, such as popBackStackImmediate() or any FragmentTransaction using FragmentTransaction#commit() instead of FragmentTransaction#commitAllowingStateLoss() will change the state and will result in an error.

Returns
boolean true if this FragmentManager's state has already been saved by its host

popBackStack

Added in API level 11
public abstract void popBackStack ()

Pop the top state off the back stack. This function is asynchronous -- it enqueues the request to pop, but the action will not be performed until the application returns to its event loop.

popBackStack

Added in API level 11
public abstract void popBackStack (int id, 
                int flags)

Pop all back stack states up to the one with the given identifier. This function is asynchronous -- it enqueues the request to pop, but the action will not be performed until the application returns to its event loop.

Parameters
id int: Identifier of the stated to be popped. If no identifier exists, false is returned. The identifier is the number returned by FragmentTransaction.commit(). The POP_BACK_STACK_INCLUSIVE flag can be used to control whether the named state itself is popped.

flags int: Either 0 or POP_BACK_STACK_INCLUSIVE.

popBackStack

Added in API level 11
public abstract void popBackStack (String name, 
                int flags)

Pop the last fragment transition from the manager's fragment back stack. If there is nothing to pop, false is returned. This function is asynchronous -- it enqueues the request to pop, but the action will not be performed until the application returns to its event loop.

Parameters
name String: If non-null, this is the name of a previous back state to look for; if found, all states up to that state will be popped. The POP_BACK_STACK_INCLUSIVE flag can be used to control whether the named state itself is popped. If null, only the top state is popped.

flags int: Either 0 or POP_BACK_STACK_INCLUSIVE.

popBackStackImmediate

Added in API level 11
public abstract boolean popBackStackImmediate ()

Like popBackStack(), but performs the operation immediately inside of the call. This is like calling executePendingTransactions() afterwards without forcing the start of postponed Transactions.

Returns
boolean Returns true if there was something popped, else false.

popBackStackImmediate

Added in API level 11
public abstract boolean popBackStackImmediate (int id, 
                int flags)

Like popBackStack(int, int), but performs the operation immediately inside of the call. This is like calling executePendingTransactions() afterwards without forcing the start of postponed Transactions.

Parameters
id int

flags int

Returns
boolean Returns true if there was something popped, else false.

popBackStackImmediate

Added in API level 11
public abstract boolean popBackStackImmediate (String name, 
                int flags)

Like popBackStack(java.lang.String, int), but performs the operation immediately inside of the call. This is like calling executePendingTransactions() afterwards without forcing the start of postponed Transactions.

Parameters
name String

flags int

Returns
boolean Returns true if there was something popped, else false.

putFragment

Added in API level 11
public abstract void putFragment (Bundle bundle, 
                String key, 
                Fragment fragment)

Put a reference to a fragment in a Bundle. This Bundle can be persisted as saved state, and when later restoring getFragment(android.os.Bundle, java.lang.String) will return the current instance of the same fragment.

Parameters
bundle Bundle: The bundle in which to put the fragment reference.

key String: The name of the entry in the bundle.

fragment Fragment: The Fragment whose reference is to be stored.

registerFragmentLifecycleCallbacks

Added in API level 26
Deprecated in API level 28
public abstract void registerFragmentLifecycleCallbacks (FragmentManager.FragmentLifecycleCallbacks cb, 
                boolean recursive)

Registers a FragmentLifecycleCallbacks to listen to fragment lifecycle events happening in this FragmentManager. All registered callbacks will be automatically unregistered when this FragmentManager is destroyed.

Parameters
cb FragmentManager.FragmentLifecycleCallbacks: Callbacks to register

recursive boolean: true to automatically register this callback for all child FragmentManagers

removeOnBackStackChangedListener

Added in API level 11
public abstract void removeOnBackStackChangedListener (FragmentManager.OnBackStackChangedListener listener)

Remove a listener that was previously added with addOnBackStackChangedListener(android.app.FragmentManager.OnBackStackChangedListener).

Parameters
listener FragmentManager.OnBackStackChangedListener

saveFragmentInstanceState

Added in API level 13
Deprecated in API level 28
public abstract Fragment.SavedState saveFragmentInstanceState (Fragment f)

Save the current instance state of the given Fragment. This can be used later when creating a new instance of the Fragment and adding it to the fragment manager, to have it create itself to match the current state returned here. Note that there are limits on how this can be used:

  • The Fragment must currently be attached to the FragmentManager.
  • A new Fragment created using this saved state must be the same class type as the Fragment it was created from.
  • The saved state can not contain dependencies on other fragments -- that is it can't use putFragment(android.os.Bundle, java.lang.String, android.app.Fragment) to store a fragment reference because that reference may not be valid when this saved state is later used. Likewise the Fragment's target and result code are not included in this state.

Parameters
f Fragment: The Fragment whose state is to be saved.

Returns
Fragment.SavedState The generated state. This will be null if there was no interesting state created by the fragment.

unregisterFragmentLifecycleCallbacks

Added in API level 26
Deprecated in API level 28
public abstract void unregisterFragmentLifecycleCallbacks (FragmentManager.FragmentLifecycleCallbacks cb)

Unregisters a previously registered FragmentLifecycleCallbacks. If the callback was not previously registered this call has no effect. All registered callbacks will be automatically unregistered when this FragmentManager is destroyed.

Parameters
cb FragmentManager.FragmentLifecycleCallbacks: Callbacks to unregister