NavDestination

public class NavDestination

Known direct subclasses
ActivityNavigator.Destination

NavDestination for activity navigation
DialogFragmentNavigator.Destination

NavDestination specific to DialogFragmentNavigator.
DynamicIncludeGraphNavigator.DynamicIncludeNavGraph

The graph for dynamic-include.
FragmentNavigator.Destination

NavDestination specific to FragmentNavigator
NavGraph

NavGraph is a collection of NavDestination nodes fetchable by ID.
Known indirect subclasses

NavDestination represents one node within an overall navigation graph.

Each destination is associated with a Navigator which knows how to navigate to this particular destination.

Destinations declare a set of actions that they support. These actions form a navigation API for the destination; the same actions declared on different destinations that fill similar roles allow application code to navigate based on semantic intent.

Each destination has a set of arguments that will be applied when navigating to that destination. Any default values for those arguments can be overridden at the time of navigation.

NavDestinations should be created via Navigator.createDestination.

Summary

Nested types
@Retention(value = AnnotationRetention.BINARY)
@Target(allowedTargets = [AnnotationTarget.ANNOTATION_CLASS, AnnotationTarget.CLASS])
public annotation NavDestination.ClassType

This optional annotation allows tooling to offer auto-complete for the android:name attribute.
public static class NavDestination.Companion

Public constructors
NavDestination(@NonNull String navigatorName)

NavDestinations should be created via Navigator.createDestination.

Public methods
final void
addArgument(@NonNull String argumentName, @NonNull NavArgument argument)

Sets an argument type for an argument name
final void

Add a deep link to this destination.
final void
addDeepLink(@NonNull String uriPattern)

Add a deep link to this destination.
boolean
equals(Object other)
final String
fillInLabel(@NonNull Context context, Bundle bundle)

Parses a dynamic label containing arguments into a String.
final NavAction
getAction(@IdRes int id)

Returns the NavAction for the given action ID.
final @NonNull Map<@NonNull String, @NonNull NavArgument>

The arguments supported by this destination.
static final @NonNull Sequence<@NonNull NavDestination>

Provides a sequence of the NavDestination's hierarchy.
final @IdRes int

The destination's unique ID.
final CharSequence

The descriptive label of this destination.
final @NonNull String

The name associated with this destination's Navigator.
final NavGraph

Gets the NavGraph that contains this destination.
final String

The destination's unique route.
boolean

Checks the given NavDeepLinkRequest, and determines whether it matches a NavDeepLink added to the destination by a call to addDeepLink.
boolean
hasDeepLink(@NonNull Uri deepLink)

Checks the given deep link Uri, and determines whether it matches a Uri pattern added to the destination by a call to addDeepLink .
static final boolean
<T extends Object> hasRoute(@NonNull NavDestination receiver)

Checks if the NavDestination's route was generated from T
static final boolean
<T extends Object> hasRoute(
    @NonNull NavDestination receiver,
    @NonNull KClass<@NonNull T> route
)

Checks if the NavDestination's route was generated from T
int
void

Called when inflating a destination from a resource.
final void
putAction(@IdRes int actionId, @NonNull NavAction action)

Sets the NavAction destination for an action ID.
final void
putAction(@IdRes int actionId, @IdRes int destId)

Creates a NavAction for the given destId and associates it with the actionId.
final void
removeAction(@IdRes int actionId)

Unsets the NavAction for an action ID.
final void
removeArgument(@NonNull String argumentName)

Unsets the argument type for an argument name.
final void
setId(int id)

The destination's unique ID.
final void

The descriptive label of this destination.
final void

The destination's unique route.
@NonNull String

Protected methods
static final @NonNull Class<C>
<C extends Object> parseClassFromName(
    @NonNull Context context,
    @NonNull String name,
    @NonNull Class<C> expectedClassType
)

Parse the class associated with this destination from a raw name, generally extracted from the android:name attribute added to the destination's XML.

Public constructors

Added in 1.0.0
public NavDestination(@NonNull String navigatorName)
Added in 1.0.0
public NavDestination(@NonNull Navigator<@NonNull NavDestination> navigator)

NavDestinations should be created via Navigator.createDestination.

This constructor requires that the given Navigator has a Navigator.Name annotation.

Public methods

addArgument

Added in 1.0.0
public final void addArgument(@NonNull String argumentName, @NonNull NavArgument argument)

Sets an argument type for an argument name

Parameters
@NonNull String argumentName

argument object to associate with destination
@NonNull NavArgument argument

argument object to associate with destination

addDeepLink

Added in 2.3.0
public final void addDeepLink(@NonNull NavDeepLink navDeepLink)

Add a deep link to this destination. Uris that match the given NavDeepLink uri sent to NavController.handleDeepLink or NavController.navigate will trigger navigating to this destination.

In addition to a direct Uri match, the following features are supported:

Uris without a scheme are assumed as http and https. For example, www.example.com will match http://www.example.com and https://www.example.com. Placeholders in the form of {placeholder_name} matches 1 or more characters. The String value of the placeholder will be available in the arguments Bundle with a key of the same name. For example, http://www.example.com/users/{id} will match http://www.example.com/users/4. The .* wildcard can be used to match 0 or more characters.

These Uris can be declared in your navigation XML files by adding one or more <deepLink app:uri="uriPattern" /> elements as a child to your destination.

Custom actions and mimetypes are also supported by NavDeepLink and can be declared in your navigation XML files by adding <app:action="android.intent.action.SOME_ACTION" /> or <app:mimetype="type/subtype" /> as part of your deepLink declaration.

Deep link Uris, actions, and mimetypes added in navigation XML files will automatically replace instances of ${applicationId} with the applicationId of your app. Programmatically added deep links should use Context.getPackageName directly when constructing the uriPattern.

When matching deep links for calls to NavController.handleDeepLink or NavController.navigate the order of precedence is as follows: the deep link with the most matching arguments will be chosen, followed by the deep link with a matching action, followed by the best matching mimeType (e.i. when matching mimeType image/jpg: image/ * *\/jpg *\/ *).

Parameters
@NonNull NavDeepLink navDeepLink

The NavDeepLink to add as a deep link
See also
handleDeepLink
navigate

addDeepLink

Added in 1.0.0
public final void addDeepLink(@NonNull String uriPattern)

Add a deep link to this destination. Matching Uris sent to NavController.handleDeepLink or NavController.navigate will trigger navigating to this destination.

In addition to a direct Uri match, the following features are supported:

  • Uris without a scheme are assumed as http and https. For example, www.example.com will match http://www.example.com and https://www.example.com.

  • Placeholders in the form of {placeholder_name} matches 1 or more characters. The parsed value of the placeholder will be available in the arguments Bundle with a key of the same name. For example, http://www.example.com/users/{id} will match http://www.example.com/users/4.

  • The .* wildcard can be used to match 0 or more characters.

These Uris can be declared in your navigation XML files by adding one or more <deepLink app:uri="uriPattern" /> elements as a child to your destination.

Deep links added in navigation XML files will automatically replace instances of ${applicationId} with the applicationId of your app. Programmatically added deep links should use Context.getPackageName directly when constructing the uriPattern.

Parameters
@NonNull String uriPattern

The uri pattern to add as a deep link
See also
handleDeepLink
navigate
addDeepLink

equals

public boolean equals(Object other)

fillInLabel

Added in 2.6.0
public final String fillInLabel(@NonNull Context context, Bundle bundle)

Parses a dynamic label containing arguments into a String.

Supports String Resource arguments by parsing R.string values of ReferenceType arguments found in android:label into their String values.

Returns null if label is null.

Returns the original label if the label was a static string.

Parameters
@NonNull Context context

Context used to resolve a resource's name
Bundle bundle

Bundle containing the arguments used in the label
Returns
String

The parsed string or null if the label is null
Throws
kotlin.IllegalArgumentException

if an argument provided in the label cannot be found in the bundle, or if the label contains a string template but the bundle is null

getAction

Added in 1.0.0
public final NavAction getAction(@IdRes int id)

Returns the NavAction for the given action ID. This will recursively check the getParent of this destination if the action destination is not found in this destination.

Parameters
@IdRes int id

action ID to fetch
Returns
NavAction

the NavAction mapped to the given action id, or null if one has not been set

getArguments

Added in 1.0.0
public final @NonNull Map<@NonNull String, @NonNull NavArgument> getArguments()

The arguments supported by this destination. Returns a read-only map of argument names to NavArgument objects that can be used to check the type, default value and nullability of the argument.

To add and remove arguments for this NavDestination use addArgument and removeArgument.

Returns
@NonNull Map<@NonNull String, @NonNull NavArgument>

Read-only map of argument names to arguments.

getHierarchy

Added in 2.4.0
public static final @NonNull Sequence<@NonNull NavDestination> getHierarchy(@NonNull NavDestination receiver)

Provides a sequence of the NavDestination's hierarchy. The hierarchy starts with this destination itself and is then followed by this destination's NavDestination.parent, then that graph's parent, and up the hierarchy until you've reached the root navigation graph.

getId

Added in 1.0.0
public final @IdRes int getId()

The destination's unique ID. This should be an ID resource generated by the Android resource system.

If using safe args, setting this manually will override the ID that was set based on route from KClass.

getLabel

Added in 1.0.0
public final CharSequence getLabel()

The descriptive label of this destination.

getNavigatorName

Added in 1.0.0
public final @NonNull String getNavigatorName()

The name associated with this destination's Navigator.

getParent

Added in 1.0.0
public final NavGraph getParent()

Gets the NavGraph that contains this destination. This will be set when a destination is added to a NavGraph via NavGraph.addDestination.

getRoute

Added in 2.4.0
public final String getRoute()

The destination's unique route. Setting this will also update the id of the destinations so custom destination ids should only be set after setting the route.

Returns
String

this destination's route, or null if no route is set
Throws
kotlin.IllegalArgumentException

is the given route is empty

hasDeepLink

Added in 2.3.0
public boolean hasDeepLink(@NonNull NavDeepLinkRequest deepLinkRequest)

Checks the given NavDeepLinkRequest, and determines whether it matches a NavDeepLink added to the destination by a call to addDeepLink. It returns true if the request is a valid match, and false otherwise.

This should be called prior to NavController.navigate to ensure the deep link can be navigated to.

Parameters
@NonNull NavDeepLinkRequest deepLinkRequest

to the destination reachable from the current NavGraph
Returns
boolean

True if the deepLink exists for the destination.
See also
addDeepLink
navigate

hasDeepLink

Added in 2.1.0
public boolean hasDeepLink(@NonNull Uri deepLink)

Checks the given deep link Uri, and determines whether it matches a Uri pattern added to the destination by a call to addDeepLink . It returns true if the deep link is a valid match, and false otherwise.

This should be called prior to NavController.navigate to ensure the deep link can be navigated to.

Parameters
@NonNull Uri deepLink

to the destination reachable from the current NavGraph
Returns
boolean

True if the deepLink exists for the destination.
See also
addDeepLink
navigate
hasDeepLink

hasRoute

public static final boolean <T extends Object> hasRoute(@NonNull NavDestination receiver)

Checks if the NavDestination's route was generated from T

Returns true if equal, false otherwise.

Parameters
<T extends Object>

the route from KClass

hasRoute

Added in 2.8.0
public static final boolean <T extends Object> hasRoute(
    @NonNull NavDestination receiver,
    @NonNull KClass<@NonNull T> route
)

Checks if the NavDestination's route was generated from T

Returns true if equal, false otherwise.

Parameters
@NonNull KClass<@NonNull T> route

the route from KClass

hashCode

public int hashCode()

onInflate

Added in 1.0.0
@CallSuper
public void onInflate(@NonNull Context context, @NonNull AttributeSet attrs)

Called when inflating a destination from a resource.

Parameters
@NonNull Context context

local context performing inflation
@NonNull AttributeSet attrs

attrs to parse during inflation

putAction

Added in 1.0.0
public final void putAction(@IdRes int actionId, @NonNull NavAction action)

Sets the NavAction destination for an action ID.

Parameters
@IdRes int actionId

action ID to bind
@NonNull NavAction action

action to associate with this action ID
Throws
kotlin.UnsupportedOperationException

this destination is considered a terminal destination and does not support actions

putAction

Added in 1.0.0
public final void putAction(@IdRes int actionId, @IdRes int destId)

Creates a NavAction for the given destId and associates it with the actionId.

Parameters
@IdRes int actionId

action ID to bind
@IdRes int destId

destination ID for the given action

removeAction

Added in 1.0.0
public final void removeAction(@IdRes int actionId)

Unsets the NavAction for an action ID.

Parameters
@IdRes int actionId

action ID to remove

removeArgument

Added in 1.0.0
public final void removeArgument(@NonNull String argumentName)

Unsets the argument type for an argument name.

Parameters
@NonNull String argumentName

argument to remove

setId

Added in 1.0.0
public final void setId(int id)

The destination's unique ID. This should be an ID resource generated by the Android resource system.

If using safe args, setting this manually will override the ID that was set based on route from KClass.

setLabel

Added in 1.0.0
public final void setLabel(CharSequence label)

The descriptive label of this destination.

setRoute

Added in 2.4.0
public final void setRoute(String route)

The destination's unique route. Setting this will also update the id of the destinations so custom destination ids should only be set after setting the route.

Returns
void

this destination's route, or null if no route is set
Throws
kotlin.IllegalArgumentException

is the given route is empty

toString

public @NonNull String toString()

Protected methods

parseClassFromName

Added in 2.4.0
protected static final @NonNull Class<C> <C extends Object> parseClassFromName(
    @NonNull Context context,
    @NonNull String name,
    @NonNull Class<C> expectedClassType
)

Parse the class associated with this destination from a raw name, generally extracted from the android:name attribute added to the destination's XML. This should be the class providing the visual representation of the destination that the user sees after navigating to this destination.

This method does name -> Class caching and should be strongly preferred over doing your own parsing if your Navigator supports the android:name attribute to give consistent behavior across all Navigators.

Parameters
@NonNull Context context

Context providing the package name for use with relative class names and the ClassLoader
@NonNull String name

Absolute or relative class name. Null names will be ignored.
@NonNull Class<C> expectedClassType

The expected class type
Returns
@NonNull Class<C>

The parsed class
Throws
kotlin.IllegalArgumentException

if the class is not found in the provided Context's ClassLoader or if the class is not of the expected type