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Android - Accessing views in a fragment

I have a navigation drawer activity where i am attaching different fragments
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity
implements NavigationView.OnNavigationItemSelectedListener, rp_fragment.OnFragmentInteractionListener, sensors_fragment.OnFragmentInteractionListener, stats_fragment.OnFragmentInteractionListener {
I'm trying to modify the text property of a textview contained within a fragment but i keep getting a null pointer exception on the view (java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'void com.teicrete.alucard.sempi.sensors_fragment.ctv_tvst(int)' on a null object reference).
Mainactivity:
public boolean onNavigationItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
// Handle navigation view item clicks here.
int id = item.getItemId();
FragmentManager fm = getSupportFragmentManager();
FragmentTransaction ft = getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
if (id == R.id.nav_camera) {
ft.replace(R.id.fragment_placeholder, new rp_fragment());
ft.commit();
} else if (id == R.id.nav_gallery) {
ft.replace(R.id.fragment_placeholder, new sensors_fragment());
ft.commit();
gentempdata();
sensors_fragment sf = (sensors_fragment)fm.findFragmentById(R.id.fragment_sensors);
sf.ctv_tvst(1);
Fragment:
public class sensors_fragment extends Fragment {
// TODO: Rename parameter arguments, choose names that match
// the fragment initialization parameters, e.g. ARG_ITEM_NUMBER
private static final String ARG_PARAM1 = "param1";
private static final String ARG_PARAM2 = "param2";
TextView ctv_tv;
TextView otv_tv;
View view;
...
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// Inflate the layout for this fragment
view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_sensors, container, false);
TextView ctv_tv = (TextView)view.findViewById(R.id.ctv_tv);
TextView otv_tv = (TextView)view.findViewById(R.id.otv_tv);
//ctv_tv.setText("Test"); Only this works
return view;
}
...
public void ctv_tvst(int mtext) {
ctv_tv.setText(mtext);
}
I've looked at similar posts here but i was not able to resolve my issue. The only place where i am able to modify the textview is within the onCreateView of the fragment (see code above). If i try to do it from the mainactivity or anywhere else i get the null pointer error.
Any insights?
Edit: Please see my response in android_griezmann's post.
For now, i am doing everything that i need to do, inside the fragment classes themselves and then i load them. I would still like to figure out why i can't access its methods or views externally.

Change those lines from onCreateView:
TextView ctv_tv = (TextView)view.findViewById(R.id.ctv_tv);
TextView otv_tv = (TextView)view.findViewById(R.id.otv_tv);
To:
ctv_tv = (TextView)view.findViewById(R.id.ctv_tv);
otv_tv = (TextView)view.findViewById(R.id.otv_tv);
Currently you are assigning reference to new object by TextView ctv_tv but actually you want this reference to be assigned to class field so you don't have to add TextView.

Your problem is Fragment itself not the TextView. You are getting fragment object as null not the textview.
So try to find the fragment like the below.
if (id == R.id.nav_gallery) {
ft.replace(R.id.fragment_placeholder, new sensors_fragment(),"YOUR_TAG_NAME");
ft.commit();
gentempdata();
sensors_fragment sf = (sensors_fragment) fm.findFragmentByTag("YOUR_TAG_NAME");
sf.ctv_tvst(1);
}
Also change this method too!
public void ctv_tvst(int mtext) {
ctv_tv.setText("" + mtext);
}

#Override
public void onActivityCreated(#Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
TextView ctv_tv = (TextView)getView().findViewById(R.id.ctv_tv);
TextView otv_tv = (TextView)getView().findViewById(R.id.otv_tv);
}
override onactivity created, and then refer your views.. Infact it is the best place to get reference to your views withot getting NullPointer Exception

If you want to pass data while replacing or adding then pass the data in your fragment constructor like below
else if (id == R.id.nav_gallery) {
ft.replace(R.id.fragment_placeholder, new sensors_fragment("your data"));
ft.commit();
Then in your fragmet change the textview value based on the constructor's data

Here is the problem. Just remove the TextView
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// Inflate the layout for this fragment
view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_sensors, container, false);
**TextView** ctv_tv = (TextView)view.findViewById(R.id.ctv_tv);
**TextView** otv_tv = (TextView)view.findViewById(R.id.otv_tv);
//ctv_tv.setText("Test"); Only this works
return view;
}

Replace the following code
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// Inflate the layout for this fragment
view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_sensors,container, false);
TextView ctv_tv = (TextView)view.findViewById(R.id.ctv_tv);
TextView otv_tv = (TextView)view.findViewById(R.id.otv_tv);
//ctv_tv.setText("Test"); Only this works
return view;
}
with
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// Inflate the layout for this fragment
view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_sensors,container, false);
ctv_tv = (TextView)view.findViewById(R.id.ctv_tv);
otv_tv = (TextView)view.findViewById(R.id.otv_tv);
//ctv_tv.setText("Test"); Only this works
return view;
}
Create a variable String ctv_tv_string and assign the value in ctv_tvst() method do not assign to the TextView. it would not throw an error as you are not referring any ui element after this in oncreateview ctv_tv.setText(ctv_tv_string)

Android Studio - Fragment button action

I tried to make an application that shows a fragment at start then you can change that fragment to an other one with a button in the first fragment. But when I put the button action in the fragments java, it won't start and I get the nullpointerexception error. Could you tell me why?
public class Fragment_main extends Fragment {
FragmentManager fm = getFragmentManager();
#Nullable
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
Button button_inditas = (Button) getView().findViewById(R.id.button_inditas);
button_inditas.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
fm.beginTransaction().replace(R.id.content_frame, new Fragment_1()).commit();
}
});
return inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_main,container,false);
}
}

But when I put the button action in the fragments java, it won't start and I get the nullpointerexception error. Could you tell me why?
Well I see some errors on your code...
First of all you can't call getView() if you haven't inflated one, it means that you MUST inflate a view as i'll put on my answer and then you can avoid the getView() and use that view itself.
And instead of returning the inflater you have to return your View
This is how your Fragment should look like:
public class Fragment_main extends Fragment {
public Fragment_main() {
}
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_main,container,false);
Button button_inditas = (Button)rootView.findViewById(R.id.button_inditas);
button_inditas.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
FragmentManager fragmentManager = getFragmentManager ();
FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction = fragmentManager.beginTransaction ();
fragmentTransaction.add (R.id.content_frame, new Fragment_1());
fragmentTransaction.commit ();
});
return rootView;
}
}

You have to inflate the view first and use the view returned by that instead of getView ().
View view = inflater.inflate (...);
and then
... = (Button) view.findView(...);
This happens because the view that is returned by getView () hasn't been created yet, so getView() returns null.

Refresh value in editext using addToBackStack

I have two fragment, "A" and "B".
When I return (BackPressed) to my fragment "A", the values of edittext aren't refresh. Why?
I have this code to call fragment "B".
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_container_pedido_novo,
container, false);
btnAddProduto = (Button) view.findViewById(R.id.btnNovoProduto);
btnAddProduto.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
Fragment fragment = new FragmentContainerProduto(true);
FragmentManager frgManager = getActivity()
.getSupportFragmentManager();
frgManager.beginTransaction()
.replace(R.id.content_frame, fragment)
.addToBackStack(null).commit();
}
});
edtCodPedido = (EditText) view.findViewById(R.id.edtCodPedidoNovo);
edtVlBruto = (EditText) view.findViewById(R.id.edtVlBrutoPedidoNovo);
edtCodPedido
.setText(String.valueOf(GlobalUtil.objPedido.getCodPedido()));
edtVlBruto.setText(String.valueOf(GlobalUtil.objPedido.getVlBruto()));
return view;
}
Someone?

When you return to a fragment from the back stack Android does not re-create the fragment but re-uses the same instance of it and starts with onCreateView() in the fragment lifecycle. The key thing is you should not inflate view again in onCreateView() of the fragment to which you return, because you are using the existing fragment instance. You need to save and reuse the rootView. See here the answer of Vince Yuan How can I maintain fragment state when added to the back stack?.

Well, I just need put this code...
#Override
public void onResume() {
super.onResume();
edtVlBruto.setText(String.valueOf(GlobalUtil.objPedido.getVlBruto()));
edtCodPedido
.setText(String.valueOf(GlobalUtil.objPedido.getCodPedido()));
}

Transferring multiple strings between Fragments of the same activity with tags

I am having trouble figuring out how to share data between my two fragments which are hosted on the same activity.
The objective:
I want to transfer string from the the selected position of a spinner and an image url string from a selected list view position from fragment A to fragment B.
The Attempt:
I read the fragments doc on this problem here http://developer.android.com/guide/components/fragments.html#CommunicatingWithActivity
And went ahead an created the following Interface to use betweeen the Fragments and the Host Activity.
public interface OnSelectionListener {
public void OnSelectionListener(String img, String comments );
}
Then I proceeded to implement it in my fragment A's onCreateView method like so:
postList.setOnItemClickListener(new AdapterView.OnItemClickListener() {
#Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view,
int position, long id) {
ListData link = data.get(position);
String permalink = link.getComments();
String largeImg = link.getImageUrl();
Fragment newFragment = new DetailsView();
FragmentTransaction transaction = getFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
// Replace whatever is in the fragment_container view with this fragment,
// and add the transaction to the back stack
transaction.replace(R.id.fragment_container, newFragment);
transaction.addToBackStack(null);
// Commit the transaction
transaction.commit();
//pass data to host activity
selectionListener.OnSelectionListener(permalink,largeImg);
}
});
And also in the onAttach method
#Override
public void onAttach(Activity activity) {
super.onAttach(activity);
try {
selectionListener = (OnSelectionListener)getActivity();
} catch (ClassCastException e) {
throw new ClassCastException(activity.toString() + " must implement onSelectionListener");
}
}
In the Host activity I implemented the interface I wrote and overrided the method like so:
#Override
public void OnSelectionListener(String img, String comments) {
DetailsView detailsView = new DetailsView();
DetailsView dView = (DetailsView)getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentByTag(detailsView.getCustomTag());
dView.setInformation(img, comments);
}
In Fragment B I set a "tag" the following way
private String tag;
public void setCustomTag(String tag)
{
this.tag = tag;
}
public String getCustomTag()
{
return tag;
}
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setCustomTag("DETAILS_VIEW");
And my thinking is that that the information can be passed to Fragment B by calling this method from the host activity
void setInformation (String info, String img){
RedditDetailsTask detailsTask = new RedditDetailsTask(null,DetailsView.this);
detailsTask.execute(info);
setDrawable(img);
}
What I need:
I want to know how to properly use tags to get this to work, I dont have any fragment id's declared in my xml and rather opted to exchange fragments in a fragment_container.
I also am not sure if this is a good way to pass multiple strings between fragments. I am a newbie programmer so I know my logic probably looks pretty embarrassing but I am trying to do my best learn to do this right. I would appreciate it if you more senior developers can point me in the right direction for doing this.

You don't need to use tags. Take a look at this example. The Activity implements an interface that allows you to talk from Fragment1 back to the Activity, the Activity then relays the information into Fragment2.
I've left out all the android stuff about FragmentManager etc.
interface FragmentListener {
void onTalk(String s1);
}
public class MyActivity extends Activity implements FragmentListener {
Fragment2 fragment2;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_my);
// Find fragment2 and init
}
#Override
public void onTalk(String s1) {
fragment2.onListen(s1);
}
private static class Fragment1 extends Fragment {
private FragmentListener communication;
#Override
public void onAttach(Activity activity) {
super.onAttach(activity);
communication = (FragmentListener) activity;
}
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
return inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_one, container, false);
}
#Override
public void onViewCreated(View view, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState);
// or in an onClick listener
communication.onTalk("blah blah");
}
}
private static class Fragment2 extends Fragment {
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
return inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_two, container, false);
}
public void onListen(String s1) {
Log.d("TADA", s1);
}
}
}

My approach would be, when you get the callback in activity through the OnSelectionListener interface, I would create the Fragment B object and set arguments to it as follows:
#Override
public void OnSelectionListener(String img, String comments) {
DetailsView detailsView = new DetailsView();
Bundle args=new Bundle();
args.putString("img",img);
args.putString("comments",comments);
detailsView.setArguments(args);
//code here to replace the fragment A with fragment B
}
Then in Fragment B's onCreate method you can retrieve the values as follows:
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
Bundle args=getArguments();
String img=args.getString("img");
String comments=args.getString("comments");
//do whatever you want to do with the varaibles
}

You could try to make two public static String's in your B fragment.
it Would look like something like this
public static String img;
public static String comment;
The you set the variables before making the transaction to fragment B
FragmentTransaction transaction = getFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
// Replace whatever is in the fragment_container view with this fragment,
// and add the transaction to the back stack
transaction.replace(R.id.fragment_container, newFragment);
transaction.addToBackStack(null);
SecondFragment.img = new String("imgString"); //Making a new string so incase you change the string in bfragment, the values wont change in here
SecondFragment.comment = new String("comment");
// Commit the transaction
transaction.commit();
Then in the onStop(), or onDestroy() - depending on when you want the variables to be null, check this - you set the the static variables to null, so they dont take memory space
public void onDestroy(){
super.onDestroy();
img = null;
comment = null;
}

Removing a fragment not working

I want to remove a fragment and show a toast when I click a textView. My code shows the toast, but doesn't remove the fragment.
My method:
public void hide(View view) {
My_frag myFrag= new My_frag();
FragmentTransaction transaction = getSupportFragmentManager()
.beginTransaction();
transaction.remove(myFrag);
transaction.commit();
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Hello", Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
.show();
}
My_frag class:
public class My_frag extends android.support.v4.app.Fragment {
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// Inflate the layout for this fragment
return inflater.inflate(R.layout.my_frag_layout, container, false);
}
}

At some point you must create and add the Fragment correct? You are re-creating the fragment in your hide(...) method so you are trying to remove something that has never been added. Sure you may have added an instance, but not the instance you are trying to remove.
Instead, create a global variable Fragment fragToRemove in your Activity. When you create the fragment (that is where ever you do transaction.add(fragToRemove = new My_Frag);) you will hold an instance. then change your transaction.remove(myFrag) to transaction.remove(fragToRemove) and it should work just fine.

Take the instance of Fragment Transaction other than that was taken while adding fragment to activity and call remove method on that and pass the same instance of Fragment which was used at the time.
Example:
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction;
BlankFragment blankFragment;
Button b;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
b = (Button) findViewById(R.id.activity_button);
fragmentTransaction = getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
blankFragment=new BlankFragment(); //Fragment instance
fragmentTransaction.add(R.id.main_layout,blankFragment).commit();
b.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
FragmentTransaction ft = getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
ft.remove(blankFragment).commit(); //created different
}
});
}
In the same way you can do in fragments also and can also remove fragment X on the click of component of fragment X.