Getting the error “Java.lang.IllegalStateException Activity has been destroyed” when using tabs with ViewPager

Question

I have an application that consists of using ActionBarSherlock in tab mode.I have 5 tabs and the content of each tab is handled using fragments. For tab2 though, I have a fr

Answer 1

This one drove me crazy for Xamarin.

I ran into this with a ViewPager implementation for TabLayout WITHIN a Fragment, that is itself implemented in the DrawerLayout:

 - DrawerLayout
   - DrawerFragment
     - TabLayout
     - TabViewPager
       - TabViewPagerFragments

So you have to implement the following code in your DrawerFragment. Be aware to choose the correct FragmentManager-Path. Because you might have two different FragmentManager References:

1. Android.Support.V4.App.FragmentManager
2. Android.App.FragmentManager

--> Choose the one you use. If you want to make use of the ChildFragmentManager, you had to use the class declaration Android.App.FragmentManager for your ViewPager!

Android.Support.V4.App.FragmentManager

Implement the following Method in your "Main" Fragment - in this example: DrawerFragment

public override void OnDetach() {
    base.OnDetach();
    try {
        Fragment x = this;
        var classRefProp = typeof(Fragment).GetProperty("class_ref", BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Static);
        IntPtr classRef = (IntPtr)classRefProp.GetValue(x);
        var field = JNIEnv.GetFieldID(classRef, "mChildFragmentManager", "Landroid/support/v4/app/FragmentManagerImpl;");
        JNIEnv.SetField(base.Handle, field, IntPtr.Zero);
    }
    catch (Exception e) {
        Log.Debug("Error", e+"");
    }
}

Android.App.FragmentManager

public class TabViewPager: Android.Support.V13.App.FragmentPagerAdapter {}

That means you had to init the ViewPager with Android.App.FragmentManager.

Implement the following Method in your "Main" Fragment - in this example: DrawerFragment

public override void OnDetach() {
    base.OnDetach();
    try {
        Fragment x = this;
        var classRefProp = typeof(Fragment).GetProperty("class_ref", BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Static);
        IntPtr classRef = (IntPtr)classRefProp.GetValue(x);
        var field = JNIEnv.GetFieldID(classRef, "mChildFragmentManager", "Landroid/app/FragmentManagerImpl;");
        JNIEnv.SetField(base.Handle, field, IntPtr.Zero);
    }
    catch (Exception e) {
        Log.Debug("Error", e+"");
    }
}