How can I switch between two fragments, without recreating the fragments each time?

Question

I\'m working on an android application, that uses a navigation drawer to switch between two fragments. However, each time I switch, the fragment is completely recreated.

Answer 1

Same idea as Tester101 but this is what I ended up using.

    FragmentManager fragmentManager = getSupportFragmentManager();
    FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction = fragmentManager.beginTransaction();

    Fragment oldFragment = fragmentManager.findFragmentByTag( "" + m_lastDrawerSelectPosition );
    if ( oldFragment != null )
        fragmentTransaction.hide( oldFragment );

    Fragment newFragment = fragmentManager.findFragmentByTag( "" + position );
    if ( newFragment == null )
    {
        newFragment = getFragment( position );
        fragmentTransaction.add( R.id.home_content_frame, newFragment, "" + position );
    }

    fragmentTransaction.show( newFragment );
    fragmentTransaction.commit();