PopBackStack but keep the first fragment in android

Question

I am working on fragment transaction, and the backstack is like this:

fragA => fragB => fragC => fragD

I would like to return to f

Answer 1

Only a few days ago I start learning about fragments in Android. And I faced with this problem too. Here I show my solution and how I resolve this. Please, fix if my code is not right. What we have at this time? Acivity, many fragments and their backstack. We want open every fragment from Drawer menu and clear all other fragments from backstack. But, we must hold only one Home fragment. When we stay on Home fragment and user press Back button app is goeing closing.

Activity.class

protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
    ...
    // adding Home fragment without adding transaction into backstack
    FragmentManager manager = getSupportFragmentManager();
    FragmentTransaction ft = manager.beginTransaction();
    ft.replace(R.id.container, HomeFragment.newInstance("args"), null);
    ft.commit();
}

@Override
public void onBackPressed() {
    if (getSupportFragmentManager().getBackStackEntryCount() == 0) {
        finish();
    }
}

public void addFragmentFromMenu(Fragment fragment){
    String backStateName =  fragment.getClass().getName();
    clearBackStack();
    FragmentManager manager = getSupportFragmentManager();
    if(manager.getBackStackEntryCount()> 0)
    {
        boolean fragmentPopped = manager.popBackStackImmediate(backStateName, 0);

        if (!fragmentPopped && manager.findFragmentByTag(backStateName) == null) {
            //fragment not in back stack, create it.
            addFragment(fragment, manager, backStateName);
        }
    }
    else // no fragments
    {
        addFragment(fragment, manager, backStateName);
    }
}

public void addFragment(Fragment fragment, FragmentManager manager, String backStateName)
{
    FragmentTransaction ft = manager.beginTransaction();
    ft.replace(R.id.container, fragment, backStateName);
    ft.setTransition(FragmentTransaction.TRANSIT_FRAGMENT_FADE);
    ft.addToBackStack(backStateName);
    ft.commit();
}

public void clearBackStack() {
    getSupportFragmentManager().popBackStackImmediate(null, FragmentManager.POP_BACK_STACK_INCLUSIVE);
}

And on click on drawer menu item

@Override
public boolean onNavigationItemSelected(MenuItem item) {

    int id = item.getItemId();

    if (id == R.id.nav_camera) {
        addFragmentFromMenu(CameraFragment.newInstance("cam1", "cam2"));
    } else if (id == R.id.nav_gallery) {
        addFragmentFromMenu(TestFragment.newInstance("test1","test2"));
    }

    DrawerLayout drawer = (DrawerLayout) findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout);
    drawer.closeDrawer(GravityCompat.START);
    return true;
}

Answer 2

The backstack contains records about transactions, not fragments itself. So you should not add first transaction's record (null -> fragA) to backstack. And all other transaction's record should be added to backstack. In this case, then you preformpopBackStack(null, FragmentManager.POP_BACK_STACK_INCLUSIVE); android removed all fragments except fragA, because there isn't any records about how fragA was added.

Answer 3

I have done following way. Clear all fragment then add first home fragment

FragmentManager fm = getActivity().getSupportFragmentManager();
                    fm.popBackStack(Constants.TAG_HOME, FragmentManager.POP_BACK_STACK_INCLUSIVE);

                    ((MainActivity) activity).manageFragment(new HomeFragment(), Constants.TAG_HOME);
 //        write down below function in main activity              
     public void manageFragment(Fragment fragment, String tag) {

            FragmentManager fragmentManager = getSupportFragmentManager();
            if (!fragmentManager.popBackStackImmediate(tag, 0)) {

                FragmentTransaction ft = fragmentManager.beginTransaction();
                ft.add(R.id.content_frame, fragment, tag);
                ft.addToBackStack(tag);
                ft.commit();

            }
        }

Answer 4

1) Add First Fragment using below code

android.support.v4.app.FragmentManager fm = getActivity().getSupportFragmentManager();
        android.support.v4.app.FragmentTransaction ft=fm.beginTransaction();
        if (fm.findFragmentById(R.id.fragment_container) != null) {
            ft.hide(fm.findFragmentById(R.id.fragment_container));
        }
        ft.add(R.id.fragment_container, new OneFragment(),OneFragment.class.getCanonicalName())
                .addToBackStack(OneFragment.class.getCanonicalName()).commit();

2) Add Second Fragment From First fragment using below code

android.support.v4.app.FragmentManager fm = getActivity().getSupportFragmentManager();
                    android.support.v4.app.FragmentTransaction ft=fm.beginTransaction();
                    if (fm.findFragmentById(R.id.fragment_container) != null) {
                        ft.hide(fm.findFragmentById(R.id.fragment_container));
                    }
                    ft.add(R.id.fragment_container,new TwoFragment(),TwoFragment.class.getCanonicalName())
.addToBackStack(TwoFragment.class.getCanonicalName()).commit();

3) Add Third Fragment From Second fragment using below code

android.support.v4.app.FragmentManager fm = getActivity().getSupportFragmentManager();
                android.support.v4.app.FragmentTransaction ft=fm.beginTransaction();
                if (fm.findFragmentById(R.id.fragment_container) != null) {
                    ft.hide(fm.findFragmentById(R.id.fragment_container));
                }
                ft.add(R.id.fragment_container, new ThreeFragment(),ThreeFragment.class.getCanonicalName())
                        .addToBackStack(ThreeFragment.class.getCanonicalName()).commit();

4) Add Forth Fragment From Third fragment using below code

android.support.v4.app.FragmentManager fm = getActivity().getSupportFragmentManager();
                android.support.v4.app.FragmentTransaction ft=fm.beginTransaction();
                if (fm.findFragmentById(R.id.fragment_container) != null) {
                    ft.hide(fm.findFragmentById(R.id.fragment_container));
                }
                ft.add(R.id.fragment_container, new FourFragment(),ThreeFragment.class.getCanonicalName())
                        .addToBackStack(FourFragment.class.getCanonicalName()).commit();

5) onBackPressed() please write below code

@Override
    public void onBackPressed() {
        hideKeyboard(MainActivity.this);
        Fragment currentFragment = this.getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.fragment_container);

        if (currentFragment.getClass().getName().equalsIgnoreCase(FourFragment.class.getName())) { // Using this code come from third fragment to first fragment
            Fragment f = this.getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentByTag(TwoFragment.class.getCanonicalName());
            if (f != null) {
                this.getSupportFragmentManager().popBackStackImmediate(f.getClass().getCanonicalName(), FragmentManager.POP_BACK_STACK_INCLUSIVE);
            }
        }else {
            super.onBackPressed();
        }
    }