Android getChildFragmentManager() level API < 17

Question

I am trying to use getChildFragmentManager() method on api 14, but of course I am getting error. Is there anyway to use this method on lower apis. Thanks

Answer 1

To someone that appeared here by a search on Google

I was having a similar problem using DialogFragment

The problem was because I was importing android.app.DialogFragment instead of android.support.v4.app.DialogFragment

DialogFragment or not, be sure that you are importing the right libs :)

Answer 2

To use nested fragments on API Level 16 and below, you need to use the fragments backport from the support-v4 or support-v13 portion of the Android Support package. This, in turn, requires you to inherit from FragmentActivity and have your fragments inherit from android.support.v4.app.Fragment. Then, you can call getChildFragmentManager() to use nested fragments.