Chapter 13
Fragments
A powerful feature added to Android 3.0 (API level 11), fragments are components that can be embedded into an activity. Unlike custom views, fragments have their own lifecycle and may or may not have a user interface.
This chapter explains what fragments are and shows how to use them.
The Fragment Lifecycle
You create a fragment by extending the android.app.Fragment class or one of its subclasses. A fragment may or may not have a user interface. A fragment with no user interface (UI) normally acts as a worker for the activity the fragment is embedded into. If a fragment has a UI, it may contain views arranged in a layout file that will be loaded after the fragment is created. In many aspects, writing a fragment is similar ...
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