Chapter 5. Exploring Fragments, AppWidgets, and the System UI
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- Creating and using a Fragment
- Adding and removing Fragments during runtime
- Passing data between Fragments
- Creating a shortcut on the Home screen
- Creating a Home screen widget
- Adding Search to the Action Bar
- Showing your app full screen
Introduction
With a firm understanding of layouts from Chapter 2, Layouts, we'll dig deeper into UI development with Fragments. Fragments are a way to separate your UI into smaller sections that can easily be reused. Think of Fragments as mini-activities, complete with their own classes, layouts, and lifecycle. Instead of designing your screen in one Activity Layout, possibly duplicating functionality across ...
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