Stop fragment refresh in bottom nav using navhost
This problem has been asked a few times now, but we are in 2020 now, did anyone find a good usable solution to this yet?
I want to be able to navigate using the bottom navigation control without refreshing the fragment each time they are selected. Here is what I have currently:
navigation/main.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<navigation xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="@+id/main"
app:startDestination="@id/home">
<fragment
android:id="@+id/home"
android:name="com.org.ftech.fragment.HomeFragment"
android:label="@string/app_name"
tools:layout="@layout/fragment_home" />
<fragment
android:id="@+id/news"
android:name="com.org.ftech.fragment.NewsFragment"
android:label="News"
tools:layout="@layout/fragment_news"/>
<fragment
android:id="@+id/markets"
android:name="com.org.ftech.fragment.MarketsFragment"
android:label="Markets"
tools:layout="@layout/fragment_markets"/>
<fragment
android:id="@+id/explore"
android:name="com.org.ftech.ExploreFragment"
android:label="Explore"
tools:layout="@layout/fragment_explore"/>
</navigation>
activity_mail.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- Use DrawerLayout as root container for activity -->
<androidx.drawerlayout.widget.DrawerLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="@+id/drawer_layout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<fragment
android:id="@+id/nav_host_fragment"
android:name="androidx.navigation.fragment.NavHostFragment"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="0dp"
app:defaultNavHost="true"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@+id/bottomNavigationView"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.0"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:navGraph="@navigation/main" />
<com.google.android.material.bottomnavigation.BottomNavigationView
android:id="@+id/bottomNavigationView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:itemIconTint="@color/nav"
app:itemTextColor="@color/nav"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.0"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:menu="@menu/main">
</com.google.android.material.bottomnavigation.BottomNavigationView>
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
<com.google.android.material.navigation.NavigationView
app:menu="@menu/main"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:id="@+id/navigationView"
android:layout_gravity="start">
</com.google.android.material.navigation.NavigationView>
</androidx.drawerlayout.widget.DrawerLayout>
MainActivity.kt:
class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
private var drawerLayout: DrawerLayout? = null
private var navigationView: NavigationView? = null
private var bottomNavigationView: BottomNavigationView? = null
private lateinit var appBarConfiguration: AppBarConfiguration
override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)
drawerLayout = findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout)
navigationView = findViewById(R.id.navigationView)
bottomNavigationView = findViewById(R.id.bottomNavigationView)
val navController = findNavController(R.id.nav_host_fragment)
appBarConfiguration = AppBarConfiguration(setOf(R.id.markets, R.id.explore, R.id.news, R.id.home), drawerLayout)
setupActionBarWithNavController(navController, appBarConfiguration)
findViewById<NavigationView>(R.id.navigationView)
.setupWithNavController(navController)
findViewById<BottomNavigationView>(R.id.bottomNavigationView)
.setupWithNavController(navController)
}
override fun onSupportNavigateUp(): Boolean {
val navController = findNavController(R.id.nav_host_fragment)
return navController.navigateUp(appBarConfiguration) || super.onSupportNavigateUp()
}
override fun onOptionsItemSelected(item: MenuItem): Boolean {
if (item.itemId == R.id.search) {
startActivity(Intent(applicationContext, SearchableActivity::class.java))
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item)
}
override fun onCreateOptionsMenu(menu: Menu?): Boolean {
menuInflater.inflate(R.menu.options_menu, menu)
return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu)
}
}
In the fragment I am making a few calls to my services to fetch the data in onCreateView, when resuming the fragment I am assuming those calls will not longer be executed and the state of the fragment should be preserved.
Try this:
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
final Fragment fragment1 = new HomeFragment();
final Fragment fragment2 = new DashboardFragment();
final Fragment fragment3 = new NotificationsFragment();
final FragmentManager fm = getSupportFragmentManager();
Fragment active = fragment1;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
BottomNavigationView navigation = (BottomNavigationView) findViewById(R.id.navigation);
navigation.setOnNavigationItemSelectedListener(mOnNavigationItemSelectedListener);
fm.beginTransaction().add(R.id.main_container, fragment3, "3").hide(fragment3).commit();
fm.beginTransaction().add(R.id.main_container, fragment2, "2").hide(fragment2).commit();
fm.beginTransaction().add(R.id.main_container,fragment1, "1").commit();
}
private BottomNavigationView.OnNavigationItemSelectedListener mOnNavigationItemSelectedListener
= new BottomNavigationView.OnNavigationItemSelectedListener() {
@Override
public boolean onNavigationItemSelected(@NonNull MenuItem item) {
switch (item.getItemId()) {
case R.id.navigation_home:
fm.beginTransaction().hide(active).show(fragment1).commit();
active = fragment1;
return true;
case R.id.navigation_dashboard:
fm.beginTransaction().hide(active).show(fragment2).commit();
active = fragment2;
return true;
case R.id.navigation_notifications:
fm.beginTransaction().hide(active).show(fragment3).commit();
active = fragment3;
return true;
}
return false;
}
};
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main_menu, menu);
return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}
@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
int id = item.getItemId();
if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
startActivity(new Intent(MainActivity.this, SettingsActivity.class));
return true;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}
Or You can follow Google's recommended solution: Google Link
The simple solution to stop refreshing on multiple clicks on the same navigation item could be
binding.navView.setOnNavigationItemSelectedListener { item ->
if(item.itemId != binding.navView.selectedItemId)
NavigationUI.onNavDestinationSelected(item, navController)
true
}
where binding.navView is the reference for BottomNavigationView using Android Data Binding.