Beating the Fragmentation Monster: Listing 4

DetailsActivity.cs.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using Android.App;
using Android.Content;
using Android.OS;
using Android.Runtime;
using Android.Util;
using Android.Views;
using Android.Widget;
using Android.Support;
using Android.Support.V4.App;

namespace com.wallym.sample.fragmentexample
{
    [Activity(Label = "Star Trek Details")]
    public class DetailsActivity : Android.Support.V4.App.FragmentActivity
    {
        protected override void OnCreate(Bundle bundle)
        {
            base.OnCreate(bundle);
            var index = Intent.Extras.GetInt("current_play_id", 0);

            var details = DetailsFragment.NewInstance(index); // DetailsFragment.NewInstance
            is a factory method to create a Details Fragment
            var fragmentTransaction = SupportFragmentManager.BeginTransaction();
            fragmentTransaction.Add(Android.Resource.Id.Content, details);
            fragmentTransaction.Commit();
        }
    }
}

About the Author

Wallace (Wally) B. McClure has authored books on iPhone programming with Mono/Monotouch, Android programming with Mono for Android, application architecture, ADO.NET, SQL Server and AJAX. He's a Microsoft MVP, an ASPInsider and a partner at Scalable Development Inc. He maintains a blog, and can be followed on Twitter.

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