Xav's blog post explains how to get the support library, which has FragmentActivity, through the SDK updater:
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2011/03/fragments-for-all.html On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 8:16 PM, New Developer <secur...@isscp.com> wrote: > Dianne > Thanks and yes is was your blogspot article at the bottom that refers to > FragmentActivity > > But I can not find this anywhere and when I type it , it is unknown > > thanks again > > On Jun 17, 2011, at 7:57 PM, Dianne Hackborn wrote: > > Blog posts: > > > http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2011/02/android-30-fragments-api.html > http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2011/03/fragments-for-all.html > > SDK documentation: > > http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/fundamentals/fragments.html > http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Fragment.html > > I would suggest that for now you ignore the <fragment> tag; all it is, is a > convenience for doing certain things. Learn how to directly use the > Fragment APIs and how those work with activities, and then once you are done > with those basic concepts you can throw in <fragment> layout tags. > > (I should probably adjust the Fragment java doc to reflect this approach as > well.) > > On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 4:42 PM, New Developer <secur...@isscp.com> wrote: > >> Could someone please clarify the method in which to use fragment >> >> There is a Main Activity which has a <fragment element within it's >> layout >> >> this fragment element is then loaded to a class the extends Fragment >> But does the fragment class then have it's own activity ? or >> how do you access the elements within the fragment ? >> For discussion let us say the fragment has a Button and EditText >> >> Under a normal activity you could access it with >> (Button) findViewbyId(R.id.button); but when I put this into a fragment >> extended class >> findViewById gives an error ? >> >> Also there is one article on Fragment which has a FragmentActivity or >> ActivityFragment >> But I can not find this anywhere >> >> Thanks in advance >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Android Developers" group. >> To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en >> > > > > -- > Dianne Hackborn > Android framework engineer > hack...@android.com > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to > provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such > questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and > answer them. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer hack...@android.com Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
