Fragment re-created when change tab with ViewPager

android, android-fragments, android-viewpager

Solution

It's been as easy as using method `setOffscreenPageLimit()` from `ViewPager`.

More info: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/view/ViewPager.html#setOffscreenPageLimit(int)

Problem

I've got a `ViewPager` with 4 tabs. I'm using a custom adapter that extends `FragmentPagerAdapter`. The problem is that when I change the tab, the first `Fragment` gets created again although it's not the currently visible. Moreover, this only happens after changing the tab for the fourth time. E.g. tab1 -> tab2 -> tab3=> `onStop` from tab1 is called. -> tab2 => `onCreateView` from tab1 is called (`onAttach` is not called). I want to avoid this. I need all tabs to remain always in their state even when they are not currently displayed. How can I do this?

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