When would Fragment's onDestroyView be called, but it wouldn't be destroyed?
android, android-fragments
Solution
It seems to all depend on whether the fragment is retained or not. When the fragment is retained, then after onDestroyView comes onCreateView.
When the fragment is retained (i.e. setRetainInstance(true)), then the log while rotating the devicelooks like this:
com.example.FragmentLifecycleTestApp W/MainFragment﹕ onAttach
com.example.FragmentLifecycleTestApp W/MainFragment﹕ onCreate
com.example.FragmentLifecycleTestApp W/MainFragment﹕ onCreateView
com.example.FragmentLifecycleTestApp W/MainFragment﹕ onActivityCreated
com.example.FragmentLifecycleTestApp W/MainFragment﹕ onStart
com.example.FragmentLifecycleTestApp W/MainFragment﹕ onResume
com.example.FragmentLifecycleTestApp W/MainFragment﹕ onPause
com.example.FragmentLifecycleTestApp W/MainFragment﹕ onStop
com.example.FragmentLifecycleTestApp W/MainFragment﹕ onDestroyView
com.example.FragmentLifecycleTestApp W/MainFragment﹕ onDetach
com.example.FragmentLifecycleTestApp W/MainFragment﹕ onAttach
com.example.FragmentLifecycleTestApp W/MainFragment﹕ onCreateView
com.example.FragmentLifecycleTestApp W/MainFragment﹕ onActivityCreated
com.example.FragmentLifecycleTestApp W/MainFragment﹕ onStart
com.example.FragmentLifecycleTestApp W/MainFragment﹕ onResume
But when it is not retained, it goes like this:
com.example.FragmentLifecycleTestApp W/MainFragment﹕ onAttach
com.example.FragmentLifecycleTestApp W/MainFragment﹕ onCreate
com.example.FragmentLifecycleTestApp W/MainFragment﹕ onCreateView
com.example.FragmentLifecycleTestApp W/MainFragment﹕ onActivityCreated
com.example.FragmentLifecycleTestApp W/MainFragment﹕ onStart
com.example.FragmentLifecycleTestApp W/MainFragment﹕ onResume
com.example.FragmentLifecycleTestApp W/MainFragment﹕ onPause
com.example.FragmentLifecycleTestApp W/MainFragment﹕ onStop
com.example.FragmentLifecycleTestApp W/MainFragment﹕ onDestroyView
com.example.FragmentLifecycleTestApp W/MainFragment﹕ onDestroy
com.example.FragmentLifecycleTestApp W/MainFragment﹕ onDetach
com.example.FragmentLifecycleTestApp W/MainFragment﹕ onAttach
com.example.FragmentLifecycleTestApp W/MainFragment﹕ onCreate
com.example.FragmentLifecycleTestApp W/MainFragment﹕ onCreateView
com.example.FragmentLifecycleTestApp W/MainFragment﹕ onActivityCreated
com.example.FragmentLifecycleTestApp W/MainFragment﹕ onStart
com.example.FragmentLifecycleTestApp W/MainFragment﹕ onResume
Problem
Looking at a Fragment's lifecycle, I am not sure about the scenarios that can happen here. There are 2 possible ways to go when a Fragment stops being active. - call the appropriate callbacks, destroy view and then destroy the fragment - call the callbacks, destroy view, but keep the fragment itself alive Which of the two alternatives is done in which situations? What decides which of them? If a fragment is added to the backstack, then removed/replaced, why not throw it away? Why keep it? Edit: it dawned on me, could it be dependant on whether the fragment is retained or not?