added in version 22.1.0
belongs to Maven artifact com.android.support:leanback-v17:28.0.0-alpha1
Deprecated since version 27.1.0

GuidedStepFragment

public class GuidedStepFragment
extends Fragment

java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.app.Fragment
     ↳ android.support.v17.leanback.app.GuidedStepFragment


This class was deprecated in API level 27.1.0.
use GuidedStepSupportFragment

A GuidedStepFragment is used to guide the user through a decision or series of decisions. It is composed of a guidance view on the left and a view on the right containing a list of possible actions.

Basic Usage

Clients of GuidedStepFragment must create a custom subclass to attach to their Activities. This custom subclass provides the information necessary to construct the user interface and respond to user actions. At a minimum, subclasses should override:

Clients use following helper functions to add GuidedStepFragment to Activity or FragmentManager:

Theming and Stylists

GuidedStepFragment delegates its visual styling to classes called stylists. The GuidanceStylist is responsible for the left guidance view, while the GuidedActionsStylist is responsible for the right actions view. The stylists use theme attributes to derive values associated with the presentation, such as colors, animations, etc. Most simple visual aspects of GuidanceStylist and GuidedActionsStylist can be customized via theming; see their documentation for more information.

GuidedStepFragments must have access to an appropriate theme in order for the stylists to function properly. Specifically, the fragment must receive Theme_Leanback_GuidedStep, or a theme whose parent is is set to that theme. Themes can be provided in one of three ways:

  • The simplest way is to set the theme for the host Activity to the GuidedStep theme or a theme that derives from it.
  • If the Activity already has a theme and setting its parent theme is inconvenient, the existing Activity theme can have an entry added for the attribute LeanbackGuidedStepTheme_guidedStepTheme. If present, this theme will be used by GuidedStepFragment as an overlay to the Activity's theme.
  • Finally, custom subclasses of GuidedStepFragment may provide a theme through the onProvideTheme() method. This can be useful if a subclass is used across multiple Activities.

If the theme is provided in multiple ways, the onProvideTheme override has priority, followed by the Activity's theme. (Themes whose parent theme is already set to the guided step theme do not need to set the guidedStepTheme attribute; if set, it will be ignored.)

If themes do not provide enough customizability, the stylists themselves may be subclassed and provided to the GuidedStepFragment through the onCreateGuidanceStylist() and onCreateActionsStylist() methods. The stylists have simple hooks so that subclasses may override layout files; subclasses may also have more complex logic to determine styling.

Guided sequences

GuidedStepFragments can be grouped together to provide a guided sequence. GuidedStepFragments grouped as a sequence use custom animations provided by GuidanceStylist and GuidedActionsStylist (or subclasses) during transitions between steps. Clients should use add(FragmentManager, GuidedStepFragment) to place subsequent GuidedFragments onto the fragment stack so that custom animations are properly configured. (Custom animations are triggered automatically when the fragment stack is subsequently popped by any normal mechanism.)

Note: Currently GuidedStepFragments grouped in this way must all be defined programmatically, rather than in XML. This restriction may be removed in the future.

Summary

XML attributes

LeanbackGuidedStepTheme_guidedActionContentWidthWeight  
LeanbackGuidedStepTheme_guidedActionContentWidthWeightTwoPanels  
LeanbackGuidedStepTheme_guidedActionsBackground  
LeanbackGuidedStepTheme_guidedActionsBackgroundDark  
LeanbackGuidedStepTheme_guidedActionsElevation  
LeanbackGuidedStepTheme_guidedStepBackground  
LeanbackGuidedStepTheme_guidedStepTheme  

Constants

String EXTRA_UI_STYLE

Fragment argument name for UI style.

int UI_STYLE_ACTIVITY_ROOT

One possible value of argument EXTRA_UI_STYLE.

int UI_STYLE_DEFAULT

This constant was deprecated in API level 24.1.0. Same value as UI_STYLE_REPLACE.

int UI_STYLE_ENTRANCE

Default value for argument EXTRA_UI_STYLE.

int UI_STYLE_REPLACE

This is the case that we use GuidedStepFragment to replace another existing GuidedStepFragment when moving forward to next step.

Inherited constants

From interface android.content.ComponentCallbacks2

Public constructors

GuidedStepFragment()

Public methods

static int add(FragmentManager fragmentManager, GuidedStepFragment fragment, int id)

Adds the specified GuidedStepFragment to the fragment stack, replacing any existing GuidedStepFragments in the stack, and configuring the fragment-to-fragment custom transitions.

static int add(FragmentManager fragmentManager, GuidedStepFragment fragment)

Adds the specified GuidedStepFragment to the fragment stack, replacing any existing GuidedStepFragments in the stack, and configuring the fragment-to-fragment custom transitions.

static int addAsRoot(Activity activity, GuidedStepFragment fragment, int id)

Adds the specified GuidedStepFragment as content of Activity; no backstack entry is added so the activity will be dismissed when BACK key is pressed.

void collapseAction(boolean withTransition)

Collapse action which either has a sub actions list or action with hasEditableActivatorView() is true.

void collapseSubActions()

Collapse sub actions list.

void expandAction(GuidedAction action, boolean withTransition)

Expand a given action with sub actions list or hasEditableActivatorView() is true.

void expandSubActions(GuidedAction action)

Expand a given action's sub actions list.

GuidedAction findActionById(long id)

Find GuidedAction by Id.

int findActionPositionById(long id)

Find GuidedAction position in array by Id.

GuidedAction findButtonActionById(long id)

Find button GuidedAction by Id.

int findButtonActionPositionById(long id)

Find button GuidedAction position in array by Id.

void finishGuidedStepFragments()

Convenient method to close GuidedStepFragments on top of other content or finish Activity if GuidedStepFragments were started in a separate activity.

View getActionItemView(int position)

Returns the view corresponding to the action at the indicated position in the list of actions for this fragment.

List<GuidedAction> getActions()

Returns the list of GuidedActions that the user may take in this fragment.

View getButtonActionItemView(int position)

Returns the view corresponding to the button action at the indicated position in the list of actions for this fragment.

List<GuidedAction> getButtonActions()

Returns the list of button GuidedActions that the user may take in this fragment.

static GuidedStepFragment getCurrentGuidedStepFragment(FragmentManager fm)

Returns the current GuidedStepFragment on the fragment transaction stack.

GuidanceStylist getGuidanceStylist()

Returns the GuidanceStylist that displays guidance information for the user.

GuidedActionsStylist getGuidedActionsStylist()

Returns the GuidedActionsStylist that displays the actions the user may take.

GuidedActionsStylist getGuidedButtonActionsStylist()

Returns the GuidedActionsStylist that displays the button actions the user may take.

int getSelectedActionPosition()

Returns the position if the currently selected GuidedAction.

int getSelectedButtonActionPosition()

Returns the position if the currently selected button GuidedAction.

int getUiStyle()

Read UI style from fragment arguments.

boolean isExpanded()
boolean isFocusOutEndAllowed()

Returns true if allows focus out of end edge of GuidedStepFragment, false otherwise.

boolean isFocusOutStartAllowed()

Returns true if allows focus out of start edge of GuidedStepFragment, false otherwise.

boolean isSubActionsExpanded()
void notifyActionChanged(int position)

Notify an action has changed and update its UI.

void notifyButtonActionChanged(int position)

Notify an button action has changed and update its UI.

void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)

void onCreateActions(List<GuidedAction> actions, Bundle savedInstanceState)

Fills out the set of actions available to the user.

GuidedActionsStylist onCreateActionsStylist()

Creates the presenter used to style the guided actions panel.

View onCreateBackgroundView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState)

Called by onCreateView to inflate background view.

void onCreateButtonActions(List<GuidedAction> actions, Bundle savedInstanceState)

Fills out the set of actions shown at right available to the user.

GuidedActionsStylist onCreateButtonActionsStylist()

Creates the presenter used to style a sided actions panel for button only.