# Fragment.SavedState

Added in[API level 13](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels)  
Deprecated in[API level 28](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels)

# SavedState

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Kotlin\|[Java](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Fragment.SavedState "View this page in Java")  

```
open class SavedState : Parcelable
```

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| [kotlin.Any](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-any/index.html)                                     ||
| ↳ | [android.app.Fragment.SavedState](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/Fragment.SavedState#) |

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| **This class was deprecated in API level 28.**
|
| Use androidx.fragment.app.Fragment.SavedState

State information that has been retrieved from a fragment instance through[FragmentManager.saveFragmentInstanceState](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/FragmentManager#saveFragmentInstanceState(android.app.Fragment)).

## Summary

| Inherited constants ||
|---|---|
| From class[Parcelable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/os/Parcelable.html#) |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html) | [CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/os/Parcelable.html#CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR:kotlin.Int) <br /> Descriptor bit used with[describeContents()](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/os/Parcelable.html#describeContents()): indicates that the Parcelable object's flattened representation includes a file descriptor. <br />                                                                                                                                                                                                        | | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html) | [PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/os/Parcelable.html#PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE:kotlin.Int) <br /> Flag for use with[writeToParcel](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/os/Parcelable.html#writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel,%20kotlin.Int)): the object being written is a return value, that is the result of a function such as "`Parcelable someFunction()`", "`void someFunction(out Parcelable)`", or "`void someFunction(inout Parcelable)`". Some implementations may want to release resources at this point. <br /> | ||

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| open[Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)   | [describeContents](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/Fragment.SavedState#describeContents())`()` <br />                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| open[Unit](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-unit/index.html) | [writeToParcel](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/Fragment.SavedState#writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel,%20kotlin.Int))`(`dest:` `[Parcel](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/os/Parcel.html#)`, `flags:` `[Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)`)` <br /> |

|                                                                                                                                                                                             Properties                                                                                                                                                                                              ||
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| static[Parcelable.ClassLoaderCreator](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/os/Parcelable.ClassLoaderCreator.html#)\<[Fragment.SavedState](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/Fragment.SavedState#)!\>! | [CREATOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/Fragment.SavedState#CREATOR:android.os.Parcelable.ClassLoaderCreator) <br /> |

## Public methods

### describeContents

Added in[API level 13](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels)  

```
open fun describeContents(): Int
```

**Deprecated:** *Deprecated in Java.*

|                                                                                                                                                                               Return                                                                                                                                                                               ||
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html) | a bitmask indicating the set of special object types marshaled by this Parcelable object instance. Value is either`0`or[android.os.Parcelable#CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/os/Parcelable.html#CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR:kotlin.Int) |

### writeToParcel

Added in[API level 13](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels)  

```
open fun writeToParcel(
    dest: Parcel, 
    flags: Int
): Unit
```

**Deprecated:** *Deprecated in Java.*

|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Parameters                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     ||
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| `dest`  | [Parcel](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/os/Parcel.html#):The Parcel in which the object should be written. This value cannot be`null`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `flags` | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html):Additional flags about how the object should be written. May be 0 or[PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/os/Parcelable.html#PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE:kotlin.Int). Value is either`0`or a combination of[android.os.Parcelable#PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/os/Parcelable.html#PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE:kotlin.Int), and android.os.Parcelable.PARCELABLE_ELIDE_DUPLICATES |

## Properties

### CREATOR

Added in[API level 13](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels)  

```
static val CREATOR: Parcelable.ClassLoaderCreator<Fragment.SavedState!>!
```

**Deprecated:** *Deprecated in Java.*