PdfViewerFragment


@RequiresExtension(extension = 31, version = 13)
public class PdfViewerFragment extends Fragment


A Fragment that renders a PDF document.

A [PdfViewerFragment] that can display paginated PDFs. The viewer includes a FAB for annotation support and a search menu. Each page is rendered in its own View. Upon creation, this fragment displays a loading spinner.

Rendering is done in 2 passes:

  1. Layout: Request the page data, get the dimensions and set them as measure for the image view.
  2. Render: Create bitmap(s) at adequate dimensions and attach them to the page view.

The layout pass is progressive: starts with a few first pages of the document, then reach further as the user scrolls down (and ultimately spans the whole document). The rendering pass is tightly limited to the currently visible pages. Pages that are scrolled past (become not visible) have their bitmaps released to free up memory.

Note that every activity/fragment that uses this class has to be themed with Theme.AppCompat or a theme that extends that theme.

See also
documentUri

Summary

Public constructors

Public methods

final Uri

The URI of the PDF document to display defaulting to null.

final boolean

Controls whether text search mode is active.

final boolean

Indicates whether the toolbox should be visible.

void
onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)

Called to do initial creation of a fragment.

View
onCreateView(
    @NonNull LayoutInflater inflater,
    ViewGroup container,
    Bundle savedInstanceState
)

Called to have the fragment instantiate its user interface view.

void

Called when the fragment is no longer in use.

void

Called when the view previously created by onCreateView has been detached from the fragment.

void

Invoked when a problem arises during the loading process of the PDF document.

void

Invoked when the document has been fully loaded, processed, and the initial pages are displayed within the viewing area.

void
onRequestImmersiveMode(boolean enterImmersive)

Called when the PDF view wants to enter or exit immersive mode based on user's interaction with the content.

void

Called when the fragment is visible to the user and actively running.

void

Called to ask the fragment to save its current dynamic state, so it can later be reconstructed in a new instance if its process is restarted.

void

Called when the Fragment is visible to the user.

void

Called when the Fragment is no longer started.

void
onViewCreated(@NonNull View view, Bundle savedInstanceState)

Called immediately after onCreateView has returned, but before any saved state has been restored in to the view.

final void
setDocumentUri(Uri documentUri)

The URI of the PDF document to display defaulting to null.

final void
setTextSearchActive(boolean isTextSearchActive)

Controls whether text search mode is active.

final void
setToolboxVisible(boolean isToolboxVisible)

Indicates whether the toolbox should be visible.

Inherited methods

From androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
void
dump(
    @NonNull String prefix,
    @Nullable FileDescriptor fd,
    @NonNull PrintWriter writer,
    @Nullable String[] args
)

Print the Fragments's state into the given stream.

final boolean

Subclasses can not override equals().

final @Nullable FragmentActivity

Return the FragmentActivity this fragment is currently associated with.

boolean

Returns whether the the exit transition and enter transition overlap or not.

boolean

Returns whether the the return transition and reenter transition overlap or not.

final @Nullable Bundle

Return the arguments supplied when the fragment was instantiated, if any.

final @NonNull FragmentManager

Return a private FragmentManager for placing and managing Fragments inside of this Fragment.

@Nullable Context

Return the Context this fragment is currently associated with.

@NonNull CreationExtras

The Fragment's arguments when this is first called will be used as the defaults to any androidx.lifecycle.SavedStateHandle passed to a view model created using this extra.

@NonNull ViewModelProvider.Factory
@Nullable Object

Returns the Transition that will be used to move Views into the initial scene.

@Nullable Object

Returns the Transition that will be used to move Views out of the scene when the fragment is removed, hidden, or detached when not popping the back stack.

final @Nullable FragmentManager

This method is deprecated.

This has been removed in favor of getParentFragmentManager() which throws an IllegalStateException if the FragmentManager is null.

final @Nullable Object

Return the host object of this fragment.

final int

Return the identifier this fragment is known by.

final @NonNull LayoutInflater

Returns the cached LayoutInflater used to inflate Views of this Fragment.

@NonNull Lifecycle

Overriding this method is no longer supported and this method will be made final in a future version of Fragment.

@NonNull LoaderManager

This method is deprecated.

Use LoaderManager.getInstance(this).

final @Nullable Fragment

Returns the parent Fragment containing this Fragment.

final @NonNull FragmentManager

Return the FragmentManager for interacting with fragments associated with this fragment's activity.

@Nullable Object

Returns the Transition that will be used to move Views in to the scene when returning due to popping a back stack.

final @NonNull Resources

Return requireActivity().getResources().

final boolean

This method is deprecated.

Instead of retaining the Fragment itself, use a non-retained Fragment and keep retained state in a ViewModel attached to that Fragment.

@Nullable Object

Returns the Transition that will be used to move Views out of the scene when the Fragment is preparing to be removed, hidden, or detached because of popping the back stack.

final @NonNull SavedStateRegistry
@Nullable Object

Returns the Transition that will be used for shared elements transferred into the content Scene.

@Nullable Object

Return the Transition that will be used for shared elements transferred back during a pop of the back stack.

final @NonNull String
getString(@StringRes int resId)

Return a localized string from the application's package's default string table.

final @NonNull String
getString(@StringRes int resId, @Nullable Object formatArgs)

Return a localized formatted string from the application's package's default string table, substituting the format arguments as defined in java.util.Formatter and format.

final @Nullable String

Get the tag name of the fragment, if specified.

final @Nullable Fragment

This method is deprecated.

Instead of using a target fragment to pass results, use setFragmentResult to deliver results to FragmentResultListener instances registered by other fragments via setFragmentResultListener.

final int

This method is deprecated.

When using the target fragment replacement of setFragmentResultListener and setFragmentResult, consider using setArguments to pass a requestKey if you need to support dynamic request keys.

final @NonNull CharSequence
getText(@StringRes int resId)

Return a localized, styled CharSequence from the application's package's default string table.

boolean

This method is deprecated.

Use setMaxLifecycle instead.

@Nullable View

Get the root view for the fragment's layout (the one returned by onCreateView), if provided.

@NonNull LifecycleOwner

Get a LifecycleOwner that represents the Fragment's View lifecycle.

@NonNull LiveData<@NonNull LifecycleOwner>

Retrieve a LiveData which allows you to observe the lifecycle of the Fragment's View.

@NonNull ViewModelStore

Returns the ViewModelStore associated with this Fragment

final int

Subclasses can not override hashCode().

final boolean

Return true if the fragment is currently added to its activity.

final boolean

Return true if the fragment has been explicitly detached from the UI.

final boolean

Return true if the fragment has been hidden.

final boolean

Return true if the layout is included as part of an activity view hierarchy via the tag.

final boolean

Return true if this fragment is currently being removed from its activity.

final boolean

Return true if the fragment is in the resumed state.

final boolean

Returns true if this fragment is added and its state has already been saved by its host.

final boolean

Return true if the fragment is currently visible to the user.

void

This method is deprecated.

use onViewCreated for code touching the view created by onCreateView and onCreate for other initialization.

void
onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, @Nullable Intent data)

This method is deprecated.

This method has been deprecated in favor of using the Activity Result API which brings increased type safety via an ActivityResultContract and the prebuilt contracts for common intents available in androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts, provides hooks for testing, and allow receiving results in separate, testable classes independent from your fragment.

void

This method is deprecated.

See onAttach.

void

Called when a fragment is first attached to its context.

void

This method is deprecated.

The responsibility for listening for fragments being attached has been moved to FragmentManager.

void
boolean

This hook is called whenever an item in a context menu is selected.

@Nullable Animation
@MainThread
onCreateAnimation(int transit, boolean enter, int nextAnim)

Called when a fragment loads an animation.

@Nullable Animator
@MainThread
onCreateAnimator(int transit, boolean enter, int nextAnim)

Called when a fragment loads an animator.

void

Called when a context menu for the view is about to be shown.

void

This method is deprecated.

androidx.activity.ComponentActivity now implements MenuHost, an interface that allows any component, including your activity itself, to add menu items by calling addMenuProvider without forcing all components through this single method override.

void

This method is deprecated.

androidx.activity.ComponentActivity now implements MenuHost, an interface that allows any component, including your activity itself, to add menu items by calling addMenuProvider without forcing all components through this single method override.

void

Called when the fragment is no longer attached to its activity.

@NonNull LayoutInflater
onGetLayoutInflater(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState)

Returns the LayoutInflater used to inflate Views of this Fragment.

void
@MainThread
onHiddenChanged(boolean hidden)

Called when the hidden state (as returned by isHidden of the fragment or another fragment in its hierarchy has changed.

void
@UiThread
@CallSuper
onInflate(
    @NonNull Activity activity,
    @NonNull AttributeSet attrs,
    @Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState
)

This method is deprecated.

See onInflate.

void
@UiThread
@CallSuper
onInflate(
    @NonNull Context context,
    @NonNull AttributeSet attrs,
    @Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState
)

Called when a fragment is being created as part of a view layout inflation, typically from setting the content view of an activity.

void
void
onMultiWindowModeChanged(boolean isInMultiWindowMode)

Called when the Fragment's activity changes from fullscreen mode to multi-window mode and visa-versa.

boolean

This method is deprecated.

androidx.activity.ComponentActivity now implements MenuHost, an interface that allows any component, including your activity itself, to add menu items by calling addMenuProvider without forcing all components through this single method override.

void

This method is deprecated.

androidx.activity.ComponentActivity now implements MenuHost, an interface that allows any component, including your activity itself, to add menu items by calling addMenuProvider without forcing all components through this single method override.

void

Called when the Fragment is no longer resumed.

void
onPictureInPictureModeChanged(boolean isInPictureInPictureMode)

Called by the system when the activity changes to and from picture-in-picture mode.

void

This method is deprecated.

androidx.activity.ComponentActivity now implements MenuHost, an interface that allows any component, including your activity itself, to add menu items by calling addMenuProvider without forcing all components through this single method override.

void
@MainThread
onPrimaryNavigationFragmentChanged(
    boolean isPrimaryNavigationFragment
)

Callback for when the primary navigation state of this Fragment has changed.

void
onRequestPermissionsResult(
    int requestCode,
    @NonNull String[] permissions,
    @NonNull int[] grantResults
)

This method is deprecated.

This method has been deprecated in favor of using the Activity Result API which brings increased type safety via an ActivityResultContract and the prebuilt contracts for common intents available in androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts, provides hooks for testing, and allow receiving results in separate, testable classes independent from your fragment.

void

Called when all saved state has been restored into the view hierarchy of the fragment.

void

Postpone the entering Fragment transition until startPostponedEnterTransition or executePendingTransactions has been called.

final void
postponeEnterTransition(long duration, @NonNull TimeUnit timeUnit)

Postpone the entering Fragment transition for a given amount of time and then call startPostponedEnterTransition.

final @NonNull ActivityResultLauncher<@NonNull I>
@MainThread
<I extends Object, O extends Object> registerForActivityResult(
    @NonNull ActivityResultContract<@NonNull I, @NonNull O> contract,
    @NonNull ActivityResultCallback<@NonNull O> callback
)

Register a request to start an activity for result, designated by the given contract.

final @NonNull ActivityResultLauncher<@NonNull I>
@MainThread
<I extends Object, O extends Object> registerForActivityResult(
    @NonNull ActivityResultContract<@NonNull I, @NonNull O> contract,
    @NonNull ActivityResultRegistry registry,
    @NonNull ActivityResultCallback<@NonNull O> callback
)

Register a request to start an activity for result, designated by the given contract.

void

Registers a context menu to be shown for the given view (multiple views can show the context menu).

final void
requestPermissions(@NonNull String[] permissions, int requestCode)

This method is deprecated.

This method has been deprecated in favor of using the Activity Result API which brings increased type safety via an ActivityResultContract and the prebuilt contracts for common intents available in androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts, provides hooks for testing, and allow receiving results in separate, testable classes independent from your fragment.

final @NonNull FragmentActivity

Return the FragmentActivity this fragment is currently associated with.

final @NonNull Bundle

Return the arguments supplied when the fragment was instantiated.

final @NonNull Context

Return the Context this fragment is currently associated with.

final @NonNull FragmentManager

This method is deprecated.

This has been renamed to getParentFragmentManager() to make it clear that you are accessing the FragmentManager that contains this Fragment and not the FragmentManager associated with child Fragments.

final @NonNull Object

Return the host object of this fragment.

final @NonNull Fragment

Returns the parent Fragment containing this Fragment.

final @NonNull View

Get the root view for the fragment's layout (the one returned by onCreateView).

void

Sets whether the the exit transition and enter transition overlap or not.

void

Sets whether the the return transition and reenter transition overlap or not.

void

Supply the construction arguments for this fragment.

void

When custom transitions are used with Fragments, the enter transition callback is called when this Fragment is attached or detached when not popping the back stack.

void

Sets the Transition that will be used to move Views into the initial scene.

void

When custom transitions are used with Fragments, the exit transition callback is called when this Fragment is attached or detached when popping the back stack.

void

Sets the Transition that will be used to move Views out of the scene when the fragment is removed, hidden, or detached when not popping the back stack.

void
setHasOptionsMenu(boolean hasMenu)

This method is deprecated.

This method is no longer needed when using a MenuProvider to provide a Menu to your activity, which replaces onCreateOptionsMenu as the recommended way to provide a consistent, optionally Lifecycle-aware, and modular way to handle menu creation and item selection.

void

Set the initial saved state that this Fragment should restore itself from when first being constructed, as returned by FragmentManager.saveFragmentInstanceState.

void
setMenuVisibility(boolean menuVisible)

Set a hint for whether this fragment's menu should be visible.

void

Sets the Transition that will be used to move Views in to the scene when returning due to popping a back stack.

void
setRetainInstance(boolean retain)

This method is deprecated.

Instead of retaining the Fragment itself, use a non-retained Fragment and keep retained state in a ViewModel attached to that Fragment.

void

Sets the Transition that will be used to move Views out of the scene when the Fragment is preparing to be removed, hidden, or detached because of popping the back stack.

void

Sets the Transition that will be used for shared elements transferred into the content Scene.

void

Sets the Transition that will be used for shared elements transferred back during a pop of the back stack.

void
setTargetFragment(@Nullable Fragment fragment, int requestCode)

This method is deprecated.

Instead of using a target fragment to pass results, the fragment requesting a result should use setFragmentResultListener to register a FragmentResultListener with a requestKey using its parent fragment manager.

void
setUserVisibleHint(boolean isVisibleToUser)

This method is deprecated.

If you are manually calling this method, use setMaxLifecycle instead.

boolean

Gets whether you should show UI with rationale before requesting a permission.

void

Call startActivity from the fragment's containing Activity.

void

Call startActivity from the fragment's containing Activity.

void
startActivityForResult(@NonNull Intent intent, int requestCode)

This method is deprecated.

This method has been deprecated in favor of using the Activity Result API which brings increased type safety via an ActivityResultContract and the prebuilt contracts for common intents available in androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts, provides hooks for testing, and allow receiving results in separate, testable classes independent from your fragment.

void
startActivityForResult(
    @NonNull Intent intent,
    int requestCode,
    @Nullable Bundle options
)

This method is deprecated.

This method has been deprecated in favor of using the Activity Result API which brings increased type safety via an ActivityResultContract and the prebuilt contracts for common intents available in androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts, provides hooks for testing, and allow receiving results in separate, testable classes independent from your fragment.

void
startIntentSenderForResult(
    @NonNull IntentSender intent,
    int requestCode,
    @Nullable Intent fillInIntent,
    int flagsMask,
    int flagsValues,
    int extraFlags,
    @Nullable Bundle options
)

This method is deprecated.

This method has been deprecated in favor of using the Activity Result API which brings increased type safety via an ActivityResultContract and the prebuilt contracts for common intents available in androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts, provides hooks for testing, and allow receiving results in separate, testable classes independent from your fragment.

void

Begin postponed transitions after postponeEnterTransition was called.

@NonNull String
void

Prevents a context menu to be shown for the given view.

Public constructors

PdfViewerFragment

Added in 1.0.0-alpha04
public PdfViewerFragment()

Public methods

getDocumentUri

Added in 1.0.0-alpha04
public final Uri getDocumentUri()

The URI of the PDF document to display defaulting to null.

When this property is set, the fragment begins loading the PDF document. A visual indicator is displayed while the document is being loaded. Once the loading is fully completed, the onLoadDocumentSuccess callback is invoked. If an error occurs during the loading phase, the onLoadDocumentError callback is invoked with the exception.

Note: This property is recommended to be set when the fragment is in the started state.

isTextSearchActive

Added in 1.0.0-alpha04
public final boolean isTextSearchActive()

Controls whether text search mode is active. Defaults to false.

When text search mode is activated, the search menu becomes visible, and search functionality is enabled. Deactivating text search mode hides the search menu, clears search results, and removes any search-related highlights.

Note: This property should only be set once fragment is in the started state. Updating it before will trigger an [IllegalStateException] which will be delivered through [onLoadDocumentError] to host.

isToolboxVisible

Added in 1.0.0-alpha04
public final boolean isToolboxVisible()

Indicates whether the toolbox should be visible.

The host app can control this property to show/hide the toolbox based on its state and the onRequestImmersiveMode callback. The setter updates the UI elements within the fragment accordingly.

onCreate

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)

Called to do initial creation of a fragment. This is called after onAttach and before onCreateView.

Note that this can be called while the fragment's activity is still in the process of being created. As such, you can not rely on things like the activity's content view hierarchy being initialized at this point. If you want to do work once the activity itself is created, add a androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleObserver on the activity's Lifecycle, removing it when it receives the CREATED callback.

Any restored child fragments will be created before the base Fragment.onCreate method returns.

Parameters
Bundle savedInstanceState

If the fragment is being re-created from a previous saved state, this is the state.

onCreateView

public View onCreateView(
    @NonNull LayoutInflater inflater,
    ViewGroup container,
    Bundle savedInstanceState
)

Called to have the fragment instantiate its user interface view. This is optional, and non-graphical fragments can return null. This will be called between onCreate and onViewCreated.

A default View can be returned by calling Fragment in your constructor. Otherwise, this method returns null.

It is recommended to only inflate the layout in this method and move logic that operates on the returned View to onViewCreated.

If you return a View from here, you will later be called in onDestroyView when the view is being released.

Parameters
@NonNull LayoutInflater inflater

The LayoutInflater object that can be used to inflate any views in the fragment,

ViewGroup container

If non-null, this is the parent view that the fragment's UI should be attached to. The fragment should not add the view itself, but this can be used to generate the LayoutParams of the view.

Bundle savedInstanceState

If non-null, this fragment is being re-constructed from a previous saved state as given here.

Returns
View

Return the View for the fragment's UI, or null.

onDestroy

public void onDestroy()

Called when the fragment is no longer in use. This is called after onStop and before onDetach.

onDestroyView

public void onDestroyView()

Called when the view previously created by onCreateView has been detached from the fragment. The next time the fragment needs to be displayed, a new view will be created. This is called after onStop and before onDestroy. It is called regardless of whether onCreateView returned a non-null view. Internally it is called after the view's state has been saved but before it has been removed from its parent.

onLoadDocumentError

Added in 1.0.0-alpha04
public void onLoadDocumentError(@NonNull Throwable error)

Invoked when a problem arises during the loading process of the PDF document. This callback provides details about the encountered error, allowing for appropriate error handling and user notification.

Note that this callback is dispatched only when the fragment is fully created and not yet destroyed, i.e., after [onCreate] has fully run and before [onDestroy] runs, and only on the main thread.

Parameters
@NonNull Throwable error

Throwable that occurred during document loading.

onLoadDocumentSuccess

Added in 1.0.0-alpha04
public void onLoadDocumentSuccess()

Invoked when the document has been fully loaded, processed, and the initial pages are displayed within the viewing area. This callback signifies that the document is ready for user interaction.

Note that this callback is dispatched only when the fragment is fully created and not yet destroyed, i.e., after [onCreate] has fully run and before [onDestroy] runs, and only on the main thread.

onRequestImmersiveMode

Added in 1.0.0-alpha04
public void onRequestImmersiveMode(boolean enterImmersive)

Called when the PDF view wants to enter or exit immersive mode based on user's interaction with the content. Apps would typically hide their top bar or other navigational interface when in immersive mode. The default implementation keeps toolbox visibility in sync with the enterImmersive mode. It is recommended that apps keep this behaviour by calling super.onRequestImmersiveMode while overriding this method.

Parameters
boolean enterImmersive

true to enter immersive mode, false to exit.

onResume

public void onResume()

Called when the fragment is visible to the user and actively running. This is generally tied to Activity.onResume of the containing Activity's lifecycle.

onSaveInstanceState

public void onSaveInstanceState(@NonNull Bundle outState)

Called to ask the fragment to save its current dynamic state, so it can later be reconstructed in a new instance if its process is restarted. If a new instance of the fragment later needs to be created, the data you place in the Bundle here will be available in the Bundle given to onCreate, onCreateView, and onViewCreated.

This corresponds to Activity.onSaveInstanceState(Bundle) and most of the discussion there applies here as well. Note however: this method may be called at any time before onDestroy. There are many situations where a fragment may be mostly torn down (such as when placed on the back stack with no UI showing), but its state will not be saved until its owning activity actually needs to save its state.

Parameters
@NonNull Bundle outState

Bundle in which to place your saved state.

onStart

public void onStart()

Called when the Fragment is visible to the user. This is generally tied to Activity.onStart of the containing Activity's lifecycle.

onStop

public void onStop()

Called when the Fragment is no longer started. This is generally tied to Activity.onStop of the containing Activity's lifecycle.

onViewCreated

public void onViewCreated(@NonNull View view, Bundle savedInstanceState)

Called immediately after onCreateView has returned, but before any saved state has been restored in to the view. This gives subclasses a chance to initialize themselves once they know their view hierarchy has been completely created. The fragment's view hierarchy is not however attached to its parent at this point.

Parameters
@NonNull View view

The View returned by onCreateView.

Bundle savedInstanceState

If non-null, this fragment is being re-constructed from a previous saved state as given here.

setDocumentUri

Added in 1.0.0-alpha04
public final void setDocumentUri(Uri documentUri)

The URI of the PDF document to display defaulting to null.

When this property is set, the fragment begins loading the PDF document. A visual indicator is displayed while the document is being loaded. Once the loading is fully completed, the onLoadDocumentSuccess callback is invoked. If an error occurs during the loading phase, the onLoadDocumentError callback is invoked with the exception.

Note: This property is recommended to be set when the fragment is in the started state.

setTextSearchActive

Added in 1.0.0-alpha04
public final void setTextSearchActive(boolean isTextSearchActive)

Controls whether text search mode is active. Defaults to false.

When text search mode is activated, the search menu becomes visible, and search functionality is enabled. Deactivating text search mode hides the search menu, clears search results, and removes any search-related highlights.

Note: This property should only be set once fragment is in the started state. Updating it before will trigger an [IllegalStateException] which will be delivered through [onLoadDocumentError] to host.

setToolboxVisible

Added in 1.0.0-alpha04
public final void setToolboxVisible(boolean isToolboxVisible)

Indicates whether the toolbox should be visible.

The host app can control this property to show/hide the toolbox based on its state and the onRequestImmersiveMode callback. The setter updates the UI elements within the fragment accordingly.