setRetainInstance not retaining the instance

Question

I\'m trying to use setRetainInstance() but it seems not working for me! =(. I simplified the problem to the easiest version:

I have a fragment with a TextView and a

Answer 1

You are missing that onCreateView runs after the rotation again and inflates the default view with the default text again.

You need to restore the state of your views manually, e.g.:

public class SayHelloFragment extends Fragment {

    private String mText;

    @Override
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.say_hello_layout, container);
        final TextView text = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.textView1);
        if (mText != null)
            text.setText(mText);

        view.findViewById(R.id.button1).setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                mText = "Hello!";
                text.setText(mText);
            }
        });
        return view;
    }

    @Override
    public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
        setRetainInstance(true);
    }

}