Android: how can I redirect to a fragment class on button click in main activity file? - android-button

Question

public void addListenerOnButton()
{
final Context context = this;
inquiry = (Button)findViewById(R.id.btnInquiry);
link = (Button)findViewById(R.id.btnLink);
inquiry.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
Intent i = new Intent(context,QuickInquiry.class);
startActivity(i);
}
});
link.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
Intent i = new Intent(context,PortfolioFragment.class);
startActivity(i);
}
});
}
When I click on the button which should open the fragment, I get an exception that PortfolioFragment is not mentioned in the android manifest file. PortfolioFragment is the fragment java file.

Answer 1

You can only use Activity with startActivity().
From Android Documentation,
A Fragment represents a behavior or a portion of user interface in an
Activity. You can combine multiple fragments in a single activity to
build a multi-pane UI and reuse a fragment in multiple activities. You
can think of a fragment as a modular section of an activity, which has
its own lifecycle, receives its own input events, and which you can
add or remove while the activity is running (sort of like a "sub
activity" that you can reuse in different activities).
Here's a detailed explanation of Fragments:
http://developer.android.com/guide/components/fragments.html