Crash during Fragment transactions inside the Custom Dialog in Xamarin Android - mono

Question

When i tried to add a fragment inside a dialog, the app got crash. The crash saying "No View found for ID 0x01276"
This is the layout file for Dialog (my_dialog_layout.axml)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/fragment_container"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</LinearLayout>
And this is the code for opening the dialog and for fragment transaction
class CustomDialog : Dialog{
public override void OnCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
base.OnCreate(savedInstanceState)
SetContentView(Resource.Layout.dialog_fragment_layout);
var myCustomFragmnent = new MyCustomFragment(_context);
// Start Fragment Transaction Process
var transaction = FragmentManager.BeginTransaction();
// Here is a crash saying (No View found for ID 0x01276....)
transaction.Add(Resource.Id.fragment_container, myCustomFragmnent);
transaction.Commit();
}
}

Answer 1

Firstly you don't need to use a "heavy" layout such as LinearLayout, I suggest you use FrameLayout for your container.
Secondly, try to use transaction.Replace instead. Also make sure that MyCustomFragment does not blow up in OnCreateView. It might be where your problem lies as you didn't post the full stack trace.
When using transaction.Replace you can have it handle the backstack for you by adding:
transaction.AddToBackStack(null);
after your Replace call, such that when you press the back button on your phone it navigates back to the previous Fragment shown.