Using support library v4 fragments in custom DialogPreference

Question

I'm trying to implement custom DialogPreference , whose layout will use fragments. An app should support API 10 (which does not natively support fragments).

In order to work with fragments I need to get an instance of the android.support.v4.FragmentManager (normally usually being received from support FragmentActivity using getSupportFragmentManager ).

I have no idea how to get android.support.v4.FragmentManager within DialogPreference. Any clue is appreciated.

Answer 1

If you are calling the dialog from an android.support.v4.app.FragmentActivity you should be able to do a type cast in your DialogPreference class, to get the Support-FragmentManager:

(android.support.v4.app.FragmentActivity)getContext()).getSupportFragmentManager()

... if that's not possible, another solution would be to launch an activity that looks like a dialog , and use your fragments there. How to open an activity from a PreferenceScreen?