Passing Nullable Values from Activity to Fragment

Question

When passing Strings from an activity to a fragment using

Bundle args = new Bundle();
args.putString(key, value);
fragment.setArguments(args);

I can also pass potential null and receive it in the fragment with

String string = getArguments().getString(key);

I'd also like to pass nullable Float s and Integer s but the corresponding putInt() and putFloat() methods don't allow passing null . I am now passing additional flags as arguments that indicate whether a value is set or not but that seems rather clumsy in comparison. Is there a better way to pass potential null values (preferably available in API level 14 and later)?

Answer 1

I prefer to skip putting something in case of null into bundle.
In fragment just check Bundle.containsKey(String key) , if doesn't means null .

Answer 2

This is the Kotlin version of @Eugene Krivenjas textual solution - just in case someone prefers copy/pasting to thinking ;)

private fun Bundle.putLongOrSkip(key: String?, value: Long?) =
    apply { value?.let { putLong(key, value) } }

private fun Bundle.getLongOrNull(key: String?) = 
    if (containsKey(key)) getLong(key) else null

Ofc this is possible for floats and ints , too.