Android - Fragment doesn't saveInstanceState

Question

I'm new to android, I have a fragment and it goes through onPause, destroyView, destroy, but onSaveInstanceState is never called.

Is is this expected?

How can I save the state?

@Override
public void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
    outState.putParcelable(KEY_CATEGORY, category);
    super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
}

Answer 1

The system calls onSaveInstanceState when it is about to remove your fragment from the memory/recreate it for any reason. It won't be called otherwise.

If this is your case and onSaveInstanceState is still not called, a code snippet of your fragment might help.

This happens many times due to omitting the line of calling this method of the superclass. Like here , for example. Make sure you call it.