Android Studio - Navigation drawer with back stack

Question

I have a navigation drawer activity and I would like to use back button: When I open a new fragment with the navigation drawer I would like to go back to the previous one if the user press the back button.

How can I use the back stack?

@Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
//        initDataTags();
        requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
        getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN,
                WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        ...

        Toolbar toolbar = findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
        setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
        toolbar.setTitleTextColor(getColor(R.color.white));
        setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
        drawer = findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout);
        navigationView = findViewById(R.id.nav_view);
        // Passing each menu ID as a set of Ids because each
        // menu should be considered as top level destinations.
        mAppBarConfiguration = new AppBarConfiguration.Builder(
                R.id.nav_home,
                R.id.nav_favourites,
                R.id.nav_profile,
                R.id.nav_login,
                R.id.nav_register,
                R.id.nav_cheats,
                R.id.nav_puskak,
                R.id.nav_settings,
                R.id.nav_categories,
                R.id.nav_act_category_item,
                R.id.nav_act_item,
                R.id.nav_library,
                R.id.nav_video,
                R.id.web_fragment,
                R.id.nav_gdpr,
                R.id.nav_selected_puska_fragment
        )
                .setOpenableLayout(drawer)
                .build();
        NavController navController = Navigation.findNavController(this, R.id.nav_host_fragment);

        NavigationUI.setupActionBarWithNavController(this, navController, mAppBarConfiguration);
        NavigationUI.setupWithNavController(navigationView, navController);

      ...
    }

Seng Phrakonkham Seng Phrakonkham · Accepted Answer · 2020-08-23T06:10:17

I solved the problem.

I made an own history:

import java.util.ArrayList;

public class HistoryData {
    static ArrayList<String> history = new ArrayList<>();
    static ArrayList<String> historyForward = new ArrayList<>();
    private static final String TAG = "HistoryData";
    public static String lastItem = "";
    public static int actItem = 0;

    public static void add(String item){
        if(history.size() == 0)
            history.add(item);
        if (!item.equals(history.get(history.size() - 1)) && !lastItem.equals(item)) {
            history.add(item);
        }
        actItem = history.size() - 1;
        Log.d(TAG, "add: " + item);
        for (int i = 0; i < history.size(); i++){
            Log.d(TAG, "get: index(" + i + ") = " + history.get(i));
        }
    }

    public static int size(){
        return history.size();
    }

    public static String get(int index){
        Log.d(TAG, "get: " + history.get(index));
        Log.d(TAG, "get: at index: " + index);
        for (int i = 0; i < history.size(); i++){
            Log.d(TAG, "get: index(" + i + ") = " + history.get(i));
        }
        return history.get(index);
    }

    public static String getLast(){
        return history.get(history.size() - 1);
    }

    public static String getPrev(){
        return history.get(history.size() - 2);
    }

    public static String remove(int index){
        Log.d(TAG, "remove: " + history.get(index));
        Log.d(TAG, "remove: at index: " + index);
        historyForward.add(history.get(index));
        actItem = history.size() - 1;
        for (int i = 0; i < historyForward.size(); i++){
            Log.d(TAG, "remove: hFw(" + i + ") = " + historyForward.get(i));
        }
        return history.remove(index);
    }

    public static int undoSize(){
        return historyForward.size();
    }

    public static String undo(){
        String result = historyForward.get(historyForward.size() - 1);
        add(result);
        historyForward.remove(historyForward.size() - 1);
        for (int i = 0; i < historyForward.size(); i++){
            Log.d(TAG, "undo: hFw(" + i + ") = " + historyForward.get(i));
        }
        return result;
    }
}

I made a Navigate class

import android.util.Log;

import com.google.android.material.navigation.NavigationView;
import com.wecreatethefuture.puskapp.Activities.MainActivity;
import com.wecreatethefuture.puskapp.data.Constant;
import com.wecreatethefuture.puskapp.data.HistoryData;

public class Navigate {
    private static final String TAG = "Navigate";

    public static void back(){
        MainActivity mainActivity = new MainActivity();
        NavigationView navigationView = mainActivity.navPub();
        Log.d(TAG, "handleOnBackPressed: HD size: " + HistoryData.size());
        if (HistoryData.size() > 1){
            String prev = HistoryData.getPrev();
            Log.d(TAG, "handleOnBackPressed: prev: " + prev);
            HistoryData.remove(HistoryData.size() - 1);
            if(prev.equals(Constant.FRAGMENT_SETTING)){
                navigationView.getMenu().performIdentifierAction(R.id.nav_settings, 0);
            }
            else if(prev.equals(Constant.FRAGMENT_LIBRARY)){
                navigationView.getMenu().performIdentifierAction(R.id.nav_library, 0);
            }
            else if(prev.equals(Constant.FRAGMENT_GDPR)){
                navigationView.getMenu().performIdentifierAction(R.id.nav_gdpr, 0);
            }
            else if(prev.equals(Constant.FRAGMENT_FAVORITES)){
                navigationView.getMenu().performIdentifierAction(R.id.nav_favourites, 0);
            }
            else if(prev.equals(Constant.FRAGMENT_VIDEOS)){
                navigationView.getMenu().performIdentifierAction(R.id.nav_video, 0);
            }
            else if(prev.equals(Constant.FRAGMENT_CATEGORIES)){
                navigationView.getMenu().performIdentifierAction(R.id.nav_categories, 0);
            }
            else if(prev.equals(Constant.FRAGMENT_CHEATS)){
                navigationView.getMenu().performIdentifierAction(R.id.nav_cheats, 0);
            }
            else if(prev.equals(Constant.FRAGMENT_ACT_CATEGORY_ITEM)){
                navigationView.getMenu().performIdentifierAction(R.id.nav_act_category_item, 0);
            } else
                navigationView.getMenu().performIdentifierAction(R.id.nav_home, 0);
        } else {
            navigationView.getMenu().performIdentifierAction(R.id.nav_home, 0);
        }
    }

    public static void forward(){
        MainActivity mainActivity = new MainActivity();
        NavigationView navigationView = mainActivity.navPub();
        Log.d(TAG, "handleOnBackPressed: HD size: " + HistoryData.size());
        if (HistoryData.undoSize() > 0){
            String next = HistoryData.undo();
            HistoryData.add(next);
            if(next.equals(Constant.FRAGMENT_SETTING)){
                navigationView.getMenu().performIdentifierAction(R.id.nav_settings, 0);
            }
            else if(next.equals(Constant.FRAGMENT_LIBRARY)){
                navigationView.getMenu().performIdentifierAction(R.id.nav_library, 0);
            }
            else if(next.equals(Constant.FRAGMENT_GDPR)){
                navigationView.getMenu().performIdentifierAction(R.id.nav_gdpr, 0);
            }
            else if(next.equals(Constant.FRAGMENT_FAVORITES)){
                navigationView.getMenu().performIdentifierAction(R.id.nav_favourites, 0);
            }
            else if(next.equals(Constant.FRAGMENT_VIDEOS)){
                navigationView.getMenu().performIdentifierAction(R.id.nav_video, 0);
            }
            else if(next.equals(Constant.FRAGMENT_CATEGORIES)){
                navigationView.getMenu().performIdentifierAction(R.id.nav_categories, 0);
            }
            else if(next.equals(Constant.FRAGMENT_CHEATS)){
                navigationView.getMenu().performIdentifierAction(R.id.nav_cheats, 0);
            }
            else if(next.equals(Constant.FRAGMENT_ACT_CATEGORY_ITEM)){
                navigationView.getMenu().performIdentifierAction(R.id.nav_act_category_item, 0);
            } else
                navigationView.getMenu().performIdentifierAction(R.id.nav_home, 0);
        } else {
            navigationView.getMenu().performIdentifierAction(R.id.nav_home, 0);
        }
    }
}

I found an OnSwipeTouchListener after some Google search

import android.content.Context;
import android.view.GestureDetector;
import android.view.MotionEvent;
import android.view.View;

public class OnSwipeTouchListener implements View.OnTouchListener {
    private GestureDetector gestureDetector;
    Context c;

    public OnSwipeTouchListener(Context c) {
        gestureDetector = new GestureDetector(c, new GestureListener());
        this.c = c;
    }
    public boolean onTouch(final View view, final MotionEvent motionEvent) {
        return gestureDetector.onTouchEvent(motionEvent);
    }
    private final class GestureListener extends
            GestureDetector.SimpleOnGestureListener {
        private static final int SWIPE_THRESHOLD = 100;
        private static final int SWIPE_VELOCITY_THRESHOLD = 100;
        @Override
        public boolean onDown(MotionEvent e) {
            return super.onDown(e);
        }
        @Override
        public boolean onSingleTapUp(MotionEvent e) {
            onClick();
            return super.onSingleTapUp(e);
        }
        @Override
        public boolean onDoubleTap(MotionEvent e) {
            onDoubleClick();
            return super.onDoubleTap(e);
        }
        @Override
        public void onLongPress(MotionEvent e) {
            onLongClick();
            super.onLongPress(e);
        }


        @Override
        public boolean onFling(MotionEvent e1, MotionEvent e2, float velocityX, float velocityY) {
            try {
                float diffY = e2.getY() - e1.getY();
                float diffX = e2.getX() - e1.getX();
                if (Math.abs(diffX) > Math.abs(diffY)) {
                    if (Math.abs(diffX) > SWIPE_THRESHOLD && Math.abs(velocityX) > SWIPE_VELOCITY_THRESHOLD) {
                        if (diffX > 0) {
                            onSwipeRight();
                        } else {
                            onSwipeLeft();
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            catch (Exception exception) {
                exception.printStackTrace();
            }
            return false;
        }
    }
    public void onSwipeRight() {
        Navigate.back();
    }
    public void onSwipeLeft() {
        Navigate.forward();
    }
    private void onClick() {
    }
    private void onDoubleClick() {
    }
    private void onLongClick() {
    }

and finally I used them in Fragments with OnBackPressed events and onTouch listener (because I use swipe for back stack too)

This is the onCreate method in fragments:

    @Override
    public void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

        HistoryData.add(Constant.FRAGMENT_ACT_CATEGORY_ITEM);
        OnBackPressedCallback callback = new OnBackPressedCallback(true) {
            @Override
            public void handleOnBackPressed() {
                Navigate.back();
            }
        };
        requireActivity().getOnBackPressedDispatcher().addCallback(this, callback);
    }

And I attached the OnSwieTouchListener to my view e.g.:

ConstraintLayout constraintLayout = root_view.findViewById(R.id.constraintLayoutCategoryItemContainer);
        constraintLayout.setOnTouchListener(new OnSwipeTouchListener(getActivity().getBaseContext()) {
            @Override
            public void onSwipeLeft() {
                super.onSwipeLeft();
            }
            @Override
            public void onSwipeRight() {
                super.onSwipeRight();
            }
        });

Android Studio - Navigation drawer with back stack

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