Android onOptionsItemSelected is not functioning

Question

I'm working on go-back function with my fragments. I use the action bar as return button but the function onOptionsItemSelected does not work (the function may be even not called)

This code is in my FragmentActivity:

    @Override
        public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
            int id = item.getItemId();
            if (id == android.R.id.home) {          
                getActionBar().setHomeButtonEnabled(false);//disable the back button
                this.getFragmentManager().popBackStack();

                return true;
            }
            return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
        }
@Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.bottom_tab);

        FragmentTabHost tabHost = (FragmentTabHost)findViewById(R.id.bottom_tab_host);

        tabHost.setup(this, getSupportFragmentManager(), R.id.bottom_tab_content);

        //tabHost.addTab(tabHost.newTabSpec("explore").setIndicator("explore"), ListTabWidget.class, null);
        tabHost.addTab(tabHost.newTabSpec("browse").setIndicator("browse"), SearchList.class, null);
    }

And this code is in my Fragment(A):

            public class SearchList extends Fragment implements SearchView.OnQueryTextListener{

    FragmentActivity searchActivity;

    @Override
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState){
        searchActivity = (FragmentActivity) this.getActivity();

        View searchView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.search_list, container, false);

        SearchView searchBar = (SearchView)searchView.findViewById(R.id.browse_search);

        searchBar.setIconifiedByDefault(false); //Showing text field in search
        searchBar.setSubmitButtonEnabled(true);
        searchBar.setOnQueryTextListener(this);

        return searchView;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onQueryTextSubmit(String query) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        /*Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEARCH, null, searchActivity, BrowseGrid.class);
        intent.putExtra(SearchManager.QUERY, query);

        startActivity(intent);*/
        Bundle args = new Bundle();
        args.putString("search_query", query);

        BrowseGrid browseFragment = new BrowseGrid();
        browseFragment.setArguments(args);

        FragmentTransaction transaction = getActivity().getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
        transaction.replace(R.id.bottom_tab_content, browseFragment);
        transaction.addToBackStack(null);

        transaction.commit();

        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onQueryTextChange(String newText) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        return false;
    }


}

and Fragment(B):

@Override
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState){
        View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.grid_list, container, false);

        gridView = (GridView)view.findViewById(R.id.gridView);

        getActivity().getActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);

        return view;
    }

The aim is very simple. Pressing the back button, Fragment goes back from B to A. Am I missing something?

Answer 1

As I found that the stack actually has nothing to pop(I wanna know why...), I choose an alternative to do so.

I don't know whether it is the best solution but it seems work.

replace

getFragmentManager().popBackStack();

to

FragmentManager fm = getFragmentManager();
            if (fm.getBackStackEntryCount()>0){
                //Log.d("Bottom Tab", "popping backstack");
                fm.popBackStack();
            } else {
                //Log.d("Bottom Tab", "nothing can pop");
                super.onBackPressed();
            }

Even the stack has nothing, it will override the onBackPressed() to go back.

Answer 2

How about try using the SupportFragmentManager on both Activity and Fragment(A)

currently the Fragment (A) is using

FragmentTransaction transaction = getActivity().getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();

While in you activity onOptionsItemSelected is using

this.getFragmentManager().popBackStack();

change it to:

getSupportFragmentManager().popBackStack();

Answer 3

Change this line , as you are handling the FragmentTransaction from Fragment class not Activity itself. You need to get getParentFragment() first.

FragmentTransaction transaction = getActivity().getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();

To

FragmentTransaction transaction = getActivity().getParentFragment().getFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
        transaction.replace(R.id.bottom_tab_content, browseFragment);