Android – getTargetFragment and setTargetFragment – What are they used for

Use case = 2 fragments hosted by the same activity.

Where startActivityForResult() establishes a relationship between 2 activities, setTargetFragment() defines the caller/called relationship between 2 fragments.

setTargetFragment(target) lets the “called” fragment know where to send the result. onActivityResult() is called manually in this case.

public class Caller extends Fragment
     Fragment called = Called.newInstance()
     called.setTargetFragment(this)

public class Called extends DialogFragment
   intent = amazingData
   getTargetFragment().onActivityResult(getTargetRequestCode(), resultCode, intent)

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