How can I switch between two fragments, without recreating the fragments each time?

After @meredrica pointed out that replace() destroys the fragments, I went back through the FragmentManager documentation. This is the solution I’ve come up with, that seems to be working.

/* The click listener for ListView in the navigation drawer */
private class DrawerItemClickListener implements ListView.OnItemClickListener {
    @Override
    public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id) {
        selectItem(position);
    }
}

private void selectItem(int position) {
    android.support.v4.app.FragmentManager; fragmentManager = getSupportFragmentManager();

    switch(position) {
        case 0:
            if(fragmentManager.findFragmentByTag("one") != null) {
                //if the fragment exists, show it.
                fragmentManager.beginTransaction().show(fragmentManager.findFragmentByTag("one")).commit();
            } else {
                //if the fragment does not exist, add it to fragment manager.
                fragmentManager.beginTransaction().add(R.id.container, new OneFragment(), "one").commit();
            }
            if(fragmentManager.findFragmentByTag("two") != null){
                //if the other fragment is visible, hide it.
                fragmentManager.beginTransaction().hide(fragmentManager.findFragmentByTag("two")).commit();
            }
            break;
        case 1:
            if(fragmentManager.findFragmentByTag("two") != null) {
                //if the fragment exists, show it.
                fragmentManager.beginTransaction().show(fragmentManager.findFragmentByTag("two")).commit();
            } else {
                //if the fragment does not exist, add it to fragment manager.
                fragmentManager.beginTransaction().add(R.id.container, new TwoFragment(), "two").commit();
            }
            if(fragmentManager.findFragmentByTag("one") != null){
                //if the other fragment is visible, hide it.
                fragmentManager.beginTransaction().hide(fragmentManager.findFragmentByTag("one")).commit();
            }
            break;
    }

    // update selected item and title, then close the drawer
    mDrawerList.setItemChecked(position, true);
    setTitle(mNavTitles[position]);
    mDrawerLayout.closeDrawer(mDrawerList);
}

I also added this bit, but I’m not sure if it’s necessary or not.

@Override
public void onDestroy() {
    super.onDestroy();
    FragmentManager fragmentManager = getSupportFragmentManager();
    if(fragmentManager.findFragmentByTag("one") != null){
        fragmentManager.beginTransaction().remove(fragmentManager.findFragmentByTag("one")).commit();
    }
    if(fragmentManager.findFragmentByTag("two") != null){
        fragmentManager.beginTransaction().remove(fragmentManager.findFragmentByTag("two")).commit();
    }
}

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