Use Navigation Drawer Template And Make Transactions Between Fragments

How to use the Android navigation drawer template and go to different fragments by clicking the items of the navigation drawer menu?

Step By Step

Open Android Studio.

Create A New Project.

Select Android Navigation Drawer Template.

Open app_bar_main.xml

Replace <include layout="@layout/content_main" />
with FrameLayout

Add Fragments to the project.

• Uncheck Include fragment factory methods?
• Uncheck Include interface callbacks?

Make sure to use android.support.v4.app.Fragment in the fragment class.

• import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;

Customize the fragment xml layout.

Implement MainActivity.java

Declare NavigationView and Toolbar.

• private NavigationView navigationView=null;
• private Toolbar toolbar=null;

Set the default Fragment within onCreate method.

    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        //Set the default Fragment
        MainFragment mainFragment=new MainFragment();
        FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction=getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
        fragmentTransaction.replace(R.id.fragment_container,mainFragment);
        fragmentTransaction.commit();
    }

In the method onNavigationItemSelected implement different FragmentTransaction.

        if (id == R.id.nav_main) {
            MainFragment mainFragment=new MainFragment();
            FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction=getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
            fragmentTransaction.replace(R.id.fragment_container,mainFragment);
            fragmentTransaction.commit();
        }
        else if (id == R.id.nav_area) {
            AreaFragment areaFragment=new AreaFragment();
            FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction=getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
            fragmentTransaction.replace(R.id.fragment_container,areaFragment);
            fragmentTransaction.commit();
        }

Android Tutorial 9 - The Navigation Drawer