Android - How to send data from Activity Adapter to TabLayout?

Question

I am trying to send data from the adapter class to an Activity class that has TabLayout. But I am getting NullPointerException. I searched for some answers and I used one but it didn't work for me.

Here is the Code

Adapter Class

@Override
public void onBindViewHolder(@NonNull ViewHolder holder, int position) {
    final Player player = playerList.get(position);
    holder.playerName.setText(player.getPlayerName());
    Picasso.get().load(player.getProfilePhoto()).placeholder(R.drawable.ic_default_pic)
            .into(holder.playerImage);
    holder.itemView.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            Intent intent = new Intent(mContext, PlayerProfile.class);
            intent.putExtra("playerId", player.getPlayerID());
            intent.putExtra("team", player.getPlaysFor());
            mContext.startActivity(intent);
        }
    });

}

Activity Class That has TabLayout

public class PlayerProfile extends AppCompatActivity {


public String playerId, team;
TabLayout tabLayout;
ViewPager viewPager;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_player_profile);
    tabLayout = findViewById(R.id.tabLayout);

    viewPager = findViewById(R.id.viewPager);

    Intent intent = getIntent();
    playerId = intent.getStringExtra("playerId");
    team = intent.getStringExtra("team");

    ViewPageAdapter viewPageAdapter = new ViewPageAdapter(getSupportFragmentManager());
    viewPageAdapter.addFragment(new PlayerInfo(), "Player Info");
    viewPageAdapter.addFragment(new CurrentStats(), "Current Stats");
    viewPageAdapter.addFragment(new WholeIPL(), "Whole Stats");


    Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
    bundle.putString("playerId", playerId);
    bundle.putString("team", team);

    PlayerInfo info = new PlayerInfo();
    CurrentStats stats = new CurrentStats();
    WholeIPL ipl = new WholeIPL();

    info.setArguments(bundle);
    stats.setArguments(bundle);
    ipl.setArguments(bundle);

    viewPager.setAdapter(viewPageAdapter);
    tabLayout.setupWithViewPager(viewPager);
}

static class ViewPageAdapter extends FragmentPagerAdapter {

    private ArrayList<Fragment> fragments;
    private ArrayList<String> titles;

    ViewPageAdapter(@NonNull FragmentManager fm) {
        super(fm);
        this.fragments = new ArrayList<>();
        this.titles = new ArrayList<>();
    }

    @NonNull
    @Override
    public Fragment getItem(int position) {
        return fragments.get(position);
    }

    @Override
    public int getCount() {
        return fragments.size();
    }

    void addFragment(Fragment fragment, String title) {
        fragments.add(fragment);
        titles.add(title);
    }

    @Nullable
    @Override
    public CharSequence getPageTitle(int position) {
        return titles.get(position);
    }
}

TabLayout Fragment

    public class PlayerInfo extends Fragment {

String playerID, team;
TextView name, dob, batting, bowling, jersey;
CircleImageView circleImageView;

DatabaseReference databaseReference;
@Nullable
@Override
public View onCreateView(@NonNull LayoutInflater inflater, @Nullable ViewGroup container,
                         @Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_player_info, container, false);

    Bundle bundle = this.getArguments();
    assert bundle != null;
    playerID = bundle.getString("playerId");
    team = bundle.getString("team");

    Log.d(TAG, "onCreateView: " + playerID);
}

It is showing null in the Log statement. So, Any suggestions on how can I pass the playerId to Fragment?

Answer 1

Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
    bundle.putString("playerId", playerId);
    bundle.putString("team", team);

    PlayerInfo info = new PlayerInfo();
    CurrentStats stats = new CurrentStats();
    WholeIPL ipl = new WholeIPL();

    info.setArguments(bundle);
    stats.setArguments(bundle);
    ipl.setArguments(bundle);

Above code is required for creating instances for fragment and setting value to them. 
You need to use these instances of fragment to the ViewPagerAdapter (As shown)

ViewPageAdapter viewPageAdapter = new ViewPageAdapter(getSupportFragmentManager());
viewPageAdapter.addFragment(info, "Player Info");
viewPageAdapter.addFragment(stats, "Current Stats");
viewPageAdapter.addFragment(ipl, "Whole Stats");

**And then set the viewpageradapter** 

   viewPager.setAdapter(viewPageAdapter);
    tabLayout.setupWithViewPager(viewPager);

You're creating new instances of fragments and use setArguments on them and those instances are never used.