cannot find symbol method getSupportFragmentManager()

Question

And in main activity I have this

public void showTimePickerDialog(View v) {
    DialogFragment newFragment = new uSharedUtility.TimePickerFragment();
    newFragment.show(getSupportFragmentManager(), "timePicker");
}

But I am getting this error:

Error:(566, 26) error: cannot find symbol method getSupportFragmentManager()

After searching I find out that I can make this go away by extending from FragmentActivity

But currently my MainActivity is extending from public class Main extends ListActivity due to some earlier requirements.

Is there any other way I can solve this issue excepting for changing extending classes.?

no, you have to extend FragmentListActivity – Blackbelt Dec 28 '14 at 16:33 — Blackbelt, Dec 28 '14 at 16:33

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 28 '14 at 16:32

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getSupportFragmentManager() is method of FragmentActivity. Your Parent activity should have extends FragmentActivity

Check this

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/app/FragmentActivity.html

answered Dec 28 '14 at 16:32

Ganesh AB

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So I cant use ListAdapters and DatePickers inside one activity? – Maven Dec 28 '14 at 17:08
You have to use simple listview in layout and in FragmentActivity find out that listview and set data/adapter to it. ListActivity will not help you. Yoo can use DatePickers also in FragmentActivity. – Ganesh AB Dec 28 '14 at 17:12
Or extend AppCompactActivity instead of Activity – Daniel Nyamasyo Mar 04 '19 at 10:08

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 18 '18 at 19:47

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There are other reasons for the same error message. You might need to instead call getFragmentManager()

As noted in the accepted answer to this related thread: Difference between Fragment And FragmentActivity

answered Sep 18 '18 at 19:47

Brian Davis

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cannot find symbol method getSupportFragmentManager()

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