Question

I want a Viewpager that shows loading while content is coming in from the background. Basically I expect the first View to be loaded, but View+1 and View-1 will still be loading. If the user swipes to either side I want them to be presented with a spinning dialog while it loads

Would I just add AsyncTasks into the ViewPager with some conditions determining when they will run? I dont want too many AsyncTasks to be loading as the viewpager will have many views off to the sides.

I think the Trulia app does this, it is similar to what I am looking for. Apartment image viewing shows a loading screen while the images are loading in that viewpage.

Also for the record, can I just treat viewpagers like onCreate functions of an activity? That would really clear things up

Insight appreciated

Answer 1

Have a look at the supplied FragmentPagerAdapter if you want to perform more Activity-like lifecycle management of each page.