android - Initializing a fragment, but not showing it immediately

Question

Is there a way to initialize a Fragment fully, without showing it immediately?

I have a WebView in a Fragment, but I don't want to show the Fragment until the WebView is done loading a URL. However, it seems like I'm not actually able to initialize the Fragment without displaying it?

Answer 1

You can create a new Object of your Fragment and do Operations on it , if you do not put it on the stage with the FragmentManager.

I would recommend you to start loading the Content of the URL in a function, independent of the UI.(NOT onCreateView)

Answer 2

as workaround you can call view.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE); before returning your View inside onCreateView.