android:name Attribute | Android

The android:name attribute in the <fragment> specifies the Fragment class to instantiate in the layout. When the system creates this activity layout, it instantiates each fragment specified in the layout and calls the onCreateView() method for each one, to retrieve each fragment’s layout. The system inserts the View returned by the fragment directly in place of the <fragment> element.

In the below example, ArticleListFragment and ArticleReaderFragment are names of classes that contain code for these fragments.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:orientation="horizontal"
  android:layout_width="match_parent"
  android:layout_height="match_parent">
  <fragment android:name="com.example.news.ArticleListFragment"
    android:id="@+id/list"
    android:layout_weight="1"
    android:layout_width="0dp"
    android:layout_height="match_parent" />
  <fragment android:name="com.example.news.ArticleReaderFragment"
    android:id="@+id/viewer"
    android:layout_weight="2"
    android:layout_width="0dp"
    android:layout_height="match_parent" />
</LinearLayout>