Use overridePendingTransition in conjuction with recreate(). Can it be done?

Question

I've been using Android's overridePendingTransition method to animate my activity page transitions with great success. Example shown

startActivity(new Intent(GetTagActivity.this, MainActivity.class));
overridePendingTransition(R.anim.fade_in, R.anim.fade_out);

I have a situation that I need to "refresh" a page and desire a fade transition. Without going into the details, I can't use the StartActivity(...)method to call the refresh (which would allow for the animation call).

Using recreate()works perfect to "refresh" the page, however I haven't been able to add the transition animation. This hasn't worked.

recreate();
overridePendingTransition(R.anim.fade_in, R.anim.fade_out);

nor this

recreate().overridePendingTransition(R.anim.fade_in, R.anim.fade_out);

Can fade animation (or any activity transition) be used with recreate()?

Cienfuegos

What about finish() followed by startActivity()? – Highminded

Any updates on this? I stumbled across same requirement. – Cigarette

No update specifically to the question, however since this post, I have learned how to use activity flags in conjunction with onNewIntent that has allowed me to mimic recreate() with a startActivity() call and use animation. Doesn't work for every situation but is something to look into. – Cienfuegos

Answer 1

you can user this (Kotlin code)

  override fun recreate() {
    finish()
    startActivity(Intent(this,this.javaClass))
    overridePendingTransition(R.anim.fade_in, R.anim.fade_out);


}

Bowers

my question specifically stated not to use the startActivity() method. – Cienfuegos