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Use ActionBar Tabs to Switch Views

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http://stackoverflow.com – Is there a way to use ActionBar tabs, but with the tabs switching ContentViews instead of fragments? The issue is that I have dual-pane layouts on large screens that have a fragment in each of two panes and I'd want to switch out the whole container view when that tab is selected. Currently I'm using my own tabbing mechanism, but I'd like to integrate better into the built-in features and behavior of the ActionBar, and to save space by not having to have a separate ActionBar and tab bar when possible. (HowTos)

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Submitted by fooubuntu on 01/21/2013

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