How to pass data from main activity to fragment -

i newbie in android development. seeking solution on how can pass value main activity different fragments. apps have main activity , 5 fragments. xml parsing in main , pass processed data different fragments can draw different pages @ same time. main has set new fragment adapter

madapter = new fragmentadapter(getsupportfragmentmanager());

and in fragmentadapter (which extend fragmentpageradapter , implements iconpageradapter), have overwrite getitem method can create 5 fragment handle 5 different pages.

@override public fragment getitem(int position) {     fragment fragment = new fragment1();     switch(position){     case 0:         fragment = new fragment1();         break;     case 1:         fragment = new fragment2();         break;     case 2:         fragment = new fragment3();         break;     case 3:         fragment = new fragment4();         break;     case 4:         fragment = new fragment5();         break;        }     return fragment; } 

my question how can pass value main newly generated fragments.for e.g pass value "a" main fragment 1. how can task? tks in advance help!~

you can have @ article: http://developer.android.com/training/basics/fragments/communicating.html