activity_main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:layout_margin="10dp"
    android:orientation="horizontal"
    tools:context="com.tutorialscafe.readallsms.MainActivity">


    <fragment android:name="com.tutorialscafe.readallsms.BlankFragment"
        android:id="@+id/article_fragment"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent" />



</LinearLayout>

ActivityMainListViewInFragment.java

package com.tutorialscafe.readallsms;


import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.view.ContextMenu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    ListView listView1;
    String contacts[]={"Amir Tanveer","Fakhar Husnnain","Muh Adeel","Ali Tamoor","Nayyer Abbas","Asad Nawaz","Ahsan Riaz","Awais Shahid"};

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

    }

}

blank_fragmnet.xml

<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context="com.tutorialscafe.readallsms.BlankFragment">

    <!-- TODO: Update blank fragment layout -->
    <ListView
        android:id="@+id/listView1"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"></ListView>

</FrameLayout>

BlankFragment.java

package com.tutorialscafe.readallsms;

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.ListView;

public class BlankFragment extends Fragment {

    ListView listView1;
    String contacts[]={"Amir Tanveer","Fakhar Husnnain","Muh Adeel","Ali Tamoor","Nayyer Abbas","Asad Nawaz","Ahsan Riaz","Awais Shahid"};

    @Override
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {

        View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_blank, container, false);
        // Inflate the layout for this fragment
        listView1 = (ListView) view.findViewById(R.id.listView1);
        listView1.setAdapter( new ArrayAdapter<String>(view.getContext(),android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1,contacts));
        return view;
    }
}