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Preferences being enabled dependent on other Preference

I am currently working on an droid app and was wondering if there is a way that a preference can be enabled or disabled based on the value of another preference.

For example, if I have checkbox_pref1 if this is enabled then option2/3/4 are enabled, if checkbox_pref1 is disabled option2/3/4 automatically become disabled or is this there an XML attribute that would accomplish this or is it something that I would need to code to achieve this effect.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Solution

  • You can do this with the dependency attribute. In your Preference XML, you would add the following line to your checkbox_pref2, checkbox_pref3, and checkbox_pref2 Preferences:

    android:dependency="checkbox_pref1"

    Useful Links:

    Android Quick Preferences Tutorial

    Android Preference Documentation (#dependency)