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Preference Screen without XML

I want to use preferences, but I don't want to use it in xml. I used this to find my xml: 

this.addPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.settings);

And this is my .xml: 

<PreferenceCategory android:title="name">
        <ListPreference android:key="name" android:title="Find name" android:summary="Select your name"
        android:defaultValue="2" android:entries="@array/name" android:entryValues="@array/nameValues"/>
</PreferenceCategory>

This works! But how can I do declare the preferences in my activity .java without the xml file? Maybe someone can give me a short sample code for my short code.

Thanks.

Solution

  • you just could do

    private SharedPreferences preferences;
     preferences = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this);
     Boolean mypref = preferences.getBoolean("mypref_whatever", true);

    If you need to write a preference you just use an editor

        SharedPreferences.Editor editor = preferences.edit();
    editor.putBoolean("mypref_whatever", false);
    editor.commit();

    This way you don't need an xml at all. Is that what you are looking for?

    A.