Top "Preferences" questions

Java How do you use the preference API? Where do these variables store?

Say I have the following Preferences prefs = Preferences.userRoot().node(this.getClass().getName()); String ID1 = "Test1"; System.out.println(prefs.…

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Preferences screen using ActionBar Sherlock

I'm doing an Android application using ActionBarSherlock. My problem is for making preference screen. The onBuildHeader() method on the SherlockPreferenceActivity …

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Maintaining a common set of Eclipse preferences

Whenever I switch workspaces/Eclipse installs I need to copy/redo the preferences: compiler settings; font sizes/families; code formatter; …

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How to do opposite of of preference attribute android:dependency?

Is there XML attribute that does the exact opposite of android:dependency? What I would like the dependent preference to …

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Is there a way to use java.util.Preferences under Windows without it using the Registry as the backend?

I want to use the java.util.Preferences API but I don't want my program to attempt to read or …

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How to clear old preferences when updating Android app?

I have an app on the Google Play market. For various reasons that I won't bother going into, I have …

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onPreferenceChange method isn't called when Listpreferences changes

I have a Preferences Activity in my code. I want to show a toast when ever user change radio button …

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Change Preference Screen background color

I change color PreferenceScreen with this code.But how get Preference Screen in main Preference activity and change Preference Screen …

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How do you validate the format and values of EditTextPreference entered in Android 2.1?

Does anyone have sample code to validate user entered text in preferences? For example, I have a EditTextPreference for user …

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Best approach to save user preferences?

I have seen two different approaches in saving user preferences. APPROACH 1: Serializing them and saving in one of the column …

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