Preferences

Background

• Preferences are defined in preferences.xml
• Can nest preference screens (e.g. a main basic prefs screen contains a nested "advanced" prefs screen)
• Preference types for text/password/checkbox/radio
• Activity can implement OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener and register to be notified when preferences are changed
• More complex data structures can be stored in an sqlite database. Any app can create an sqlite database
• Access preference values using SharedPreferences accessed via PreferenceManager utility class

Example Code

Checkout the Preferences folder.

Further Reading

• Shared Preferences