Preference Screen without XML

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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.

@mark: Thanks I also will help other people – tsync Jun 16 '11 at 14:09 — tsync, Jun 16 '11 at 14:09

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:23

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I have explained how to do this here this is done by creating a PreferenceScreen programmatically and binding a ListPreference to it, which then will be added to the current PreferenceFragment or Preference activity

edited May 23 '17 at 12:23

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answered Nov 07 '13 at 19:09

Jorch914

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 16 '11 at 13:20

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?

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Preference Screen without XML

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