draf...@gmail.com wrote: > I was wondering can anyone direct me to a detailed Preferences > tutorial? > > Or provide me with a bit of help here? > > I have my preferences saved in preferences.xml as follows: > > <PreferenceScreen xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/ > android"> > <PreferenceCategory android:title="Wifi Settings"> > > <EditTextPreference > android:key="edittext_block_attach_err" > android:title="@string/title_edittext_preference" > android:summary="@string/summary_edittext_preference" > android:dialogTitle="@string/ > dialog_title_edittext_preference" /> > > </PreferenceCategory> > > </PreferenceScreen> > > I then have a preference activity as follows: > > public class WlanSettings extends PreferenceActivity { > > SharedPreferences prefs; > > > @Override > protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { > super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); > > addPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.preferences); > prefs = this.getSharedPreferences("CiceroWlanSettings", > Activity.MODE_PRIVATE); > > > } > > This display's the EditTextPreference fine but how do I then set up a > default preference to be displayed in the dialog box that pops up with > an EditTextPreference?
android:defaultValue in the XML. > And How do I save changes that occur in my preference activity to my > preferences? It happens automatically. I don't know what that prefs=this.getSharedPreferences() line is for. It's not needed, and it's probably reading the wrong file, anyway. Use PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences() for work with the file that will be used by the PreferenceActivity. See: http://github.com/commonsguy/cw-android/tree/master/Prefs/Dialogs/ -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _Android Programming Tutorials_ Version 2.0 Available! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
