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Added in API level 1

PreferenceScreen

public final class PreferenceScreen
extends PreferenceGroup implements AdapterView.OnItemClickListener, DialogInterface.OnDismissListener

java.lang.Object
↳	android.preference.Preference
	↳	android.preference.PreferenceGroup
		↳	android.preference.PreferenceScreen

Represents a top-level Preference that is the root of a Preference hierarchy. A PreferenceActivity points to an instance of this class to show the preferences. To instantiate this class, use createPreferenceScreen(Context).

When a PreferenceActivity points to this, it is used as the root and is not shown (only the contained preferences are shown).
When it appears inside another preference hierarchy, it is shown and serves as the gateway to another screen of preferences (either by showing another screen of preferences as a Dialog or via a startActivity(android.content.Intent) from the getIntent()). The children of this PreferenceScreen are NOT shown in the screen that this PreferenceScreen is shown in. Instead, a separate screen will be shown when this preference is clicked.

Here's an example XML layout of a PreferenceScreen:

<PreferenceScreen
        xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        android:key="first_preferencescreen">
    <CheckBoxPreference
            android:key="wifi enabled"
            android:title="WiFi" />
    <PreferenceScreen
            android:key="second_preferencescreen"
            android:title="WiFi settings">
        <CheckBoxPreference
                android:key="prefer wifi"
                android:title="Prefer WiFi" />
        ... other preferences here ...
    </PreferenceScreen>
</PreferenceScreen>

In this example, the "first_preferencescreen" will be used as the root of the hierarchy and given to a PreferenceActivity. The first screen will show preferences "WiFi" (which can be used to quickly enable/disable WiFi) and "WiFi settings". The "WiFi settings" is the "second_preferencescreen" and when clicked will show another screen of preferences such as "Prefer WiFi" (and the other preferences that are children of the "second_preferencescreen" tag).

Developer Guides

For information about building a settings UI with Preferences, read the Settings guide.

See also:

PreferenceCategory

Summary

Inherited XML attributes

From class


  android.preference.PreferenceGroup

From class


  android.preference.Preference

`android:defaultValue`	The default value for the preference, which will be set either if persistence is off or persistence is on and the preference is not found in the persistent storage.
`android:dependency`	The key of another Preference that this Preference will depend on.
`android:enabled`	Whether the Preference is enabled.
`android:fragment`	When used inside of a modern PreferenceActivity, this declares a new PreferenceFragment to be shown when the user selects this item.
`android:icon`	The optional icon for the preference Must be a reference to another resource, in the form "`@[+][package:]type:name`" or to a theme attribute in the form "`?[package:][type:]name`".
`android:key`	The key to store the Preference value.
`android:layout`	The layout for the Preference in a PreferenceActivity screen.
`android:order`	The order for the Preference (lower values are to be ordered first).
`android:persistent`	Whether the Preference stores its value to the shared preferences.
`android:selectable`	Whether the Preference is selectable.
`android:shouldDisableView`	Whether the view of this Preference should be disabled when this Preference is disabled.
`android:summary`	The summary for the Preference in a PreferenceActivity screen.
`android:title`	The title for the Preference in a PreferenceActivity screen.
`android:widgetLayout`	The layout for the controllable widget portion of a Preference.

Inherited constants

From class


    android.preference.Preference

Public methods
`void`	`bind(ListView listView)` Binds a `ListView` to the preferences contained in this `PreferenceScreen` via `getRootAdapter()`.
`Dialog`	`getDialog()` Used to get a handle to the dialog.
`ListAdapter`	`getRootAdapter()` Returns an adapter that can be attached to a `PreferenceActivity` or `PreferenceFragment` to show the preferences contained in this `PreferenceScreen`.
`void`	`onDismiss(DialogInterface dialog)` This method will be invoked when the dialog is dismissed.
`void`	`onItemClick(AdapterView parent, View view, int position, long id)`

Protected methods
`boolean`	`isOnSameScreenAsChildren()` Whether this preference group should be shown on the same screen as its contained preferences.
`void`	`onClick()` Processes a click on the preference.
`ListAdapter`	`onCreateRootAdapter()` Creates the root adapter.
`void`	`onRestoreInstanceState(Parcelable state)` Hook allowing a Preference to re-apply a representation of its internal state that had previously been generated by `onSaveInstanceState()`.
`Parcelable`	`onSaveInstanceState()` Hook allowing a Preference to generate a representation of its internal state that can later be used to create a new instance with that same state.

Inherited methods

From class


  
    android.preference.PreferenceGroup

From class


  
    android.preference.Preference

`boolean`	`callChangeListener(Object newValue)` Call this method after the user changes the preference, but before the internal state is set.
`int`	`compareTo(Preference another)` Compares Preference objects based on order (if set), otherwise alphabetically on the titles.
`Preference`	`findPreferenceInHierarchy(String key)` Finds a Preference in this hierarchy (the whole thing, even above/below your `PreferenceScreen` screen break) with the given key.
`Context`	`getContext()` Returns the `Context` of this Preference.
`String`	`getDependency()` Returns the key of the dependency on this Preference.
`SharedPreferences.Editor`	`getEditor()` Returns an `SharedPreferences.Editor` where this Preference can save its value(s).
`Bundle`	`getExtras()` Return the extras Bundle object associated with this preference, creating a new Bundle if there currently isn't one.
`String`	`getFragment()` Return the fragment class name associated with this Preference.
`Drawable`	`getIcon()` Returns the icon of this Preference.
`Intent`	`getIntent()` Return the `Intent` associated with this Preference.
`String`	`getKey()` Gets the key for this Preference, which is also the key used for storing values into SharedPreferences.
`int`	`getLayoutResource()` Gets the layout resource that will be shown as the `View` for this Preference.
`Preference.OnPreferenceChangeListener`	`getOnPreferenceChangeListener()` Returns the callback to be invoked when this Preference is changed by the user (but before the internal state has been updated).
`Preference.OnPreferenceClickListener`	`getOnPreferenceClickListener()` Returns the callback to be invoked when this Preference is clicked.
`int`	`getOrder()` Gets the order of this Preference with respect to other Preference objects on the same level.
`boolean`	`getPersistedBoolean(boolean defaultReturnValue)` Attempts to get a persisted boolean from the `SharedPreferences`.
`float`	`getPersistedFloat(float defaultReturnValue)` Attempts to get a persisted float from the `SharedPreferences`.
`int`	`getPersistedInt(int defaultReturnValue)` Attempts to get a persisted int from the `SharedPreferences`.
`long`	`getPersistedLong(long defaultReturnValue)` Attempts to get a persisted long from the `SharedPreferences`.
`String`	`getPersistedString(String defaultReturnValue)` Attempts to get a persisted String from the `SharedPreferences`.
`Set<String>`	`getPersistedStringSet(Set<String> defaultReturnValue)` Attempts to get a persisted set of Strings from the `SharedPreferences`.
`PreferenceManager`	`getPreferenceManager()` Gets the `PreferenceManager` that manages this Preference object's tree.
`SharedPreferences`	`getSharedPreferences()` Returns the `SharedPreferences` where this Preference can read its value(s).
`boolean`	`getShouldDisableView()` Checks whether this Preference should disable its view when it's action is disabled.
`CharSequence`	`getSummary()` Returns the summary of this Preference.
`CharSequence`	`getTitle()` Returns the title of this Preference.
`int`	`getTitleRes()` Returns the title resource ID of this Preference.
`View`	`getView(View convertView, ViewGroup parent)` Gets the View that will be shown in the `PreferenceActivity`.
`int`	`getWidgetLayoutResource()` Gets the layout resource for the controllable widget portion of this Preference.
`boolean`	`hasKey()` Checks whether this Preference has a valid key.
`boolean`	`isEnabled()` Checks whether this Preference should be enabled in the list.
`boolean`	`isPersistent()` Checks whether this Preference is persistent.
`boolean`	`isSelectable()` Checks whether this Preference should be selectable in the list.
`void`	`notifyChanged()` Should be called when the data of this `Preference` has changed.
`void`	`notifyDependencyChange(boolean disableDependents)` Notifies any listening dependents of a change that affects the dependency.
`void`	`notifyHierarchyChanged()` Should be called when a Preference has been added/removed from this group, or the ordering should be re-evaluated.
`void`	`onAttachedToActivity()` Called when the Preference hierarchy has been attached to the `PreferenceActivity`.
`void`	`onAttachedToHierarchy(PreferenceManager preferenceManager)` Called when this Preference has been attached to a Preference hierarchy.
`void`	`onBindView(View view)` Binds the created View to the data for this Preference.
`void`	`onClick()` Processes a click on the preference.
`View`	`onCreateView(ViewGroup parent)` Creates the View to be shown for this Preference in the `PreferenceActivity`.
`void`	`onDependencyChanged(Preference dependency, boolean disableDependent)` Called when the dependency changes.
`Object`	`onGetDefaultValue(TypedArray a, int index)` Called when a Preference is being inflated and the default value attribute needs to be read.
`void`	`onParentChanged(Preference parent, boolean disableChild)` Called when the implicit parent dependency changes.
`void`	`onPrepareForRemoval()` Called when this Preference is being removed from the hierarchy.
`void`	`onRestoreInstanceState(Parcelable state)` Hook allowing a Preference to re-apply a representation of its internal state that had previously been generated by `onSaveInstanceState()`.
`Parcelable`	`onSaveInstanceState()` Hook allowing a Preference to generate a representation of its internal state that can later be used to create a new instance with that same state.
`void`	`onSetInitialValue(boolean restorePersistedValue, Object defaultValue)` Implement this to set the initial value of the Preference.
`Bundle`	`peekExtras()` Return the extras Bundle object associated with this preference, returning null if there is not currently one.
`boolean`	`persistBoolean(boolean value)` Attempts to persist a boolean to the `SharedPreferences`.
`boolean`	`persistFloat(float value)` Attempts to persist a float to the `SharedPreferences`.
`boolean`	`persistInt(int value)` Attempts to persist an int to the `SharedPreferences`.
`boolean`	`persistLong(long value)` Attempts to persist a long to the `SharedPreferences`.
`boolean`	`persistString(String value)` Attempts to persist a String to the `SharedPreferences`.
`boolean`	`persistStringSet(Set<String> values)` Attempts to persist a set of Strings to the `SharedPreferences`.
`void`	`restoreHierarchyState(Bundle container)` Restore this Preference hierarchy's previously saved state from the given container.
`void`	`saveHierarchyState(Bundle container)` Store this Preference hierarchy's frozen state into the given container.
`void`	`setDefaultValue(Object defaultValue)` Sets the default value for this Preference, which will be set either if persistence is off or persistence is on and the preference is not found in the persistent storage.
`void`	`setDependency(String dependencyKey)` Sets the key of a Preference that this Preference will depend on.
`void`	`setEnabled(boolean enabled)` Sets whether this Preference is enabled.
`void`	`setFragment(String fragment)` Sets the class name of a fragment to be shown when this Preference is clicked.
`void`	`setIcon(Drawable icon)` Sets the icon for this Preference with a Drawable.
`void`	`setIcon(int iconResId)` Sets the icon for this Preference with a resource ID.
`void`	`setIntent(Intent intent)` Sets an `Intent` to be used for `startActivity(Intent)` when this Preference is clicked.
`void`	`setKey(String key)` Sets the key for this Preference, which is used as a key to the `SharedPreferences`.
`void`	`setLayoutResource(int layoutResId)` Sets the layout resource that is inflated as the `View` to be shown for this Preference.
`void`	`setOnPreferenceChangeListener(Preference.OnPreferenceChangeListener onPreferenceChangeListener)` Sets the callback to be invoked when this Preference is changed by the user (but before the internal state has been updated).
`void`	`setOnPreferenceClickListener(Preference.OnPreferenceClickListener onPreferenceClickListener)` Sets the callback to be invoked when this Preference is clicked.
`void`	`setOrder(int order)` Sets the order of this Preference with respect to other Preference objects on the same level.
`void`	`setPersistent(boolean persistent)` Sets whether this Preference is persistent.
`void`	`setSelectable(boolean selectable)` Sets whether this Preference is selectable.
`void`	`setShouldDisableView(boolean shouldDisableView)` Sets whether this Preference should disable its view when it gets disabled.
`void`	`setSummary(CharSequence summary)` Sets the summary for this Preference with a CharSequence.
`void`	`setSummary(int summaryResId)` Sets the summary for this Preference with a resource ID.
`void`	`setTitle(CharSequence title)` Sets the title for this Preference with a CharSequence.
`void`	`setTitle(int titleResId)` Sets the title for this Preference with a resource ID.
`void`	`setWidgetLayoutResource(int widgetLayoutResId)` Sets the layout for the controllable widget portion of this Preference.
`boolean`	`shouldCommit()` Returns whether the `Preference` should commit its saved value(s) in `getEditor()`.
`boolean`	`shouldDisableDependents()` Checks whether this preference's dependents should currently be disabled.
`boolean`	`shouldPersist()` Checks whether, at the given time this method is called, this Preference should store/restore its value(s) into the `SharedPreferences`.
`String`	`toString()` Returns a string representation of the object.

From class


  
    java.lang.Object

`Object`	`clone()` Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`void`	`finalize()` Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()` Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()` Returns a hash code value for the object.
`final void`	`notify()` Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()` Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`String`	`toString()` Returns a string representation of the object.
`final void`	`wait(long millis, int nanos)` Causes the current thread to wait until another thread invokes the `notify()` method or the `notifyAll()` method for this object, or some other thread interrupts the current thread, or a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long millis)` Causes the current thread to wait until either another thread invokes the `notify()` method or the `notifyAll()` method for this object, or a specified amount of time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait()` Causes the current thread to wait until another thread invokes the `notify()` method or the `notifyAll()` method for this object.

From interface


  
    java.lang.Comparable

From interface


  
    android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemClickListener

From interface


  
    android.content.DialogInterface.OnDismissListener

Public methods

bind

Added in API level 1

void bind (ListView listView)

Binds a ListView to the preferences contained in this PreferenceScreen via getRootAdapter(). It also handles passing list item clicks to the corresponding Preference contained by this PreferenceScreen.

Parameters
`listView`	`ListView`: The list view to attach to.

getDialog

Added in API level 1

Dialog getDialog ()

Used to get a handle to the dialog. This is useful for cases where we want to manipulate the dialog as we would with any other activity or view.

Returns
`Dialog`

getRootAdapter

Added in API level 1

ListAdapter getRootAdapter ()

Returns an adapter that can be attached to a PreferenceActivity or PreferenceFragment to show the preferences contained in this PreferenceScreen.

This PreferenceScreen will NOT appear in the returned adapter, instead it appears in the hierarchy above this PreferenceScreen.

This adapter's getItem(int) should always return a subclass of Preference.

Returns
`ListAdapter`	An adapter that provides the `Preference` contained in this `PreferenceScreen`.

onDismiss

Added in API level 1

void onDismiss (DialogInterface dialog)

This method will be invoked when the dialog is dismissed.

Parameters
`dialog`	`DialogInterface`: The dialog that was dismissed will be passed into the method.

onItemClick

Added in API level 1

void onItemClick (AdapterView parent, 
                View view, 
                int position, 
                long id)

Parameters
`parent`	`AdapterView`
`view`	`View`
`position`	`int`
`id`	`long`

Protected methods

isOnSameScreenAsChildren

Added in API level 1

boolean isOnSameScreenAsChildren ()

Whether this preference group should be shown on the same screen as its contained preferences.

Returns
`boolean`	True if the contained preferences should be shown on the same screen as this preference.

onClick

Added in API level 1

void onClick ()

Processes a click on the preference. This includes saving the value to the SharedPreferences. However, the overridden method should call callChangeListener(Object) to make sure the client wants to update the preference's state with the new value.

onCreateRootAdapter

Added in API level 1

ListAdapter onCreateRootAdapter ()

Creates the root adapter.

Returns
`ListAdapter`	An adapter that contains the preferences contained in this `PreferenceScreen`.

See also:

getRootAdapter()

onRestoreInstanceState

Added in API level 1

void onRestoreInstanceState (Parcelable state)

Hook allowing a Preference to re-apply a representation of its internal state that had previously been generated by onSaveInstanceState(). This function will never be called with a null state.

Parameters
`state`	`Parcelable`: The saved state that had previously been returned by `onSaveInstanceState()`.

onSaveInstanceState

Added in API level 1

Parcelable onSaveInstanceState ()

Hook allowing a Preference to generate a representation of its internal state that can later be used to create a new instance with that same state. This state should only contain information that is not persistent or can be reconstructed later.

Returns
`Parcelable`	A Parcelable object containing the current dynamic state of this Preference, or null if there is nothing interesting to save. The default implementation returns null.

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Inherited methods

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bind

getDialog

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onDismiss

onItemClick

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isOnSameScreenAsChildren

onClick

onCreateRootAdapter

onRestoreInstanceState

onSaveInstanceState