Initialize preferences from XML in the main Activity [duplicate]

Answer 1

I'll be brief. :)

strings.xml (actually I have prefs.xml exclusively for preferences):

mypref
blah

preferences.xml:

android:key="@string/pref_mypref_key"
android:defaultValue="@string/pref_mypref_default"

MyActivity.java:

String myprefVal = prefs.getString(getString(R.string.pref_mypref_key), getString(R.string.pref_mypref_default));