preferenceactivity

Using a simple EditTextPreference in my preferences activity: <EditTextPreference android:key="SomeKey" android:title="@string/some_title" android:summary="..." android:numeric="integer" android:maxLength="2" /> Is there a way that this configuration value would be saved as integer? Seems now it just allows to enter numbers, but the value is still saved as string: Calling: SharedPreferences preferences = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this); int value = preferences.getInt("SomeKey", -1); throws me java.lang.ClassCastException: java.lang.String , and: SharedPreferences

I'm trying to (correctly) implement a preferences screen, but the problem is that all the methods used to read preferences from xml files are deprecated (or I just don't recognize them). The official sample code on the dev site ( PreferenceActivity ) uses deprecated methods. Has anyone found out a way to implement a preferences screen with an xml file but without using either: addPreferencesFromResource(int) or findPreference(CharSequence)? Or have the methods just been marked deprecated without implementing the alternative yet? EDIT: Developing for Android version 2.1 Why its deprecated and

I want to change the background of a listview item when the user clicks it. Kind of like the Honeycomb settings page (Although I'm not dealing with just settings so I'm not using PreferenceActivity) I have this functionality working through a resource state selector state selector except for the cases when clicking on the listview menu changes the linear layout to the right of the listview (sort of a split screen view). I'm guessing the listview looses focus so state_pressed is no longer true. <item android:state_pressed="true"> <shape > <solid android:color="@color/blue1" /> </shape> </item>

I have implemented DoneBar (two buttons in actionbar) in PreferenceActivity as provided in v20 sdk samples, but after updating SDK and AppCompat to version 21 my app crashes at java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'void android.app.ActionBar.setDisplayOptions(int, int)' on a null object reference That is because getActionBar() returns null. And There is no getSupportActionBar() as in ActionBarActivity . So my question is how to get that actionbar object in PreferenceActivity so I could apply custom view on it? SOLVED After some research I managed to solve this

Good day, friends. I have a PreferenceActivity, it is filled from XML file. When we press one item, we should launch new activity. How to do it? What should I write in XML-file or in the Java-class? faradaj After you add preferences using addPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.preferences); find your preference that you want to set onClick using findPreference("foo_bar_pref"); and define it by casting like Preference fooBarPref = (Preference) findPreference("foo_bar_pref"); Then you can easily set its onClick using fooBarPref.setOnPreferenceClickListener (new OnPreferenceClickListener()){...} You

I would like to start an Activity from a default preferences.xml, with < intent > tag. The Activities are well tested, the problem is not with that. (I'm extending PreferenceActivity in my app, so the preferences.xml is "comes" with that) Please look at the code, what's wrong? preferences.xml: .... <PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/titleEtcSetup"> <PreferenceScreen android:key="renameCourses" android:title="@string/titleRenameCourses" android:summary="@string/textRenameDisplayedCoursesNames"> <intent android:action="android.intent.action.VIEW" android:targetPackage="my.notifier.ui"

I've been having some trouble getting some custom DialogPreference subclasses inside a PreferenceFragment to remain visible when the screen is rotated. I don't experience this problem when using a PreferenceActivity, so I don't know whether it's an Android bug or a problem with my code, but I'd like someone to confirm whether they are having the same experience. To test this, first create a preference screen containing at least one DialogPreference (it doesn't matter which subclass). Then display it in a PreferenceActivity. When you run your app, press on the DialogPreference so that it's

I'm trying to start a new Activity from a PreferenceActivity. However, it fails with "Unable to find explicit activity class. Have you declared this activity in your AndroidManifest.xml?" Well, yeah, I declared it: <application [......] android:debuggable="true"> <activity android:name=".AlarmSettings" android:label="@string/app_name"> <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /> </intent-filter> </activity> <activity android:name=".FlashLightActivity"></activity> <receiver android:name="AlarmReceiver" android