Android – Storing/retrieving strings with shared preferences

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To save to preferences:

PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context).edit().putString("MYLABEL", "myStringToSave").apply();

To get a stored preference:

PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context).getString("MYLABEL", "defaultStringIfNothingFound");

Where context is your Context.

If you are getting multiple values, it may be more efficient to reuse the same instance.

 SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
 String myStrValue = prefs.getString("MYSTRLABEL", "defaultStringIfNothingFound");
 Boolean myBoolValue = prefs.getBoolean("MYBOOLLABEL", false);
 int myIntValue = prefs.getInt("MYINTLABEL", 1);

And if you are saving multiple values:

Editor prefEditor = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context).edit();
prefEditor.putString("MYSTRLABEL", "myStringToSave");
prefEditor.putBoolean("MYBOOLLABEL", true);
prefEditor.putInt("MYINTLABEL", 99);
prefEditor.apply();

Note: Saving with apply() is better than using commit(). The only time you need commit() is if you require the return value, which is very rare.

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