Save ArrayList to SharedPreferences

Question

I have an ArrayList with custom objects. Each custom object contains a variety of strings and numbers. I need the array to stick around even if the user leaves

Answer 1

I have read all answers above. That is all correct but i found a more easy solution as below:

1. Saving String List in shared-preference>>

   public static void setSharedPreferenceStringList(Context pContext, String pKey, List pData) {
   SharedPreferences.Editor editor = pContext.getSharedPreferences(Constants.APP_PREFS, Activity.MODE_PRIVATE).edit();
   editor.putInt(pKey + "size", pData.size());
   editor.commit();
   
   for (int i = 0; i < pData.size(); i++) {
       SharedPreferences.Editor editor1 = pContext.getSharedPreferences(Constants.APP_PREFS, Activity.MODE_PRIVATE).edit();
       editor1.putString(pKey + i, (pData.get(i)));
       editor1.commit();
   }
   

   }

2. and for getting String List from Shared-preference>>

   public static List getSharedPreferenceStringList(Context pContext, String pKey) {
   int size = pContext.getSharedPreferences(Constants.APP_PREFS, Activity.MODE_PRIVATE).getInt(pKey + "size", 0);
   List list = new ArrayList<>();
   for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
       list.add(pContext.getSharedPreferences(Constants.APP_PREFS, Activity.MODE_PRIVATE).getString(pKey + i, ""));
   }
   return list;
   }
   

Here Constants.APP_PREFS is the name of the file to open; can not contain path separators.