How to get value of SharedPreferences android

Question

I\'m trying to use SharedPreferences here is what i do

public void StoreToshared(Object userData){
    SharedPreferences mPrefs = getPreferences(MOD         


        

Answer 1

The api: getPreferences will use the activity name to create an xml file if not exists. For example, assume StoreToshared method is put in activity: LoginActivity.java, it will create a file: LoginActivity.xml to store your pref data. Hence, when you go into other activity, let say its name is: MainActivity.java, getPreferences will look into file "MainActivity.xml" instead of "LoginActivity.xml", that is why you cannot retrieve your data.

The solution is to use: getSharedPreferences. Hence your code can be modified as follow:

public void StoreToshared(Object userData) {

SharedPreferences mPrefs = getSharedPreferences("FILE_NAME",MODE_PRIVATE);
SharedPreferences.Editor prefsEditor = mPrefs.edit();

Gson gson = new Gson();
String json = gson.toJson(userData);
Log.d("data", " Setup --> "+json);
prefsEditor.putString("userinfo", json);
prefsEditor.commit();

}

@Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

    SharedPreferences mPrefs = getSharedPreferences("FILE_NAME",MODE_PRIVATE);
    SharedPreferences.Editor prefsEditor = mPrefs.edit();

    String data = mPrefs.getString("userinfo", null);
    Log.i("Text", "Here is the retrieve");
    Log.i("data", " retrieve --> "+data);

}

Hope this help.