libGDX: Using preferences for highscore

Question

I know I have asked this question so similar before but I get there no more answer ... I would like, as soon as I lost in my game, my HighScore displayed. Here is the code:

Answer 1

First you get the object:

Preferences preferences = Gdx.app.getPreferences("My preferences");

Then, when you lose in your game, you get the value. I usually check if I lose in the render method with a boolean. In this case you compare your highscore with your current score:

if(IsGameFinished)
{
    int highscore = preferences.getInteger("High score",0);
    if(highscore>=yourCurrentScore)
    {
          // display highscore
    }
    else
    {
          // display yourCurrentScore
         preferences.putInteger("High score", yourCurrentScore);
         preferences.flush();
    }
}

Furthermore in your code there is an error:

protected Preferences HighScore () {

if (score > highscore) { 
    prefs.putInteger("highscore", score); 
    prefs.flush(); // YOU SHOULD FLUSH BEFORE!
    this.highscore = prefs.getInteger("highscore", 0);
}
return prefs;
}

And, why do you return the Preferences? Returning your highscore as an int should be better.