added in version 24.1.0
belongs to Maven artifact com.android.support:preference-v7:28.0.0-alpha1

DropDownPreference

public class DropDownPreference
extends ListPreference

java.lang.Object
↳	android.support.v7.preference.Preference
	↳	android.support.v7.preference.DialogPreference
		↳	android.support.v7.preference.ListPreference
			↳	android.support.v7.preference.DropDownPreference

A version of ListPreference that presents the options in a drop down menu rather than a dialog.

Summary

Inherited XML attributes

From class


  android.support.v7.preference.Preference

Inherited constants

From class


    android.support.v7.preference.Preference

Public constructors
`DropDownPreference(Context context)`
`DropDownPreference(Context context, AttributeSet attrs)`
`DropDownPreference(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle)`
`DropDownPreference(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr, int defStyleRes)`

Public methods
`void`	`onBindViewHolder(PreferenceViewHolder view)` Binds the created View to the data for this Preference.
`void`	`setEntries(CharSequence[] entries)` Sets the human-readable entries to be shown in the list.
`void`	`setValueIndex(int index)` Sets the value to the given index from the entry values.

Protected methods
`ArrayAdapter`	`createAdapter()` By default, this class uses a simple `ArrayAdapter`.
`void`	`notifyChanged()` Should be called when the data of this `Preference` has changed.
`void`	`onClick()` Processes a click on the preference.

Inherited methods

From class


  
    android.support.v7.preference.ListPreference

`int`	`findIndexOfValue(String value)` Returns the index of the given value (in the entry values array).
`CharSequence[]`	`getEntries()` The list of entries to be shown in the list in subsequent dialogs.
`CharSequence`	`getEntry()` Returns the entry corresponding to the current value.
`CharSequence[]`	`getEntryValues()` Returns the array of values to be saved for the preference.
`CharSequence`	`getSummary()` Returns the summary of this ListPreference.
`String`	`getValue()` Returns the value of the key.
`Object`	`onGetDefaultValue(TypedArray a, int index)` Called when a Preference is being inflated and the default value attribute needs to be read.
`void`	`onRestoreInstanceState(Parcelable state)` Hook allowing a Preference to re-apply a representation of its internal state that had previously been generated by `onSaveInstanceState()`.
`Parcelable`	`onSaveInstanceState()` Hook allowing a Preference to generate a representation of its internal state that can later be used to create a new instance with that same state.
`void`	`onSetInitialValue(boolean restoreValue, Object defaultValue)` Implement this to set the initial value of the Preference.
`void`	`setEntries(CharSequence[] entries)` Sets the human-readable entries to be shown in the list.
`void`	`setEntries(int entriesResId)`
`void`	`setEntryValues(int entryValuesResId)`
`void`	`setEntryValues(CharSequence[] entryValues)` The array to find the value to save for a preference when an entry from entries is selected.
`void`	`setSummary(CharSequence summary)` Sets the summary for this Preference with a CharSequence.
`void`	`setValue(String value)` Sets the value of the key.
`void`	`setValueIndex(int index)` Sets the value to the given index from the entry values.

From class


  
    android.support.v7.preference.DialogPreference

From class


  
    android.support.v7.preference.Preference

`boolean`	`callChangeListener(Object newValue)` Call this method after the user changes the preference, but before the internal state is set.
`int`	`compareTo(Preference another)` Compares Preference objects based on order (if set), otherwise alphabetically on the titles.
`Preference`	`findPreferenceInHierarchy(String key)` Finds a Preference in this hierarchy (the whole thing, even above/below your `PreferenceScreen` screen break) with the given key.
`Context`	`getContext()` Returns the `Context` of this Preference.
`String`	`getDependency()` Returns the key of the dependency on this Preference.
`Bundle`	`getExtras()` Return the extras Bundle object associated with this preference, creating a new Bundle if there currently isn't one.
`String`	`getFragment()` Return the fragment class name associated with this Preference.
`Drawable`	`getIcon()` Returns the icon of this Preference.
`Intent`	`getIntent()` Return the `Intent` associated with this Preference.
`String`	`getKey()` Gets the key for this Preference, which is also the key used for storing values into `SharedPreferences` or `PreferenceDataStore`.
`final int`	`getLayoutResource()` Gets the layout resource that will be shown as the `View` for this Preference.
`Preference.OnPreferenceChangeListener`	`getOnPreferenceChangeListener()` Returns the callback to be invoked when this Preference is changed by the user (but before the internal state has been updated).

DropDownPreference

Summary

Inherited XML attributes

Inherited constants

Public constructors

Public methods

Protected methods

Inherited methods