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

PreferenceGroup

public abstract class PreferenceGroup
extends Preference

java.lang.Object
↳	android.support.v7.preference.Preference
	↳	android.support.v7.preference.PreferenceGroup

Known Direct Subclasses

A container for multiple Preference objects. It is a base class for Preference objects that are parents, such as PreferenceCategory and PreferenceScreen.

For information about building a settings UI with Preferences, read the Settings guide.

Summary

Nested classes
`interface`	`PreferenceGroup.PreferencePositionCallback` Interface for PreferenceGroup Adapters to implement so that `scrollToPreference(String)` and `scrollToPreference(Preference)` or `scrollToPreference(String)` and `scrollToPreference(Preference)` can determine the correct scroll position to request.

XML attributes
`PreferenceGroup_initialExpandedChildrenCount`

From class


  android.support.v7.preference.Preference

From class


    android.support.v7.preference.Preference

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

Public methods
`void`	`addItemFromInflater(Preference preference)` Called by the inflater to add an item to this group.
`boolean`	`addPreference(Preference preference)` Adds a `Preference` at the correct position based on the preference's order.
`Preference`	`findPreference(CharSequence key)` Finds a `Preference` based on its key.
`int`	`getInitialExpandedChildrenCount()` Gets the maximal number of children that is initially shown.