# android.support.v7.preference added in[version 24.1.0](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/support-library/revisions) # android.support.v7.preference | This package is part of the Android[support library](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/support-library)which is no longer maintained. The support library has been superseded by[AndroidX](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx)which is part of[Jetpack](https://developer.android.com/jetpack). We recommend using the AndroidX libraries in all new projects. You should also consider[migrating](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/migrate)existing projects to AndroidX. To find the AndroidX class that maps to this deprecated class, see the AndroidX support library[class mappings](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/migrate/class-mappings). ## Interfaces 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| [DialogPreference.TargetFragment](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/DialogPreference.TargetFragment) | | | [Preference.OnPreferenceChangeListener](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/Preference.OnPreferenceChangeListener) | Interface definition for a callback to be invoked when the value of this[Preference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/Preference)has been changed by the user and is about to be set and/or persisted. | | [Preference.OnPreferenceClickListener](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/Preference.OnPreferenceClickListener) | Interface definition for a callback to be invoked when a[Preference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/Preference)is clicked. | | [PreferenceFragmentCompat.OnPreferenceDisplayDialogCallback](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceFragmentCompat.OnPreferenceDisplayDialogCallback) | | | [PreferenceFragmentCompat.OnPreferenceStartFragmentCallback](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceFragmentCompat.OnPreferenceStartFragmentCallback) | Interface that PreferenceFragment's containing activity should implement to be able to process preference items that wish to switch to a specified fragment. | | [PreferenceFragmentCompat.OnPreferenceStartScreenCallback](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceFragmentCompat.OnPreferenceStartScreenCallback) | Interface that PreferenceFragment's containing activity should implement to be able to process preference items that wish to switch to a new screen of preferences. | | [PreferenceGroup.PreferencePositionCallback](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceGroup.PreferencePositionCallback) | Interface for PreferenceGroup Adapters to implement so that[scrollToPreference(String)](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v14/preference/PreferenceFragment#scrollToPreference(java.lang.String))and[scrollToPreference(Preference)](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v14/preference/PreferenceFragment#scrollToPreference(android.support.v7.preference.Preference))or[scrollToPreference(String)](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceFragmentCompat#scrollToPreference(java.lang.String))and[scrollToPreference(Preference)](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceFragmentCompat#scrollToPreference(android.support.v7.preference.Preference))can determine the correct scroll position to request. | | [PreferenceManager.OnDisplayPreferenceDialogListener](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceManager.OnDisplayPreferenceDialogListener) | Interface definition for a class that will be called when a[Preference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/Preference)requests to display a dialog. | | [PreferenceManager.OnNavigateToScreenListener](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceManager.OnNavigateToScreenListener) | Interface definition for a class that will be called when a[PreferenceScreen](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceScreen)requests navigation. | | [PreferenceManager.OnPreferenceTreeClickListener](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceManager.OnPreferenceTreeClickListener) | Interface definition for a callback to be invoked when a[Preference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/Preference)in the hierarchy rooted at this[PreferenceScreen](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceScreen)is clicked. | ## Classes |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [CheckBoxPreference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/CheckBoxPreference) | A[Preference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/Preference)that provides checkbox widget functionality. | | [DialogPreference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/DialogPreference) | A base class for[Preference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/Preference)objects that are dialog-based. | | [DropDownPreference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/DropDownPreference) | A version of[ListPreference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/ListPreference)that presents the options in a drop down menu rather than a dialog. | | [EditTextPreference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/EditTextPreference) | A[Preference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/Preference)that allows for string input. | | [EditTextPreferenceDialogFragmentCompat](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/EditTextPreferenceDialogFragmentCompat) | | | [ListPreference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/ListPreference) | A[Preference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/Preference)that displays a list of entries as a dialog. | | [ListPreferenceDialogFragmentCompat](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/ListPreferenceDialogFragmentCompat) | | | [MultiSelectListPreferenceDialogFragmentCompat](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/MultiSelectListPreferenceDialogFragmentCompat) | | | [Preference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/Preference) | Represents the basic Preference UI building block displayed by a[PreferenceFragmentCompat](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceFragmentCompat)in the form of a[RecyclerView](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView). | | [Preference.BaseSavedState](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/Preference.BaseSavedState) | A base class for managing the instance state of a[Preference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/Preference). | | [PreferenceCategory](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceCategory) | Used to group[Preference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/Preference)objects and provide a disabled title above the group. | | [PreferenceDataStore](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceDataStore) | A data store interface to be implemented and provided to the Preferences framework. | | [PreferenceDialogFragmentCompat](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceDialogFragmentCompat) | Abstract base class which presents a dialog associated with a[DialogPreference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/DialogPreference). | | [PreferenceFragmentCompat](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceFragmentCompat) | Shows a hierarchy of[Preference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/Preference)objects as lists. | | [PreferenceGroup](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceGroup) | A container for multiple[Preference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/Preference)objects. | | [PreferenceManager](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceManager) | Used to help create[Preference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/Preference)hierarchies from activities or XML. | | [PreferenceManager.PreferenceComparisonCallback](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceManager.PreferenceComparisonCallback) | Callback class to be used by the[RecyclerView.Adapter](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.Adapter)associated with the[PreferenceScreen](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceScreen), used to determine when two[Preference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/Preference)objects are semantically and visually the same. | | [PreferenceManager.SimplePreferenceComparisonCallback](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceManager.SimplePreferenceComparisonCallback) | A basic implementation of[PreferenceManager.PreferenceComparisonCallback](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceManager.PreferenceComparisonCallback)suitable for use with the default[Preference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/Preference)classes. | | [PreferenceScreen](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceScreen) | Represents a top-level[Preference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/Preference)that is the root of a Preference hierarchy. | | [PreferenceViewHolder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceViewHolder) | A[RecyclerView.ViewHolder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.ViewHolder)class which caches views associated with the default[Preference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/Preference)layouts. | | [R](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/R) | | | [R.anim](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/R.anim) | | | [R.attr](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/R.attr) | | | [R.bool](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/R.bool) | | | [R.color](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/R.color) | | | [R.dimen](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/R.dimen) | | | [R.drawable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/R.drawable) | | | [R.id](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/R.id) | | | [R.integer](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/R.integer) | | | [R.layout](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/R.layout) | | | [R.string](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/R.string) | | | [R.style](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/R.style) | | | [R.styleable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/R.styleable) | | | [SeekBarPreference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/SeekBarPreference) | Preference based on android.preference.SeekBarPreference but uses support v7 preference as base. | | [SwitchPreferenceCompat](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/SwitchPreferenceCompat) | A[Preference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/Preference)that provides a two-state toggleable option. | | [TwoStatePreference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/TwoStatePreference) | Common base class for preferences that have two selectable states, persist a boolean value in SharedPreferences, and may have dependent preferences that are enabled/disabled based on the current state. | - ## Interfaces - [DialogPreference.TargetFragment](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/DialogPreference.TargetFragment) - [Preference.OnPreferenceChangeListener](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/Preference.OnPreferenceChangeListener) - [Preference.OnPreferenceClickListener](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/Preference.OnPreferenceClickListener) - [PreferenceFragmentCompat.OnPreferenceDisplayDialogCallback](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceFragmentCompat.OnPreferenceDisplayDialogCallback) - [PreferenceFragmentCompat.OnPreferenceStartFragmentCallback](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceFragmentCompat.OnPreferenceStartFragmentCallback) - [PreferenceFragmentCompat.OnPreferenceStartScreenCallback](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceFragmentCompat.OnPreferenceStartScreenCallback) - [PreferenceGroup.PreferencePositionCallback](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceGroup.PreferencePositionCallback) - [PreferenceManager.OnDisplayPreferenceDialogListener](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceManager.OnDisplayPreferenceDialogListener) - [PreferenceManager.OnNavigateToScreenListener](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceManager.OnNavigateToScreenListener) - [PreferenceManager.OnPreferenceTreeClickListener](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceManager.OnPreferenceTreeClickListener) - ## Classes - [CheckBoxPreference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/CheckBoxPreference) - [DialogPreference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/DialogPreference) - [DropDownPreference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/DropDownPreference) - [EditTextPreference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/EditTextPreference) - [EditTextPreferenceDialogFragmentCompat](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/EditTextPreferenceDialogFragmentCompat) - [ListPreference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/ListPreference) - [ListPreferenceDialogFragmentCompat](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/ListPreferenceDialogFragmentCompat) - [MultiSelectListPreferenceDialogFragmentCompat](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/MultiSelectListPreferenceDialogFragmentCompat) - [Preference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/Preference) - [Preference.BaseSavedState](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/Preference.BaseSavedState) - [PreferenceCategory](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceCategory) - [PreferenceDataStore](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceDataStore) - [PreferenceDialogFragmentCompat](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceDialogFragmentCompat) - [PreferenceFragmentCompat](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceFragmentCompat) - [PreferenceGroup](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceGroup) - [PreferenceManager](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceManager) - [PreferenceManager.PreferenceComparisonCallback](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceManager.PreferenceComparisonCallback) - [PreferenceManager.SimplePreferenceComparisonCallback](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceManager.SimplePreferenceComparisonCallback) - [PreferenceScreen](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceScreen) - [PreferenceViewHolder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/PreferenceViewHolder) - [R](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/R) - [R.anim](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/R.anim) - [R.attr](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/R.attr) - [R.bool](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/R.bool) - [R.color](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/R.color) - [R.dimen](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/R.dimen) - [R.drawable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/R.drawable) - [R.id](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/R.id) - [R.integer](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/R.integer) - [R.layout](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/R.layout) - [R.string](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/R.string) - [R.style](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/R.style) - [R.styleable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/R.styleable) - [SeekBarPreference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/SeekBarPreference) - [SwitchPreferenceCompat](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/SwitchPreferenceCompat) - [TwoStatePreference](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/preference/TwoStatePreference)