PreferenceFragmentCompat

public abstract class PreferenceFragmentCompat
extends Fragment implements PreferenceManager.OnPreferenceTreeClickListener, PreferenceManager.OnDisplayPreferenceDialogListener, PreferenceManager.OnNavigateToScreenListener, DialogPreference.TargetFragment

java.lang.Object
   ↳ androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
     ↳ androidx.preference.PreferenceFragmentCompat

A PreferenceFragmentCompat is the entry point to using the Preference library. This Fragment displays a hierarchy of Preference objects to the user. It also handles persisting values to the device. To retrieve an instance of SharedPreferences that the preference hierarchy in this fragment will use by default, call PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(android.content.Context) with a context in the same package as this fragment.

You can define a preference hierarchy as an XML resource, or you can build a hierarchy in code. In both cases you need to use a PreferenceScreen as the root component in your hierarchy.

To inflate from XML, use the setPreferencesFromResource(int, String). An example example XML resource is shown further down.

To build a hierarchy from code, use PreferenceManager.createPreferenceScreen(Context) to create the root PreferenceScreen. Once you have added other Preferences to this root scree with PreferenceGroup.addPreference(Preference), you then need to set the screen as the root screen in your hierarchy with setPreferenceScreen(PreferenceScreen).

As a convenience, this fragment implements a click listener for any preference in the current hierarchy, see onPreferenceTreeClick(Preference).

Developer Guides

For more information about building a settings screen using the AndroidX Preference library, see Settings.

Sample Code

The following sample code shows a simple settings screen using an XML resource. The XML resource is as follows:

<PreferenceScreen
        xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">

    <PreferenceCategory
            android:title="@string/basic_preferences">

        <Preference
                android:key="preference"
                android:title="@string/title_basic_preference"
                android:summary="@string/summary_basic_preference"/>

        <Preference
                android:key="stylized"
                android:title="@string/title_stylish_preference"
                android:summary="@string/summary_stylish_preference"/>

        <Preference
                android:key="icon"
                android:title="@string/title_icon_preference"
                android:summary="@string/summary_icon_preference"
                android:icon="@android:drawable/ic_menu_camera"/>

        <Preference
                android:key="single_line_title"
                android:title="@string/title_single_line_title_preference"
                android:summary="@string/summary_single_line_title_preference"
                app:singleLineTitle="true"/>
    </PreferenceCategory>

    <PreferenceCategory
            android:title="@string/widgets">

        <CheckBoxPreference
                android:key="checkbox"
                android:title="@string/title_checkbox_preference"
                android:summary="@string/summary_checkbox_preference"/>

        <SwitchPreferenceCompat
                android:key="switch"
                android:title="@string/title_switch_preference"
                android:summary="@string/summary_switch_preference"/>

        <DropDownPreference
                android:key="dropdown"
                android:title="@string/title_dropdown_preference"
                android:entries="@array/entries"
                app:useSimpleSummaryProvider="true"
                android:entryValues="@array/entry_values"/>

        <SeekBarPreference
                android:key="seekbar"
                android:title="@string/title_seekbar_preference"
                android:max="10"
                android:defaultValue="5"/>
    </PreferenceCategory>

    <PreferenceCategory
            android:title="@string/dialogs">

        <EditTextPreference
                android:key="edittext"
                android:title="@string/title_edittext_preference"
                app:useSimpleSummaryProvider="true"
                android:dialogTitle="@string/dialog_title_edittext_preference"/>

        <ListPreference
                android:key="list"
                android:title="@string/title_list_preference"
                app:useSimpleSummaryProvider="true"
                android:entries="@array/entries"
                android:entryValues="@array/entry_values"
                android:dialogTitle="@string/dialog_title_list_preference"/>

        <MultiSelectListPreference
                android:key="multi_select_list"
                android:title="@string/title_multi_list_preference"
                android:summary="@string/summary_multi_list_preference"
                android:entries="@array/entries"
                android:entryValues="@array/entry_values"
                android:dialogTitle="@string/dialog_title_multi_list_preference"/>
    </PreferenceCategory>

    <PreferenceCategory
            android:key="advanced"
            android:title="@string/advanced_attributes"
            app:initialExpandedChildrenCount="1">

        <Preference
                android:key="expandable"
                android:title="@string/title_expandable_preference"
                android:summary="@string/summary_expandable_preference"/>

        <Preference
                android:title="@string/title_intent_preference"
                android:summary="@string/summary_intent_preference">

            <intent android:action="android.intent.action.VIEW"
                    android:data="http://www.android.com"/>

        </Preference>

        <SwitchPreferenceCompat
                android:key="parent"
                android:title="@string/title_parent_preference"
                android:summary="@string/summary_parent_preference"/>

        <SwitchPreferenceCompat
                android:key="child"
                android:dependency="parent"
                android:title="@string/title_child_preference"
                android:summary="@string/summary_child_preference"/>

        <SwitchPreferenceCompat
                android:key="toggle_summary"
                android:title="@string/title_toggle_summary_preference"
                android:summaryOn="@string/summary_on_toggle_summary_preference"
                android:summaryOff="@string/summary_off_toggle_summary_preference"/>

        <Preference
                android:key="copyable"
                android:title="@string/title_copyable_preference"
                android:summary="@string/summary_copyable_preference"
                android:selectable="false"
                app:enableCopying="true"/>
    </PreferenceCategory>

</PreferenceScreen>

The fragment that loads the XML resource is as follows:

public static class DemoFragment extends PreferenceFragmentCompat {

    @Override
    public void onCreatePreferences(Bundle savedInstanceState, String rootKey) {
        // Load the preferences from an XML resource
        setPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.preferences, rootKey);
    }
}

Summary

Nested classes

interface PreferenceFragmentCompat.OnPreferenceDisplayDialogCallback

Interface that the fragment's containing activity should implement to be able to process preference items that wish to display a dialog. 

interface PreferenceFragmentCompat.OnPreferenceStartFragmentCallback

Interface that the fragment's containing activity should implement to be able to process preference items that wish to switch to a specified fragment. 

interface PreferenceFragmentCompat.OnPreferenceStartScreenCallback

Interface that the fragment's containing activity should implement to be able to process preference items that wish to switch to a new screen of preferences. 

Constants

String ARG_PREFERENCE_ROOT

Fragment argument used to specify the tag of the desired root PreferenceScreen object.

Public constructors

PreferenceFragmentCompat()

Public methods

void addPreferencesFromResource(int preferencesResId)

Inflates the given XML resource and adds the preference hierarchy to the current preference hierarchy.

<T extends Preference> T findPreference(CharSequence key)

Finds a Preference with the given key.

final RecyclerView getListView()
PreferenceManager getPreferenceManager()

Returns the PreferenceManager used by this fragment.

PreferenceScreen getPreferenceScreen()

Gets the root of the preference hierarchy that this fragment is showing.

void