# PreferenceGroup.PreferencePositionCallback

Artifact: [androidx.preference:preference](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/preference) [View Source](https://cs.android.com/search?q=file:androidx/preference/PreferenceGroup.java+class:androidx.preference.PreferenceGroup.PreferencePositionCallback) Added in [1.0.0](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/preference#1.0.0)

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```
public interface PreferenceGroup.PreferencePositionCallback
```

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Interface for PreferenceGroup adapters to implement so that `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/preference/PreferenceFragmentCompat#scrollToPreference(java.lang.String)` and `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/preference/PreferenceFragmentCompat#scrollToPreference(androidx.preference.Preference)` can determine the correct scroll position to request.

## Summary

| ### Public methods |
|---|---|
| `abstract int` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/preference/PreferenceGroup.PreferencePositionCallback#getPreferenceAdapterPosition(java.lang.String)(@https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/annotation/NonNull https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html key)` Returns the adapter position of the first `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/preference/Preference` with the specified key. |
| `abstract int` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/preference/PreferenceGroup.PreferencePositionCallback#getPreferenceAdapterPosition(androidx.preference.Preference)(@https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/annotation/NonNull https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/preference/Preference preference)` Returns the adapter position of the specified `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/preference/Preference` object |

## Public methods

### getPreferenceAdapterPosition

Added in [1.0.0](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/preference#1.0.0)

```
abstract int getPreferenceAdapterPosition(@NonNull String key)
```

Returns the adapter position of the first `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/preference/Preference` with the specified key.

| Parameters |
|---|---|
| `@https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/annotation/NonNull https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html key` | Key of `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/preference/Preference` to find |

| Returns |
|---|---|
| `int` | Adapter position of the `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/preference/Preference` or `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/recyclerview/widget/RecyclerView#NO_POSITION()` if not found |

### getPreferenceAdapterPosition

Added in [1.0.0](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/preference#1.0.0)

```
abstract int getPreferenceAdapterPosition(@NonNull Preference preference)
```

Returns the adapter position of the specified `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/preference/Preference` object

| Parameters |
|---|---|
| `@https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/annotation/NonNull https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/preference/Preference preference` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/preference/Preference` object to find |

| Returns |
|---|---|
| `int` | Adapter position of the `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/preference/Preference` or `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/recyclerview/widget/RecyclerView#NO_POSITION()` if not found |