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Added in API level 1

public abstract class

PreferenceGroup

extends Preference

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

Known Direct Subclasses

PreferenceCategory , PreferenceScreen

Class Overview

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

Developer Guides

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

Summary

XML Attributes
Attribute Name	Related Method	Description
android:orderingFromXml		Whether to order the Preference under this group as they appear in the XML file.

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Inherited XML Attributes

From class android.preference.Preference

Attribute Name	Related Method	Description
android:defaultValue		The default value for the preference, which will be set either if persistence is off or persistence is on and the preference is not found in the persistent storage.
android:dependency		The key of another Preference that this Preference will depend on.
android:enabled		Whether the Preference is enabled.
android:fragment		When used inside of a modern PreferenceActivity, this declares a new PreferenceFragment to be shown when the user selects this item.
android:icon		The optional icon for the preference Must be a reference to another resource, in the form " `@[+][ package :] type : name` " or to a theme attribute in the form " `?[ package :][ type :] name` ".
android:key		The key to store the Preference value.
android:layout		The layout for the Preference in a PreferenceActivity screen.
android:order		The order for the Preference (lower values are to be ordered first).
android:persistent		Whether the Preference stores its value to the shared preferences.
android:selectable		Whether the Preference is selectable.
android:shouldDisableView		Whether the view of this Preference should be disabled when this Preference is disabled.
android:summary		The summary for the Preference in a PreferenceActivity screen.
android:title		The title for the Preference in a PreferenceActivity screen.
android:widgetLayout		The layout for the controllable widget portion of a Preference.

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Inherited Constants

From class android.preference.Preference

Public Constructors
	PreferenceGroup ( Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle)
	PreferenceGroup ( Context context, AttributeSet attrs)

Public Methods
void	addItemFromInflater ( Preference preference) Called by the inflater to add an item to this group.
abstract void	addItemFromInflater (T child)
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.
Preference	getPreference (int index) Returns the `Preference` at a particular index.
int	getPreferenceCount () Returns the number of children `Preference` s.
boolean	isOrderingAsAdded () Whether this group is ordering preferences in the order they are added.
void	notifyDependencyChange (boolean disableDependents) Notifies any listening dependents of a change that affects the dependency.
void	removeAll () Removes all `Preferences` from this group.
boolean	removePreference ( Preference preference) Removes a `Preference` from this group.
void	setOrderingAsAdded (boolean orderingAsAdded) Whether to order the `Preference` children of this group as they are added.

Protected Methods
void	dispatchRestoreInstanceState ( Bundle container) Called by `restoreHierarchyState(Bundle)` to retrieve the saved state for this Preference and its children.
void	dispatchSaveInstanceState ( Bundle container) Called by `saveHierarchyState(Bundle)` to store the instance for this Preference and its children.
boolean	isOnSameScreenAsChildren () Whether this preference group should be shown on the same screen as its contained preferences.
void	onAttachedToActivity () Called when the Preference hierarchy has been attached to the `PreferenceActivity` .
boolean	onPrepareAddPreference ( Preference preference) Prepares a `Preference` to be added to the group.
void	onPrepareForRemoval () Called when this Preference is being removed from the hierarchy.

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Inherited Methods

From class android.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.
SharedPreferences.Editor	getEditor () Returns an `SharedPreferences.Editor` where this Preference can save its value(s).
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.
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).
Preference.OnPreferenceClickListener	getOnPreferenceClickListener () Returns the callback to be invoked when this Preference is clicked.
int	getOrder () Gets the order of this Preference with respect to other Preference objects on the same level.
boolean	getPersistedBoolean (boolean defaultReturnValue) Attempts to get a persisted boolean from the `SharedPreferences` .
float	getPersistedFloat (float defaultReturnValue) Attempts to get a persisted float from the `SharedPreferences` .
int	getPersistedInt (int defaultReturnValue) Attempts to get a persisted int from the `SharedPreferences` .
long	getPersistedLong (long defaultReturnValue) Attempts to get a persisted long from the `SharedPreferences` .
String	getPersistedString ( String defaultReturnValue) Attempts to get a persisted String from the `SharedPreferences` .
PreferenceManager	getPreferenceManager () Gets the `PreferenceManager` that manages this Preference object's tree.
SharedPreferences	getSharedPreferences () Returns the `SharedPreferences` where this Preference can read its value(s).
boolean	getShouldDisableView () Checks whether this Preference should disable its view when it's action is disabled.
CharSequence	getSummary () Returns the summary of this Preference.
CharSequence	getTitle () Returns the title of this Preference.
int	getTitleRes () Returns the title resource ID of this Preference.
View	getView ( View convertView, ViewGroup parent) Gets the View that will be shown in the `PreferenceActivity` .
int	getWidgetLayoutResource () Gets the layout resource for the controllable widget portion of this Preference.
boolean	hasKey () Checks whether this Preference has a valid key.
boolean	isEnabled () Checks whether this Preference should be enabled in the list.
boolean	isPersistent () Checks whether this Preference is persistent.
boolean	isSelectable () Checks whether this Preference should be selectable in the list.
void	notifyChanged () Should be called when the data of this `Preference` has changed.
void	notifyDependencyChange (boolean disableDependents) Notifies any listening dependents of a change that affects the dependency.
void	notifyHierarchyChanged () Should be called when a Preference has been added/removed from this group, or the ordering should be re-evaluated.
void	onAttachedToActivity () Called when the Preference hierarchy has been attached to the `PreferenceActivity` .
void	onAttachedToHierarchy ( PreferenceManager preferenceManager) Called when this Preference has been attached to a Preference hierarchy.
void	onBindView ( View view) Binds the created View to the data for this Preference.
void	onClick () Processes a click on the preference.
View	onCreateView ( ViewGroup parent) Creates the View to be shown for this Preference in the `PreferenceActivity` .
void	onDependencyChanged ( Preference dependency, boolean disableDependent) Called when the dependency changes.
Object	onGetDefaultValue ( TypedArray a, int index) Called when a Preference is being inflated and the default value attribute needs to be read.
void	onParentChanged ( Preference parent, boolean disableChild) Called when the implicit parent dependency changes.
void	onPrepareForRemoval () Called when this Preference is being removed from the hierarchy.
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 restorePersistedValue, Object defaultValue) Implement this to set the initial value of the Preference.
Bundle	peekExtras () Return the extras Bundle object associated with this preference, returning null if there is not currently one.
boolean	persistBoolean (boolean value) Attempts to persist a boolean to the `SharedPreferences` .
boolean	persistFloat (float value) Attempts to persist a float to the `SharedPreferences` .
boolean	persistInt (int value) Attempts to persist an int to the `SharedPreferences` .
boolean	persistLong (long value) Attempts to persist a long to the `SharedPreferences` .
boolean	persistString ( String value) Attempts to persist a String to the `SharedPreferences` .
void	restoreHierarchyState ( Bundle container) Restore this Preference hierarchy's previously saved state from the given container.
void	saveHierarchyState ( Bundle container) Store this Preference hierarchy's frozen state into the given container.
void	setDefaultValue ( Object defaultValue) Sets the default value for this Preference, which will be set either if persistence is off or persistence is on and the preference is not found in the persistent storage.
void	setDependency ( String dependencyKey) Sets the key of a Preference that this Preference will depend on.
void	setEnabled (boolean enabled) Sets whether this Preference is enabled.
void	setFragment ( String fragment) Sets the class name of a fragment to be shown when this Preference is clicked.
void	setIcon ( Drawable icon) Sets the icon for this Preference with a Drawable.
void	setIcon (int iconResId) Sets the icon for this Preference with a resource ID.
void	setIntent ( Intent intent) Sets an `Intent` to be used for `startActivity(Intent)` when this Preference is clicked.
void	setKey ( String key) Sets the key for this Preference, which is used as a key to the `SharedPreferences` .
void	setLayoutResource (int layoutResId) Sets the layout resource that is inflated as the `View` to be shown for this Preference.
void	setOnPreferenceChangeListener ( Preference.OnPreferenceChangeListener onPreferenceChangeListener) Sets the callback to be invoked when this Preference is changed by the user (but before the internal state has been updated).
void	setOnPreferenceClickListener ( Preference.OnPreferenceClickListener onPreferenceClickListener) Sets the callback to be invoked when this Preference is clicked.
void	setOrder (int order) Sets the order of this Preference with respect to other Preference objects on the same level.
void	setPersistent (boolean persistent) Sets whether this Preference is persistent.
void	setSelectable (boolean selectable) Sets whether this Preference is selectable.
void	setShouldDisableView (boolean shouldDisableView) Sets whether this Preference should disable its view when it gets disabled.
void	setSummary (int summaryResId) Sets the summary for this Preference with a resource ID.
void	setSummary ( CharSequence summary) Sets the summary for this Preference with a CharSequence.
void	setTitle (int titleResId) Sets the title for this Preference with a resource ID.
void	setTitle ( CharSequence title) Sets the title for this Preference with a CharSequence.
void	setWidgetLayoutResource (int widgetLayoutResId) Sets the layout for the controllable widget portion of this Preference.
boolean	shouldCommit () Returns whether the `Preference` should commit its saved value(s) in `getEditor()` .
boolean	shouldDisableDependents () Checks whether this preference's dependents should currently be disabled.
boolean	shouldPersist () Checks whether, at the given time this method is called, this Preference should store/restore its value(s) into the `SharedPreferences` .
String	toString () Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this object.

From class java.lang.Object

Object	clone () Creates and returns a copy of this `Object` .
boolean	equals ( Object o) Compares this instance with the specified object and indicates if they are equal.
void	finalize () Invoked when the garbage collector has detected that this instance is no longer reachable.
final Class <?>	getClass () Returns the unique instance of `Class` that represents this object's class.
int	hashCode () Returns an integer hash code for this object.
final void	notify () Causes a thread which is waiting on this object's monitor (by means of calling one of the `wait()` methods) to be woken up.
final void	notifyAll () Causes all threads which are waiting on this object's monitor (by means of calling one of the `wait()` methods) to be woken up.
String	toString () Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this object.
final void	wait () Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object.
final void	wait (long millis, int nanos) Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object or until the specified timeout expires.
final void	wait (long millis) Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object or until the specified timeout expires.

From interface java.lang.Comparable

XML Attributes

android:orderingFromXml

Whether to order the Preference under this group as they appear in the XML file. If this is false, the ordering will follow the Preference order attribute and default to alphabetic for those without the order attribute.

Must be a boolean value, either " true " or " false ".

This may also be a reference to a resource (in the form " @[ package :] type : name ") or theme attribute (in the form " ?[ package :][ type :] name ") containing a value of this type.

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol orderingFromXml .

Related Methods

Public Constructors

public PreferenceGroup ( Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle)

Added in API level 1

public PreferenceGroup ( Context context, AttributeSet attrs)

Added in API level 1

Public Methods

public void addItemFromInflater ( Preference preference)

Added in API level 1

Called by the inflater to add an item to this group.

public abstract void addItemFromInflater (T child)

public boolean addPreference ( Preference preference)

Added in API level 1

Adds a Preference at the correct position based on the preference's order.

Parameters

preference	The preference to add.

Returns

Whether the preference is now in this group.

public Preference findPreference ( CharSequence key)

Added in API level 1

Finds a Preference based on its key. If two Preference share the same key (not recommended), the first to appear will be returned (to retrieve the other preference with the same key, call this method on the first preference). If this preference has the key, it will not be returned.

This will recursively search for the preference into children that are also PreferenceGroups .

Parameters

key	The key of the preference to retrieve.

Returns

The Preference with the key, or null.

public Preference getPreference (int index)

Added in API level 1

Returns the Preference at a particular index.

Parameters

index	The index of the `Preference` to retrieve.

Returns

The Preference .

public int getPreferenceCount ()

Added in API level 1

Returns the number of children Preference s.

Returns

The number of preference children in this group.

public boolean isOrderingAsAdded ()

Added in API level 1

Whether this group is ordering preferences in the order they are added.

Returns

Whether this group orders based on the order the children are added.

public void notifyDependencyChange (boolean disableDependents)

Added in API level 1

Notifies any listening dependents of a change that affects the dependency.

Parameters

disableDependents	Whether this Preference should disable its dependents.

public void removeAll ()

Added in API level 1

Removes all Preferences from this group.

public boolean removePreference ( Preference preference)

Added in API level 1

Removes a Preference from this group.

Parameters

preference	The preference to remove.

Returns

Whether the preference was found and removed.

public void setOrderingAsAdded (boolean orderingAsAdded)

Added in API level 1

Whether to order the Preference children of this group as they are added. If this is false, the ordering will follow each Preference order and default to alphabetic for those without an order.

If this is called after preferences are added, they will not be re-ordered in the order they were added, hence call this method early on.

Parameters

orderingAsAdded	Whether to order according to the order added.

Protected Methods

protected void dispatchRestoreInstanceState ( Bundle container)

Added in API level 1

Called by restoreHierarchyState(Bundle) to retrieve the saved state for this Preference and its children. May be overridden to modify how restoring happens to the children of a Preference. For example, some Preference objects may not want to save state for their children.

Parameters

container	The Bundle that holds the previously saved state.

protected void dispatchSaveInstanceState ( Bundle container)

Added in API level 1

Called by saveHierarchyState(Bundle) to store the instance for this Preference and its children. May be overridden to modify how the save happens for children. For example, some Preference objects may want to not store an instance for their children.

Parameters

container	The Bundle in which to save the instance of this Preference.

protected boolean isOnSameScreenAsChildren ()

Added in API level 1

Whether this preference group should be shown on the same screen as its contained preferences.

Returns

True if the contained preferences should be shown on the same screen as this preference.

protected void onAttachedToActivity ()

Added in API level 1

Called when the Preference hierarchy has been attached to the PreferenceActivity . This can also be called when this Preference has been attached to a group that was already attached to the PreferenceActivity .

protected boolean onPrepareAddPreference ( Preference preference)

Added in API level 1

Prepares a Preference to be added to the group.

Parameters

preference	The preference to add.

Returns

Whether to allow adding the preference (true), or not (false).

protected void onPrepareForRemoval ()

Added in API level 1

Called when this Preference is being removed from the hierarchy. You should remove any references to this Preference that you know about. Make sure to call through to the superclass implementation.

Results

Interfaces

Classes

PreferenceGroup

Class Overview

Developer Guides

Summary

XML Attributes

android:orderingFromXml

Related Methods

Public Constructors

public PreferenceGroup ( Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle)

public PreferenceGroup ( Context context, AttributeSet attrs)

Public Methods

public void addItemFromInflater ( Preference preference)

public abstract void addItemFromInflater (T child)

public boolean addPreference ( Preference preference)

Parameters

Returns

public Preference findPreference ( CharSequence key)

Parameters

Returns

public Preference getPreference (int index)

Parameters

Returns

public int getPreferenceCount ()

Returns

public boolean isOrderingAsAdded ()

Returns

See Also

public void notifyDependencyChange (boolean disableDependents)

Parameters

public void removeAll ()

public boolean removePreference ( Preference preference)

Parameters

Returns

public void setOrderingAsAdded (boolean orderingAsAdded)

Parameters

See Also

Protected Methods

protected void dispatchRestoreInstanceState ( Bundle container)

Parameters

protected void dispatchSaveInstanceState ( Bundle container)

Parameters

protected boolean isOnSameScreenAsChildren ()

Returns

protected void onAttachedToActivity ()

protected boolean onPrepareAddPreference ( Preference preference)

Parameters

Returns

protected void onPrepareForRemoval ()