Create the UI Layout and set some variables:
string.xml:
<resources>
<string name="app_name">Shared Preferences Demo</string>
<string name="tv_text">Shared Preferences</string>
<string name="tv2_text">Demo</string>
</resources>activity_main.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:text="@string/tv_text"
android:textSize="35dp" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="@id/textView"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:text="@string/tv2_text"
android:textColor="@color/purple_200"
android:textSize="35dp" />
<EditText
android:id="@+id/editText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="@id/textView2"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_marginTop="67dp"
android:hint="Name field" />
<EditText
android:id="@+id/editText2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="@id/editText"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:hint="Pass field" />
<EditText
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="@+id/editText3"
android:layout_below="@id/editText2"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:hint="E-mail field" />
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Save"
android:id="@+id/button"
android:layout_below="@id/editText3"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="50dp" />
</RelativeLayout>Modify the MainActivity.java file, creating the write possibility:
package country.mhuszics.sharedpreferencesdemo;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.SharedPreferences;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
EditText ed1,ed2,ed3;
Button b1;
public static final String MyPreferences = "MyPrefs";
public static final String Name = "nameKey";
public static final String Pass = "passKey";
public static final String Email = "emailKey";
SharedPreferences sharedPreferences;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
ed1=(EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText);
ed2=(EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText2);
ed3=(EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText3);
b1=(Button) findViewById(R.id.button);
sharedPreferences = getSharedPreferences(MyPreferences, Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
b1.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
String name_value = ed1.getText().toString();
String pass_value = ed2.getText().toString();
String email_value = ed3.getText().toString();
SharedPreferences.Editor editor = sharedPreferences.edit();
editor.putString(Name, name_value);
editor.putString(Pass, pass_value);
editor.putString(Email, email_value);
editor.commit();
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "Done", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
});
}
}Clean your code, and create the read method. Restructured the MainActivity.java file:
package country.mhuszics.sharedpreferencesdemo;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.SharedPreferences;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
EditText ed1,ed2,ed3;
Button b1;
public static final String MyPreferences = "MyPrefs";
public static final String Name = "nameKey";
public static final String Pass = "passKey";
public static final String Email = "emailKey";
public String name_value;
public String pass_value;
public String email_value;
SharedPreferences sharedPreferences;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
ed1=(EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText);
ed2=(EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText2);
ed3=(EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText3);
b1=(Button) findViewById(R.id.button);
sharedPreferences = getSharedPreferences(MyPreferences, Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
readValues();
writeValues();
}
public void readValues(){
name_value = sharedPreferences.getString(Name, null);
pass_value = sharedPreferences.getString(Pass, null);
email_value = sharedPreferences.getString(Email, null);
if (name_value != null) {
ed1.setText(name_value);
}
if (pass_value != null) {
ed2.setText(pass_value);
}
if (email_value != null) {
ed3.setText(email_value);
}
}
public void writeValues(){
b1.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
name_value = ed1.getText().toString();
pass_value = ed2.getText().toString();
email_value = ed3.getText().toString();
SharedPreferences.Editor editor = sharedPreferences.edit();
editor.putString(Name, name_value);
editor.putString(Pass, pass_value);
editor.putString(Email, email_value);
editor.commit();
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "Done", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
});
}
}