How to properly use load array and save array methods?

Question

I have the following code which is designed for the user to click on a button and when they click on the button, the particular string they are viewing is Favorited and stored somewhere else.

I have two questions.

1. One what's wrong with what I have right now? as it crashes when you click the button.

2. How would you go about finishing up on the load array method for the string to be loaded and saved to an array so the user could see that array later?

Thanks for your time!!

fav.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

        public void onClick(View v) {

            loadArray("favorites");
            favorites = Arrays.copyOf(favorites, favorites.length+1);
            favorites[favorites.length]=display.getText().toString();
            saveArray(favorites, "favorites");

        }
    });

    home.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

        public void onClick(View v) {

            Intent openStartingPoint = new Intent("starting.rt.Menu2");
            startActivity(openStartingPoint);
        }
    });

    search.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

        public void onClick(View v) {

            Intent openStartingPoint = new Intent("starting.rt.Search");
            startActivity(openStartingPoint);
        }
    });

    moreapps.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

        public void onClick(View v) {

            Intent goToMarket;
            goToMarket = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri
                    .parse("market://search?q=pub:\"Wompa\""));
            startActivity(goToMarket);
        }
    });

}

public String[] loadArray(String arrayName) {  
    SharedPreferences prefs = getSharedPreferences("preferencename", 0);  
    int size = prefs.getInt(arrayName + "_size", 0);  
    String array[] = new String[size];  
    for(int i=0;i<size;i++)  
        array[i] = prefs.getString(arrayName + "_" + i, null);  
    return array;  
}  

public boolean saveArray(String[] array, String arrayName) {   
    SharedPreferences prefs = getSharedPreferences("preferencename", 0);  
    SharedPreferences.Editor editor = prefs.edit();  
    editor.putInt(arrayName +"_size", array.length);  
    for(int i=0;i<array.length;i++)  
        editor.putString(arrayName + "_" + i, array[i]);  
    return editor.commit();  
} 

Log Cat

05-08 23:10:51.329: I/Process(495): Sending signal. PID: 495 SIG: 9
05-08 23:11:02.360: D/dalvikvm(504): GC_EXTERNAL_ALLOC freed 44K, 53% free 2553K/5379K, external 1625K/2137K, paused 221ms
05-08 23:11:08.599: D/dalvikvm(504): GC_EXTERNAL_ALLOC freed 16K, 51% free 2644K/5379K, external 2707K/3308K, paused 174ms
05-08 23:11:12.570: D/AndroidRuntime(504): Shutting down VM
05-08 23:11:12.570: W/dalvikvm(504): threadid=1: thread exiting with uncaught exception (group=0x40015560)
05-08 23:11:12.599: E/AndroidRuntime(504): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
05-08 23:11:12.599: E/AndroidRuntime(504): java.lang.NullPointerException
05-08 23:11:12.599: E/AndroidRuntime(504):  at starting.rt.Base$1.onClick(Base.java:52)
05-08 23:11:12.599: E/AndroidRuntime(504):  at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:2485)
05-08 23:11:12.599: E/AndroidRuntime(504):  at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:9080)
05-08 23:11:12.599: E/AndroidRuntime(504):  at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:587)
05-08 23:11:12.599: E/AndroidRuntime(504):  at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:92)
05-08 23:11:12.599: E/AndroidRuntime(504):  at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
05-08 23:11:12.599: E/AndroidRuntime(504):  at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:3683)
05-08 23:11:12.599: E/AndroidRuntime(504):  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
05-08 23:11:12.599: E/AndroidRuntime(504):  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:507)
05-08 23:11:12.599: E/AndroidRuntime(504):  at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:839)
05-08 23:11:12.599: E/AndroidRuntime(504):  at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:597)
05-08 23:11:12.599: E/AndroidRuntime(504):  at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
05-08 23:11:17.869: I/Process(504): Sending signal. PID: 504 SIG: 9

Answer 1

loadArray function returns String[]. You might want to use it like:

String [] arr = loadArray("favorites");  

This array can be used later as you asked in 2nd part. Hope this helps.

Update [Based on your comment]

So, if you want to grab text in TextView and wish to add it in a List/String array:

1) Try to get the String from TextView

TextView display = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.display);
String toSave = display.getText().toString();

2) Get the existing list from SharedPreferences using `loadArray':

String [] arr = loadArray("favorites");  

3) Add the new String to it:

ArrayList<String> arrList = new ArrayList<String>();

for (int i=0; i<arr.length(); i++) {
     arrList.add(arr[i]); //add old values to arraylist
}
// add new string to it: 
arrList.add(toSave);

//Get back your array
String [] array = arrList.toArray(new String[arrList.size()]); 

4) Save it Again.

saveArray(array, "favorites");