android context and sharedpreferences

Question

I am trying to get context to run async sharedpreferences. Tried to get context with:

public class MainActivity2 extends Activity implements OnClickListener {
    public MainActivity2(final Context context) {
        this.context = context;
    }
    private Context context;

    //....rest of class.....
}

But the app crashes when that it is included. But need something like that to get to sharedpreferences:

class CreateUser extends AsyncTask<String, String, String> {
    // .....rest of ....
    @Override
    protected String doInBackground(String... args) {
        SharedPreferences prefs =   android.preference.PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
        String myIntegerValue = prefs.getString("ok", "f");
        android.util.Log.d("your_tag", "myint: " + myIntegerValue);
    }
    //rest of.....
}

trying to get sharedpreferences like this does not work:

SharedPreferences prefs = android.preference.PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getactivity());

trying to get sharedpreferences like this does not work:

SharedPreferences prefs = android.preference.PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this);

getDefaultSharedPreferences cannot be applied to MainActivity2.CreateUser when using this

are you geting preferences in asynk task ? – Rahul Sharma Apr 22 '15 at 07:46 — Rahul Sharma, Apr 22 '15 at 07:46

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 22 '15 at 08:05

while using shared preferences in asynctask you should in onPreExecute method get all data from sharedprefs to your local variable, use them inside doInBackground and if needed update those values, do it in onPostExecute.

You don't need to explicitly declare context anywhere if u are using asynctask in same class. you can just write Classname.this.

Better way to implement it is initialize your sharedprefs in oncreate as u can use it anywhere.

In case if you are writing aynctask in different class then you can write a function which will accept context and will call asynctask to get executed.

Blackbelt · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-22T07:52:56.643

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But the app crashes when that it is included. But need something like that to get to sharedpreferences:

Activity extends ContextWrapper. You don't need (and you can't have it) the constructor that takes a context as parameter. Your context in the activity is the keyword this. If you need it in a Fragment you can use getActivity() to retrieve the context of the activity that is hosting the Fragment.

Edit:

in your case you have to possibilities. You add a constructor that takes a Context to the AsyncTask, or you read the values in the Activity and pass it to the AsyncTask. I would recommend you the second approach

edited Apr 22 '15 at 07:52

answered Apr 22 '15 at 07:48

Blackbelt

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when I try this inside SharedPreferences prefs = android.preference.PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this); it does not work. – James Shelton Apr 22 '15 at 07:49
SharedPreferences prefs = android.preference.PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getactivity()); does not work either – James Shelton Apr 22 '15 at 07:51
in the first case. Obviously you are not using Fragment, so you can't use getActivity – Blackbelt Apr 22 '15 at 07:53
getDefaultSharedPreferences cannot be applied to MainActivity2.CreateUser when using this – James Shelton Apr 22 '15 at 07:53
use with `MainActivity2.this`. The `this` keyword, in your case is referring to the AsyncTask's subclass – Blackbelt Apr 22 '15 at 07:54
compiling with that now...testing – James Shelton Apr 22 '15 at 07:55

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 22 '15 at 07:56

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Try this:

SharedPreferences prefs = android.preference.PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getActivity().getApplicationContext());

or

SharedPreferences prefs = android.preference.PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getApplicationContext());

answered Apr 22 '15 at 07:56

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@JamesShelton Your welcome, i think **SharedPreferences prefs = android.preference.PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getApplicationContext());** will also work for you. – Rahul Sharma Apr 22 '15 at 08:04

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 22 '15 at 08:15

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just use ur Activity as Context MainActivity.this should do the trick

answered Apr 22 '15 at 08:15

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