How do I getLong() from the SharedPreference in a preference setting

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I have the following code to get long values from my xml preference file, ``` SharedPreferences getPrefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getBaseContext()); long longBreak = Integer.parseInt(getPrefs.getString("breakTime", "8000")); long shortBreak = Integer.parseInt(getPrefs.getString("breakTime", "5000")); long workTime = Integer.parseInt(getPrefs.getString("workTime", "10000")); ``` For some reason my LogCat show's an error on the line for "SharedPreference getPrefs=...." and my android application breaks before it loads the long values.... I have my preference xml as follows, ``` ``` and my array values as follows,…

Accepted Answer

You can use:

```
 SharedPreferences shared = getSharedPreferences("file_pref", MODE_PRIVATE);
 to get a object of SharedPreferences
```

To get Long values from SharedPreferences: you should use putLong("key","value") from Editor of SharedPreferences class and getLong("key","default_value") to get values which you want. E.x:

//Creating:

```
SharedPreferences shared = getSharedPreferences("file_pref", MODE_PRIVATE);
Editor edit = shared.edit();
shared.putLong("key1","value1");
```

//Using:

```
SharedPreferences shared = getSharedPreferences("file_pref", MODE_PRIVATE);
Long value_long = shared.getLong("key1",0);
//with 0 - default value
```

You can see this link to understand how to use SharedPreferences class to save simple information in Android clearly and easily:

Save values before close the app?

Hope it will be useful for you.

How do I getLong() from the SharedPreference in a preference setting

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