Android "Global Variables" Not Persisting
android, java, persistence, string
Solution
If you don't store your data in storage (that doesn't need to be a database, could be a flat file, SharedPreferences, or whatever) then it is not persistent.
You should be using `SharedPreferences` to save this kind of persistent data.
The SharedPreferences class provides a general framework that allows you to save and retrieve persistent key-value pairs of primitive data types. You can use SharedPreferences to save any primitive data: booleans, floats, ints, longs, and strings. This data will persist across user sessions (even if your application is killed).
Problem
I have created a class that extends Application to store variables I want to access from multiple activities ``` public class MyApplication extends Application { private String fbId, firstName; private long expires; @Override public void onCreate() { super.onCreate(); } public String getFbId() { return fbId; } public void setFbId(String fbId) { this.fbId = fbId; } public String getFirstName() { return firstName; } public void setFirstName(String firstName) { this.firstName = firstName; } ``` I am able to access these variables and set these variables the first time I am running the app. Once I quit out and restart the application it sets my values to null, any suggestions for why this may be happening?