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DiMa
DiMa

Reputation: 35

how to set preference summary without the deprecated method findPreference for android 4.0 +

i want to set a preference summary , usually it can be done with 

    EditTextPreference Pref = (EditTextPreference) findPreference(key);

    Pref.setSummary("new summary");

but since Android 4.1, findPreference throws an NPE (?), is there any other method to set the summary of a preference in preferenceHeaders/preferenceFragment ? (but not with xml, i need the summary value to be dynamic)

Upvotes: 1

Views: 7584

Answers (1)

Kevin Coppock
Kevin Coppock

Reputation: 134714

Your problem is elsewhere. findPreference() may be deprecated, but it is still available for use in the API -- it just isn't relevant if you're using Fragments.

See the Android 4.2 source for PreferenceActivity that shows the method clearly still available.

I use it for all preferences in my application, and have no issues even on 4.2.2.

If you're using PreferenceFragments, be aware that you should use the findPreference() method on your PreferenceFragment instance rather than from a PreferenceActivity.

See this documentation for more information.

Upvotes: 5

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