Android Fundamentals: SharedPreferences

Pluralsight

Course Summary

To provide your application data persistency, it should implement some of the available android features. This course will show you how to leverage SharedPreferences to achieve this.

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Course Description

SharedPereferences is an API that allows you to save a small collection of data persistently. This course, Android Fundamentals: SharedPreferences, is all about basics and fundamental concepts of SharedPreferences. First, you'll get an introduction to Android storage options. Next, you'll see how saving and retrieving data from SharedPreferences works. Finally, you'll use GSON to save and retrieve non-primitive data types. After completing this course, you'll know how to save, retrieve, and modify data both at the activity level and application level through your illustrative demo application.

Course Description

SharedPereferences is an API that allows you to save a small collection of data persistently. This course, Android Fundamentals: SharedPreferences, is all about basics and fundamental concepts of SharedPreferences. First, you'll get an introduction to Android storage options. Next, you'll see how saving and retrieving data from SharedPreferences works. Finally, you'll use GSON to save and retrieve non-primitive data types. After completing this course, you'll know how to save, retrieve, and modify data both at the activity level and application level through your illustrative demo application.

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Course Syllabus

Course Overview
- 1m 19s

—Course Overview 1m 19s

Introduction
- 6m 22s

—Introduction to Android Storage Options 2m 36s
—Modular Overview 1m 59s
—Prerequisites and Demo Videos 1m 47s

Saving and Retrieving Data from SharedPreferences
- 54m 55s

—Introduction 3m 2s
—Accessibility of SharedPreferences 2m 54s
—Initial Project Setup 6m 39s
—How to Create and Access the SharedPreferences 4m 52s
—SharedPreferences at Activity Level 14m 36s
—SharedPreferences at Application Level 6m 40s
—Code Summary 2m 13s
—Toggle Application Logic Based on Preference Values 7m 59s
—Perform Clear and Remove Operation 4m 55s
—Summary 1m 2s

Using GSON to Save and Retrieve Non-primitive Data Type
- 35m 35s

—Understanding the Role of GSON To Store Data in SharedPreferences 3m 51s
—Initial Project Setup 5m 58s
—Using GSON to Store a Simple Class Object in SharedPreferences 13m 37s
—Code Summary 2m 7s
—Saving and Retrieving the Generic Type Data from SharedPreferences 8m 41s
—Summary and Assignment 1m 17s