EditTextPreference

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public class EditTextPreference
extends DialogPreference

java.lang.Object
↳	android.preference.Preference
	↳	android.preference.DialogPreference
		↳	android.preference.EditTextPreference

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This class was deprecated in API level 29.
Use the AndroidX Preference Library for consistent behavior across all devices. For more information on using the AndroidX Preference Library see Settings.

A Preference that allows for string input.

It is a subclass of DialogPreference and shows the EditText in a dialog. This EditText can be modified either programmatically via getEditText(), or through XML by setting any EditText attributes on the EditTextPreference.

This preference will store a string into the SharedPreferences.

See EditText Attributes.

Summary

Inherited XML attributes
From class android.preference.DialogPreference android:dialogIcon The icon for the dialog.  android:dialogLayout A layout to be used as the content View for the dialog.  android:dialogMessage The message in the dialog.  android:dialogTitle The title in the dialog.  android:negativeButtonText The negative button text for the dialog.  android:positiveButtonText The positive button text for the dialog.
From class android.preference.Preference android:defaultValue The default value for the preference, which will be set either if persistence is off or persistence is on and the preference is not found in the persistent storage.  android:dependency The key of another Preference that this Preference will depend on.  android:enabled Whether the Preference is enabled.  android:fragment When used inside of a modern PreferenceActivity, this declares a new PreferenceFragment to be shown when the user selects this item.  android:icon The optional icon for the preference.  android:iconSpaceReserved Whether the space for the preference icon view will be reserved.