ISharedPreferences.GetString(String, String) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Android.Content

Assembly:: Mono.Android.dll

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Retrieve a String value from the preferences.

[Android.Runtime.Register("getString", "(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/String;", "GetGetString_Ljava_lang_String_Ljava_lang_String_Handler:Android.Content.ISharedPreferencesInvoker, Mono.Android, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null")]
public string? GetString (string? key, string? defValue);

[<Android.Runtime.Register("getString", "(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/String;", "GetGetString_Ljava_lang_String_Ljava_lang_String_Handler:Android.Content.ISharedPreferencesInvoker, Mono.Android, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null")>]
abstract member GetString : string * string -> string

Parameters

key: String

The name of the preference to retrieve.

defValue: String

Value to return if this preference does not exist.

Returns

String

Returns the preference value if it exists, or defValue. Throws ClassCastException if there is a preference with this name that is not a String.

Attributes: RegisterAttribute

Exceptions

ClassCastException

Remarks

Retrieve a String value from the preferences.

Java documentation for android.content.SharedPreferences.getString(java.lang.String, java.lang.String).

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Applies to