I have a problem dynamically setting up MultiSelectListPreference (well, something dynamic is an absolute mystery for Android, but this is another story)
I was not able to set the full preference. Active only in code, so I had to write preferences.xml and change the controls in the code.
<PreferenceScreen xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<PreferenceCategory android:key="prefCat" android:title="CatTitle">
<MultiSelectListPreference
android:key="multiPref"
android:title="Title"
android:dialogTitle="DialogTitle"
android:summary="Summary"/>
<ListPreference android:key="listPrefOne"...></ListPreference>
<ListPreference android:key="listPrefTwo"...></ListPreference>
</PreferenceCategory>
</PreferenceScreen>
here is the appsettings code
public class AppSettings : Activity
{
protected override void OnCreate(Bundle bundle)
{
base.OnCreate(bundle);
SetContentView(Resource.Layout.AppSettings);
var prefsFragment = new MyPreferenceFragment();
var fragmentTransaction = FragmentManager.BeginTransaction();
fragmentTransaction.Replace(Resource.Id.content, prefsFragment);
fragmentTransaction.Commit();
}
}
... and PreferenceFragment
public class MyPreferenceFragment : PreferenceFragment
{
public override void OnCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
base.OnCreate(savedInstanceState);
AddPreferencesFromResource(Resource.Xml.preferences);
var multiPref = FindPreference("multiPref") as MultiSelectListPreference;
var multiPreferenceCount = LocalDB.MultiPreferences.Count;
var entries = new string[multiPreferenceCount];
var entryValues = new string[multiPreferenceCount];
var i = 0;
foreach (var pref in LocalDB.MultiPreferences.OrderBy(e => e.Value.Name))
{
entries[i] = pref.Value.Name;
entryValues[i] = pref.Value.ID.ToString();
i++;
}
multiPref.SetEntries(entries);
multiPref.SetEntryValues(entryValues);
multiPref.SetDefaultValue(entryValues);
}
}
This does not work. When I open my MultiSelectList, all elements are not checked. Is there a way to fix this using the MultiSelectListPreference method?
: Android 5.0.1, MultiSelectListPreference ( preferences.xml) listPrefTwo ( ) - AddPreferencesFromResources. , MultiSelectListPreference, .