Question

Please, help me. I dont know what is wrong with this code:

import android.appwidget.AppWidgetProvider;
import android.content.SharedPreferences;

public class WeatherWidget extends AppWidgetProvider {

static SharedPreferences settings = getSharedPreferences("weather_prefs", 0);

public void onUpdate()
{
    settings.getString("location", "N/A");
}
}

In the line “static SharedPreferences…” I get an error:

The method getSharedPreferences(String, int) is undefined for the type WeatherWidget

Why its undefined method if its class method?

Answer 1

The getSharedPreferences method is not available for an AppWidgetProvider because it’s not a Context. This link explains a bit more: Get preferences in AppWidget Provider