SharedPreferences deleted for no apparent reason?

Question

I am using following code:

SharedPreferences sharedPref = getSharedPreferences(GlobalDefines.SHARED_PREFERENCES, Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
String test = sharedPref.getString(GlobalDefines.GCM_KEY, "");        
SharedPreferences.Editor editor = sharedPref.edit(); 
editor.clear();
editor.putBoolean(GlobalDefines.USER_IS_LOGGED_IN, false);
editor.remove(GlobalDefines.USER_NAME);
editor.remove(GlobalDefines.USER_PASSWORD);
editor.commit();
test = sharedPref.getString(GlobalDefines.GCM_KEY, "");

The string "test" has a value when I get the value from the shared preferences for the first time; when I remove another value from the preferences and want to get the same value (GCM_KEY) again, it is returned empty.

Why is that?

Answer 1

editor.clear() tells the editor that you want to remove ALL values from your SharedPreferences. Remove this line and you will see the expected behavior.