AutoCompleteTextView in android with shared preferences

Question

In my application I need to show list of user who are logging in. In my username text field. I tried to store in sharedpreferences and retrieve but I couldn't. How can I get it done?

I parsed the array to json and stored it in an array then used in a arrayadapter.

Here is my code:

public class MainActivity extends Activity {

SharedPreferences sharedpreferences;
public static final String MyPREFERENCES = "MyPrefs" ;

public static String user_id;
EditText etxt_user;
String PLAYLISTS;
String[] listt;

ArrayList<String> array;
JSONArray jArray;

@SuppressLint("CutPasteId")
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

    etxt_user = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.textView1);
    user_id = etxt_user.getText().toString();

      sharedpreferences = getSharedPreferences(MyPREFERENCES, Context.MODE_PRIVATE);

        final Editor editor = sharedpreferences.edit();

        array = new ArrayList<String>();
        jArray = new JSONArray(array);

//          final JSONArray jArray = new JSONArray(array);
//            editor.putString("buttonArray", jArray.toString());
//          editor.commit();


        final ArrayList<String> array1 = new ArrayList<String>();

//  final String name = sharedpreferences.getString("buttonArray", null);

        final ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_dropdown_item_1line, array);
        final AutoCompleteTextView textView = (AutoCompleteTextView)findViewById(R.id.textView1);
        textView.setAdapter(adapter);


        Button b1= (Button)findViewById(R.id.button1);
        b1.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {


                array.add(etxt_user.getText().toString());

                editor.putString("buttonArray", jArray.toString());
                editor.commit();


                String name = sharedpreferences.getString("buttonArray", null);

                System.out.println("222222222222"+jArray.toString());
                System.out.println("333333333333"+name);
                System.out.println("444444444444"+array);

                editor.putString(PLAYLISTS,etxt_user.getText().toString());

            }
        });
    }

Answer 1

If data is static save it in Strings.xml, else you can save it in DB and access it. Here is the link that will help you http://www.giantflyingsaucer.com/blog/?p=1342