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MUZ140202 Oniel Chamburuka
5,250 PointsNow, put the int value 42 into SharedPreferences using the key "MeaningOfLife"
m stuck,,,pliz help
SharedPreferences mSharedPreferences;
SharedPreferences.Editor editor = mSharedPreferences.edit();
editor.putInt("MeaningOfLife", 42).commit();
2 Answers

David Postlethwaite
9,355 PointsSharedPreferences mSharedPreferences = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
This is how the initialized statement should be for mSharedPreferences

David Postlethwaite
9,355 PointsYou don't need to use the .commit() method, remove it and try again

MUZ140202 Oniel Chamburuka
5,250 Pointsstil giving an error JavaTester.java:65: error: variable mSharedPreferences might not have been initialized SharedPreferences.Editor editor = mSharedPreferences.edit(); ^ 1 error