PreferenceFragmentCompat

Artifact: androidx.preference:preference

Added in 1.0.0

Kotlin |Java

abstract class PreferenceFragmentCompat : Fragment, PreferenceManager.OnPreferenceTreeClickListener, PreferenceManager.OnDisplayPreferenceDialogListener, PreferenceManager.OnNavigateToScreenListener, DialogPreference.TargetFragment

kotlin.Any
↳	androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
	↳	androidx.preference.PreferenceFragmentCompat

Known direct subclasses

BaseLeanbackPreferenceFragmentCompat

BaseLeanbackPreferenceFragmentCompat

This fragment provides a preference fragment with leanback-style behavior, suitable for embedding into broader UI elements.

Known indirect subclasses

LeanbackPreferenceFragmentCompat

LeanbackPreferenceFragmentCompat

This fragment provides a fully decorated leanback-style preference fragment, including a list background and header.

A PreferenceFragmentCompat is the entry point to using the Preference library. This Fragment displays a hierarchy of Preference objects to the user. It also handles persisting values to the device. To retrieve an instance of android.content.SharedPreferences that the preference hierarchy in this fragment will use by default, call getDefaultSharedPreferences with a context in the same package as this fragment.

You can define a preference hierarchy as an XML resource, or you can build a hierarchy in code. In both cases you need to use a PreferenceScreen as the root component in your hierarchy.

To inflate from XML, use the setPreferencesFromResource. An example example XML resource is shown further down.

To build a hierarchy from code, use createPreferenceScreen to create the root PreferenceScreen. Once you have added other Preferences to this root screen with addPreference, you then need to set the screen as the root screen in your hierarchy with setPreferenceScreen.

As a convenience, this fragment implements a click listener for any preference in the current hierarchy, see onPreferenceTreeClick.

Sample Code

The following sample code shows a simple settings screen using an XML resource. The XML resource is as follows:

<PreferenceScreen
        xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">

    <PreferenceCategory
            android:title="@string/basic_preferences">

        <Preference
                android:key="preference"
                android:title="@string/title_basic_preference"
                android:summary="@string/summary_basic_preference"/>

        <Preference
                android:key="stylized"
                android:title="@string/title_stylish_preference"
                android:summary="@string/summary_stylish_preference"/>

        <Preference
                android:key="icon"
                android:title="@string/title_icon_preference"
                android:summary="@string/summary_icon_preference"
                android:icon="@android:drawable/ic_menu_camera"/>

        <Preference
                android:key="single_line_title"
                android:title="@string/title_single_line_title_preference"
                android:summary="@string/summary_single_line_title_preference"
                app:singleLineTitle="true"/>
    </PreferenceCategory>

    <PreferenceCategory
            android:title="@string/widgets">

        <CheckBoxPreference
                android:key="checkbox"
                android:title="@string/title_checkbox_preference"
                android:summary="@string/summary_checkbox_preference"/>

        <SwitchPreferenceCompat
                android:key="switch"
                android:title="@string/title_switch_preference"
                android:summary="@string/summary_switch_preference"/>

        <DropDownPreference
                android:key="dropdown"
                android:title="@string/title_dropdown_preference"
                android:entries="@array/entries"
                app:useSimpleSummaryProvider="true"
                android:entryValues="@array/entry_values"/>

        <SeekBarPreference
                android:key="seekbar"
                android:title="@string/title_seekbar_preference"
                android:max="10"
                android:defaultValue="5"/>
    </PreferenceCategory>

    <PreferenceCategory
            android:title="@string/dialogs">

        <EditTextPreference
                android:key="edittext"
                android:title="@string/title_edittext_preference"
                app:useSimpleSummaryProvider="true"
                android:dialogTitle="@string/dialog_title_edittext_preference"/>

        <ListPreference
                android:key="list"
                android:title="@string/title_list_preference"
                app:useSimpleSummaryProvider="true"
                android:entries="@array/entries"
                android:entryValues="@array/entry_values"
                android:dialogTitle="@string/dialog_title_list_preference"/>

        <MultiSelectListPreference
                android:key="multi_select_list"
                android:title="@string/title_multi_list_preference"
                android:summary="@string/summary_multi_list_preference"
                android:entries="@array/entries"
                android:entryValues="@array/entry_values"
                android:dialogTitle="@string/dialog_title_multi_list_preference"/>
    </PreferenceCategory>

    <PreferenceCategory
            android:key="advanced"
            android:title="@string/advanced_attributes"
            app:initialExpandedChildrenCount="1">

        <Preference
                android:key="expandable"
                android:title="@string/title_expandable_preference"
                android:summary="@string/summary_expandable_preference"/>

        <Preference
                android:title="@string/title_intent_preference"
                android:summary="@string/summary_intent_preference">

            <intent android:action="android.intent.action.VIEW"
                    android:data="http://www.android.com"/>

        </Preference>

        <SwitchPreferenceCompat
                android:key="parent"
                android:title="@string/title_parent_preference"
                android:summary="@string/summary_parent_preference"/>

        <SwitchPreferenceCompat
                android:key="child"
                android:dependency="parent"
                android:title="@string/title_child_preference"
                android:summary="@string/summary_child_preference"/>

        <SwitchPreferenceCompat
                android:key="toggle_summary"
                android:title="@string/title_toggle_summary_preference"
                android:summaryOn="@string/summary_on_toggle_summary_preference"
                android:summaryOff="@string/summary_off_toggle_summary_preference"/>

        <Preference
                android:key="copyable"
                android:title="@string/title_copyable_preference"
                android:summary="@string/summary_copyable_preference"
                android:selectable="false"
                app:enableCopying="true"/>
    </PreferenceCategory>

</PreferenceScreen>

The fragment that loads the XML resource is as follows:

public static class DemoFragment extends PreferenceFragmentCompat {

    @Override
    public void onCreatePreferences(Bundle savedInstanceState, String rootKey) {
        // Load the preferences from an XML resource
        setPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.preferences, rootKey);
    }
}

See also
`Preference`
`PreferenceScreen`

Summary

Nested types
`interface PreferenceFragmentCompat.OnPreferenceDisplayDialogCallback` Interface that the fragment's containing activity should implement to be able to process preference items that wish to display a dialog.
`interface PreferenceFragmentCompat.OnPreferenceStartFragmentCallback` Interface that the fragment's containing activity should implement to be able to process preference items that wish to switch to a specified fragment.
`interface PreferenceFragmentCompat.OnPreferenceStartScreenCallback` Interface that the fragment's containing activity should implement to be able to process preference items that wish to switch to a new screen of preferences.

Constants
`const String!`	`ARG_PREFERENCE_ROOT = "androidx.preference.PreferenceFragmentCompat.PREFERENCE_ROOT"` Fragment argument used to specify the tag of the desired root `PreferenceScreen` object.

Public constructors
`PreferenceFragmentCompat()`

Public functions
`Unit`	`addPreferencesFromResource(preferencesResId: @XmlRes Int)` Inflates the given XML resource and adds the preference hierarchy to the current preference hierarchy.
`T?`	`<T : Preference?> findPreference(key: CharSequence)` Finds a `Preference` with the given key.
`RecyclerView!`	`getListView()`
`PreferenceManager!`	`getPreferenceManager()` Returns the `PreferenceManager` used by this fragment.
`PreferenceScreen!`	`getPreferenceScreen()` Gets the root of the preference hierarchy that this fragment is showing.
`Unit`	`onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?)` Called to do initial creation of a fragment.
`RecyclerView.LayoutManager`	`onCreateLayoutManager()` Called from `onCreateRecyclerView` to create the `RecyclerView.LayoutManager` for the created `RecyclerView`.
`abstract Unit`	`onCreatePreferences(savedInstanceState: Bundle?, rootKey: String?)` Called during `onCreate` to supply the preferences for this fragment.
`RecyclerView`	`onCreateRecyclerView( inflater: LayoutInflater, parent: ViewGroup, savedInstanceState: Bundle? )` Creates the `RecyclerView` used to display the preferences.
`View`	`onCreateView( inflater: LayoutInflater, container: ViewGroup?, savedInstanceState: Bundle? )` Called to have the fragment instantiate its user interface view.
`Unit`	`onDestroyView()` Called when the view previously created by `onCreateView` has been detached from the fragment.
`Unit`	`onDisplayPreferenceDialog(preference: Preference)` Called when a preference in the tree requests to display a dialog.
`Unit`	`onNavigateToScreen(preferenceScreen: PreferenceScreen)` Called by `onClick` in order to navigate to a new screen of preferences.
`Boolean`	`onPreferenceTreeClick(preference: Preference)` Called when a preference in the tree rooted at this has been clicked.
`Unit`	`onSaveInstanceState(outState: Bundle)` Called to ask the fragment to save its current dynamic state, so it can later be reconstructed in a new instance if its process is restarted.
`Unit`	`onStart()` Called when the Fragment is visible to the user.
`Unit`	`onStop()` Called when the Fragment is no longer started.
`Unit`	`onViewCreated(view: View, savedInstanceState: Bundle?)` Called immediately after `onCreateView` has returned, but before any saved state has been restored in to the view.
`Unit`	`scrollToPreference(key: String)`
`Unit`	`scrollToPreference(preference: Preference)`
`Unit`	`setDivider(divider: Drawable?)` Sets the `Drawable` that will be drawn between each item in the list.
`Unit`	`setDividerHeight(height: Int)` Sets the height of the divider that will be drawn between each item in the list.
`Unit`	`setPreferenceScreen(preferenceScreen: PreferenceScreen!)` Sets the root of the preference hierarchy that this fragment is showing.
`Unit`	`setPreferencesFromResource(preferencesResId: @XmlRes Int, key: String?)` Inflates the given XML resource and replaces the current preference hierarchy (if any) with the preference hierarchy rooted at `key`.

Protected functions
`RecyclerView.Adapter`	`onCreateAdapter(preferenceScreen: PreferenceScreen)` Creates the root adapter.

Inherited functions

From androidx.activity.result.ActivityResultCaller

abstract ActivityResultLauncher<I!>!

<I, O> registerForActivityResult(
    contract: ActivityResultContract<I!, O!>!,
    callback: ActivityResultCallback<O!>!
)

From android.content.ComponentCallbacks

`abstract Unit`	`onConfigurationChanged(p: Configuration!)`
`abstract Unit`	`onLowMemory()` This function is deprecated.

From androidx.fragment.app.Fragment

`Unit`	`dump( prefix: String, fd: FileDescriptor?, writer: PrintWriter, args: Array<String!>? )` Print the Fragments's state into the given stream.
`Boolean`	`equals(o: Any?)` Subclasses can not override equals().
`FragmentActivity?`	`getActivity()` Return the `FragmentActivity` this fragment is currently associated with.
`Boolean`	`getAllowEnterTransitionOverlap()` Returns whether the the exit transition and enter transition overlap or not.
`Boolean`	`getAllowReturnTransitionOverlap()` Returns whether the the return transition and reenter transition overlap or not.
`Bundle?`	`getArguments()` Return the arguments supplied when the fragment was instantiated, if any.
`FragmentManager`	`getChildFragmentManager()` Return a private FragmentManager for placing and managing Fragments inside of this Fragment.
`Context?`	`getContext()` Return the `Context` this fragment is currently associated with.
`CreationExtras`	`@CallSuper getDefaultViewModelCreationExtras()` The `Fragment's arguments` when this is first called will be used as the defaults to any `androidx.lifecycle.SavedStateHandle` passed to a view model created using this extra.
`ViewModelProvider.Factory`	`getDefaultViewModelProviderFactory()`
`Any?`	`getEnterTransition()` Returns the Transition that will be used to move Views into the initial scene.
`Any?`	`getExitTransition()` Returns the Transition that will be used to move Views out of the scene when the fragment is removed, hidden, or detached when not popping the back stack.
`FragmentManager?`	`getFragmentManager()` This function is deprecated. This has been removed in favor of `getParentFragmentManager()` which throws an `IllegalStateException` if the FragmentManager is null.
`Any?`	`getHost()` Return the host object of this fragment.
`Int`	`getId()` Return the identifier this fragment is known by.
`LayoutInflater`	`getLayoutInflater()` Returns the cached LayoutInflater used to inflate Views of this Fragment.
`Lifecycle`	`getLifecycle()` Overriding this method is no longer supported and this method will be made `final` in a future version of Fragment.
`LoaderManager`	`getLoaderManager()` This function is deprecated. Use `LoaderManager.getInstance(this)`.
`Fragment?`	`getParentFragment()` Returns the parent Fragment containing this Fragment.
`FragmentManager`	`getParentFragmentManager()` Return the FragmentManager for interacting with fragments associated with this fragment's activity.
`Any?`	`getReenterTransition()` Returns the Transition that will be used to move Views in to the scene when returning due to popping a back stack.
`Resources`	`getResources()` Return `requireActivity().getResources()`.
`Boolean`	`getRetainInstance()` This function is deprecated. Instead of retaining the Fragment itself, use a non-retained Fragment and keep retained state in a ViewModel attached to that Fragment.
`Any?`	`getReturnTransition()` Returns the Transition that will be used to move Views out of the scene when the Fragment is preparing to be removed, hidden, or detached because of popping the back stack.
`SavedStateRegistry`	`getSavedStateRegistry()`
`Any?`	`getSharedElementEnterTransition()` Returns the Transition that will be used for shared elements transferred into the content Scene.
`Any?`	`getSharedElementReturnTransition()` Return the Transition that will be used for shared elements transferred back during a pop of the back stack.
`String`	`getString(resId: @StringRes Int)` Return a localized string from the application's package's default string table.
`String`	`getString(resId: @StringRes Int, formatArgs: Array<Any!>?)` Return a localized formatted string from the application's package's default string table, substituting the format arguments as defined in `java.util.Formatter` and format.
`String?`	`getTag()` Get the tag name of the fragment, if specified.
`Fragment?`	`getTargetFragment()` This function is deprecated. Instead of using a target fragment to pass results, use `setFragmentResult` to deliver results to `FragmentResultListener` instances registered by other fragments via `setFragmentResultListener`.
`Int`	`getTargetRequestCode()` This function is deprecated. When using the target fragment replacement of `setFragmentResultListener` and `setFragmentResult`, consider using `setArguments` to pass a `requestKey` if you need to support dynamic request keys.
`CharSequence`	`getText(resId: @StringRes Int)` Return a localized, styled CharSequence from the application's package's default string table.
`Boolean`	`getUserVisibleHint()` This function is deprecated. Use `setMaxLifecycle` instead.
`View?`	`getView()` Get the root view for the fragment's layout (the one returned by `onCreateView`), if provided.
`LifecycleOwner`	`@MainThread getViewLifecycleOwner()` Get a `LifecycleOwner` that represents the `Fragment's View` lifecycle.
`LiveData<LifecycleOwner!>`	`getViewLifecycleOwnerLiveData()` Retrieve a `LiveData` which allows you to observe the `lifecycle of the Fragment's View`.
`ViewModelStore`	`getViewModelStore()` Returns the `ViewModelStore` associated with this Fragment
`Int`	`hashCode()` Subclasses can not override hashCode().
`java-static Fragment`	`instantiate(context: Context, fname: String)` This function is deprecated. Use `getFragmentFactory` and `instantiate`
`java-static Fragment`	`instantiate(context: Context, fname: String, args: Bundle?)` This function is deprecated. Use `getFragmentFactory` and `instantiate`, manually calling `setArguments` on the returned Fragment.
`Boolean`	`isAdded()` Return true if the fragment is currently added to its activity.
`Boolean`	`isDetached()` Return true if the fragment has been explicitly detached from the UI.
`Boolean`	`isHidden()` Return true if the fragment has been hidden.
`Boolean`	`isInLayout()` Return true if the layout is included as part of an activity view hierarchy via the tag.
`Boolean`	`isRemoving()` Return true if this fragment is currently being removed from its activity.
`Boolean`	`isResumed()` Return true if the fragment is in the resumed state.
`Boolean`	`isStateSaved()` Returns true if this fragment is added and its state has already been saved by its host.
`Boolean`	`isVisible()` Return true if the fragment is currently visible to the user.
`Unit`	`@MainThread @CallSuper onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState: Bundle?)` This function is deprecated. use `onViewCreated` for code touching the view created by `onCreateView` and `onCreate` for other initialization.
`Unit`	`onActivityResult(requestCode: Int, resultCode: Int, data: Intent?)` This function is deprecated. This method has been deprecated in favor of using the Activity Result API which brings increased type safety via an `ActivityResultContract` and the prebuilt contracts for common intents available in `androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts`, provides hooks for testing, and allow receiving results in separate, testable classes independent from your fragment.
`Unit`	`@MainThread @CallSuper onAttach(activity: Activity)` This function is deprecated. See `onAttach`.
`Unit`	`@MainThread @CallSuper onAttach(context: Context)` Called when a fragment is first attached to its context.
`Unit`	`@MainThread onAttachFragment(childFragment: Fragment)` This function is deprecated. The responsibility for listening for fragments being attached has been moved to FragmentManager.
`Unit`	`@CallSuper onConfigurationChanged(newConfig: Configuration)`
`Boolean`	`@MainThread onContextItemSelected(item: MenuItem)` This hook is called whenever an item in a context menu is selected.
`Animation?`	`@MainThread onCreateAnimation(transit: Int, enter: Boolean, nextAnim: Int)` Called when a fragment loads an animation.
`Animator?`	`@MainThread onCreateAnimator(transit: Int, enter: Boolean, nextAnim: Int)` Called when a fragment loads an animator.
`Unit`	`@MainThread onCreateContextMenu( menu: ContextMenu, v: View, menuInfo: ContextMenu.ContextMenuInfo? )` Called when a context menu for the `view` is about to be shown.
`Unit`	`@MainThread onCreateOptionsMenu(menu: Menu, inflater: MenuInflater)` This function is deprecated. `androidx.activity.ComponentActivity` now implements `MenuHost`, an interface that allows any component, including your activity itself, to add menu items by calling addMenuProvider without forcing all components through this single method override.
`Unit`	`@MainThread @CallSuper onDestroy()` Called when the fragment is no longer in use.
`Unit`	`@MainThread onDestroyOptionsMenu()` This function is deprecated. `androidx.activity.ComponentActivity` now implements `MenuHost`, an interface that allows any component, including your activity itself, to add menu items by calling addMenuProvider without forcing all components through this single method override.
`Unit`	`@MainThread @CallSuper onDetach()` Called when the fragment is no longer attached to its activity.
`LayoutInflater`	`onGetLayoutInflater(savedInstanceState: Bundle?)` Returns the LayoutInflater used to inflate Views of this Fragment.
`Unit`	`@MainThread onHiddenChanged(hidden: Boolean)` Called when the hidden state (as returned by `isHidden` of the fragment or another fragment in its hierarchy has changed.
`Unit`	`@UiThread @CallSuper onInflate( activity: Activity, attrs: AttributeSet, savedInstanceState: Bundle? )` This function is deprecated. See `onInflate`.
`Unit`	`@UiThread @CallSuper onInflate( context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet, savedInstanceState: Bundle? )` Called when a fragment is being created as part of a view layout inflation, typically from setting the content view of an activity.
`Unit`	`@MainThread @CallSuper onLowMemory()` This function is deprecated.
`Unit`	`onMultiWindowModeChanged(isInMultiWindowMode: Boolean)` Called when the Fragment's activity changes from fullscreen mode to multi-window mode and visa-versa.
`Boolean`	`@MainThread onOptionsItemSelected(item: MenuItem)` This function is deprecated. `androidx.activity.ComponentActivity` now implements `MenuHost`, an interface that allows any component, including your activity itself, to add menu items by calling addMenuProvider without forcing all components through this single method override.
`Unit`	`@MainThread onOptionsMenuClosed(menu: Menu)` This function is deprecated. `androidx.activity.ComponentActivity` now implements `MenuHost`, an interface that allows any component, including your activity itself, to add menu items by calling addMenuProvider without forcing all components through this single method override.
`Unit`	`@MainThread @CallSuper onPause()` Called when the Fragment is no longer resumed.
`Unit`	`onPictureInPictureModeChanged(isInPictureInPictureMode: Boolean)` Called by the system when the activity changes to and from picture-in-picture mode.
`Unit`	`@MainThread onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu: Menu)` This function is deprecated. `androidx.activity.ComponentActivity` now implements `MenuHost`, an interface that allows any component, including your activity itself, to add menu items by calling addMenuProvider without forcing all components through this single method override.
`Unit`	`@MainThread onPrimaryNavigationFragmentChanged( isPrimaryNavigationFragment: Boolean )` Callback for when the primary navigation state of this Fragment has changed.
`Unit`	`onRequestPermissionsResult( requestCode: Int, permissions: Array<String!>, grantResults: IntArray )` This function is deprecated. This method has been deprecated in favor of using the Activity Result API which brings increased type safety via an `ActivityResultContract` and the prebuilt contracts for common intents available in `androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts`, provides hooks for testing, and allow receiving results in separate, testable classes independent from your fragment.
`Unit`	`@MainThread @CallSuper onResume()` Called when the fragment is visible to the user and actively running.
`Unit`	`@MainThread @CallSuper onViewStateRestored(savedInstanceState: Bundle?)` Called when all saved state has been restored into the view hierarchy of the fragment.
`Unit`	`postponeEnterTransition()` Postpone the entering Fragment transition until `startPostponedEnterTransition` or `executePendingTransactions` has been called.
`Unit`	`postponeEnterTransition(duration: Long, timeUnit: TimeUnit)` Postpone the entering Fragment transition for a given amount of time and then call `startPostponedEnterTransition`.
`ActivityResultLauncher<I!>`	`@MainThread <I, O> registerForActivityResult( contract: ActivityResultContract<I!, O!>, callback: ActivityResultCallback<O!> )` Register a request to `start an activity for result`, designated by the given `contract`.
`ActivityResultLauncher<I!>`	`@MainThread <I, O> registerForActivityResult( contract: ActivityResultContract<I!, O!>, registry: ActivityResultRegistry, callback: ActivityResultCallback<O!> )` Register a request to `start an activity for result`, designated by the given `contract`.
`Unit`	`registerForContextMenu(view: View)` Registers a context menu to be shown for the given view (multiple views can show the context menu).
`Unit`	`requestPermissions(permissions: Array<String!>, requestCode: Int)` This function is deprecated. This method has been deprecated in favor of using the Activity Result API which brings increased type safety via an `ActivityResultContract` and the prebuilt contracts for common intents available in `androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts`, provides hooks for testing, and allow receiving results in separate, testable classes independent from your fragment.
`FragmentActivity`	`requireActivity()` Return the `FragmentActivity` this fragment is currently associated with.
`Bundle`	`requireArguments()` Return the arguments supplied when the fragment was instantiated.
`Context`	`requireContext()` Return the `Context` this fragment is currently associated with.
`FragmentManager`	`requireFragmentManager()` This function is deprecated. This has been renamed to `getParentFragmentManager()` to make it clear that you are accessing the FragmentManager that contains this Fragment and not the FragmentManager associated with child Fragments.
`Any`	`requireHost()` Return the host object of this fragment.
`Fragment`	`requireParentFragment()` Returns the parent Fragment containing this Fragment.
`View`	`requireView()` Get the root view for the fragment's layout (the one returned by `onCreateView`).
`Unit`	`setAllowEnterTransitionOverlap(allow: Boolean)` Sets whether the the exit transition and enter transition overlap or not.
`Unit`	`setAllowReturnTransitionOverlap(allow: Boolean)` Sets whether the the return transition and reenter transition overlap or not.
`Unit`	`setArguments(args: Bundle?)` Supply the construction arguments for this fragment.
`Unit`	`setEnterSharedElementCallback(callback: SharedElementCallback?)` When custom transitions are used with Fragments, the enter transition callback is called when this Fragment is attached or detached when not popping the back stack.
`Unit`	`setEnterTransition(transition: Any?)` Sets the Transition that will be used to move Views into the initial scene.
`Unit`	`setExitSharedElementCallback(callback: SharedElementCallback?)` When custom transitions are used with Fragments, the exit transition callback is called when this Fragment is attached or detached when popping the back stack.
`Unit`	`setExitTransition(transition: Any?)` Sets the Transition that will be used to move Views out of the scene when the fragment is removed, hidden, or detached when not popping the back stack.
`Unit`	`setHasOptionsMenu(hasMenu: Boolean)` This function is deprecated. This method is no longer needed when using a `MenuProvider` to provide a `Menu` to your activity, which replaces `onCreateOptionsMenu` as the recommended way to provide a consistent, optionally `Lifecycle`-aware, and modular way to handle menu creation and item selection.
`Unit`	`setInitialSavedState(state: Fragment.SavedState?)` Set the initial saved state that this Fragment should restore itself from when first being constructed, as returned by `FragmentManager.saveFragmentInstanceState`.
`Unit`	`setMenuVisibility(menuVisible: Boolean)` Set a hint for whether this fragment's menu should be visible.
`Unit`	`setReenterTransition(transition: Any?)` Sets the Transition that will be used to move Views in to the scene when returning due to popping a back stack.
`Unit`	`setRetainInstance(retain: Boolean)` This function is deprecated. Instead of retaining the Fragment itself, use a non-retained Fragment and keep retained state in a ViewModel attached to that Fragment.
`Unit`	`setReturnTransition(transition: Any?)` Sets the Transition that will be used to move Views out of the scene when the Fragment is preparing to be removed, hidden, or detached because of popping the back stack.
`Unit`	`setSharedElementEnterTransition(transition: Any?)` Sets the Transition that will be used for shared elements transferred into the content Scene.
`Unit`	`setSharedElementReturnTransition(transition: Any?)` Sets the Transition that will be used for shared elements transferred back during a pop of the back stack.
`Unit`	`setTargetFragment(fragment: Fragment?, requestCode: Int)` This function is deprecated. Instead of using a target fragment to pass results, the fragment requesting a result should use `setFragmentResultListener` to register a `FragmentResultListener` with a `requestKey` using its `parent fragment manager`.
`Unit`	`setUserVisibleHint(isVisibleToUser: Boolean)` This function is deprecated. If you are manually calling this method, use `setMaxLifecycle` instead.
`Boolean`	`shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale(permission: String)` Gets whether you should show UI with rationale before requesting a permission.
`Unit`	`startActivity(intent: Intent)` Call startActivity from the fragment's containing Activity.
`Unit`	`startActivity(intent: Intent, options: Bundle?)` Call startActivity from the fragment's containing Activity.
`Unit`	`startActivityForResult(intent: Intent, requestCode: Int)` This function is deprecated. This method has been deprecated in favor of using the Activity Result API which brings increased type safety via an `ActivityResultContract` and the prebuilt contracts for common intents available in `androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts`, provides hooks for testing, and allow receiving results in separate, testable classes independent from your fragment.
`Unit`	`startActivityForResult(intent: Intent, requestCode: Int, options: Bundle?)` This function is deprecated. This method has been deprecated in favor of using the Activity Result API which brings increased type safety via an `ActivityResultContract` and the prebuilt contracts for common intents available in `androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts`, provides hooks for testing, and allow receiving results in separate, testable classes independent from your fragment.
`Unit`	`startIntentSenderForResult( intent: IntentSender, requestCode: Int, fillInIntent: Intent?, flagsMask: Int, flagsValues: Int, extraFlags: Int, options: Bundle? )` This function is deprecated. This method has been deprecated in favor of using the Activity Result API which brings increased type safety via an `ActivityResultContract` and the prebuilt contracts for common intents available in `androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts`, provides hooks for testing, and allow receiving results in separate, testable classes independent from your fragment.
`Unit`	`startPostponedEnterTransition()` Begin postponed transitions after `postponeEnterTransition` was called.
`String`	`toString()`
`Unit`	`unregisterForContextMenu(view: View)` Prevents a context menu to be shown for the given view.

From androidx.lifecycle.HasDefaultViewModelProviderFactory

`CreationExtras!`	`getDefaultViewModelCreationExtras()`
`abstract ViewModelProvider.Factory!`	`getDefaultViewModelProviderFactory()`

From androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleOwner

abstract Lifecycle!

getLifecycle()

From androidx.savedstate.SavedStateRegistryOwner

abstract SavedStateRegistry!

getSavedStateRegistry()

From android.view.View.OnCreateContextMenuListener

abstract Unit

onCreateContextMenu(
    p: ContextMenu!,
    p1: View!,
    p2: ContextMenu.ContextMenuInfo!
)

From androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelStoreOwner

abstract ViewModelStore!

getViewModelStore()

Constants

ARG_PREFERENCE_ROOT

Added in 1.0.0

const val ARG_PREFERENCE_ROOT = "androidx.preference.PreferenceFragmentCompat.PREFERENCE_ROOT": String!

Fragment argument used to specify the tag of the desired root PreferenceScreen object.

Public constructors

PreferenceFragmentCompat

Added in 1.0.0

PreferenceFragmentCompat()

Public functions

addPreferencesFromResource

Added in 1.0.0

fun addPreferencesFromResource(preferencesResId: @XmlRes Int): Unit

Inflates the given XML resource and adds the preference hierarchy to the current preference hierarchy.

Parameters
`preferencesResId: @XmlRes Int`	The XML resource ID to inflate

findPreference

Added in 1.3.0-alpha01

fun <T : Preference?> findPreference(key: CharSequence): T?

Finds a Preference with the given key. Returns null if no Preference could be found with the given key.

Parameters
`key: CharSequence`	The key of the `Preference` to retrieve

Returns
`T?`	The `Preference` with the key, or `null`

See also
`findPreference`

getListView

Added in 1.0.0

fun getListView(): RecyclerView!

getPreferenceManager

Added in 1.0.0

fun getPreferenceManager(): PreferenceManager!

Returns the PreferenceManager used by this fragment.

Returns
`PreferenceManager!`	The `PreferenceManager` used by this fragment

getPreferenceScreen

Added in 1.0.0

fun getPreferenceScreen(): PreferenceScreen!

Gets the root of the preference hierarchy that this fragment is showing.

Returns
`PreferenceScreen!`	The `PreferenceScreen` that is the root of the preference hierarchy

onCreate

fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?): Unit

Called to do initial creation of a fragment. This is called after onAttach and before onCreateView.

Note that this can be called while the fragment's activity is still in the process of being created. As such, you can not rely on things like the activity's content view hierarchy being initialized at this point. If you want to do work once the activity itself is created, add a androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleObserver on the activity's Lifecycle, removing it when it receives the CREATED callback.

Any restored child fragments will be created before the base Fragment.onCreate method returns.

Parameters
`savedInstanceState: Bundle?`	If the fragment is being re-created from a previous saved state, this is the state.

onCreateLayoutManager

Added in 1.0.0

fun onCreateLayoutManager(): RecyclerView.LayoutManager

Called from onCreateRecyclerView to create the RecyclerView.LayoutManager for the created RecyclerView.

Returns
`RecyclerView.LayoutManager`	A new `RecyclerView.LayoutManager` instance

onCreatePreferences

Added in 1.0.0

abstract fun onCreatePreferences(savedInstanceState: Bundle?, rootKey: String?): Unit

Called during onCreate to supply the preferences for this fragment. Subclasses are expected to call setPreferenceScreen either directly or via helper methods such as addPreferencesFromResource.

Parameters
`savedInstanceState: Bundle?`	If the fragment is being re-created from a previous saved state, this is the state.
`rootKey: String?`	If non-null, this preference fragment should be rooted at the `PreferenceScreen` with this key.

onCreateRecyclerView

Added in 1.0.0

fun onCreateRecyclerView(
    inflater: LayoutInflater,
    parent: ViewGroup,
    savedInstanceState: Bundle?
): RecyclerView

Creates the RecyclerView used to display the preferences. Subclasses may override this to return a customized RecyclerView.

Parameters
`inflater: LayoutInflater`	The LayoutInflater object that can be used to inflate the `RecyclerView`.
`parent: ViewGroup`	The parent `ViewGroup` that the RecyclerView will be attached to. This method should not add the view itself, but this can be used to generate the layout params of the view.
`savedInstanceState: Bundle?`	If non-null, this view is being re-constructed from a previous saved state as given here.

Returns
`RecyclerView`	A new `RecyclerView` object to be placed into the view hierarchy

onCreateView

fun onCreateView(
    inflater: LayoutInflater,
    container: ViewGroup?,
    savedInstanceState: Bundle?
): View

Called to have the fragment instantiate its user interface view. This is optional, and non-graphical fragments can return null. This will be called between onCreate and onViewCreated.

A default View can be returned by calling Fragment in your constructor. Otherwise, this method returns null.

It is recommended to only inflate the layout in this method and move logic that operates on the returned View to onViewCreated.

If you return a View from here, you will later be called in onDestroyView when the view is being released.

Parameters
`inflater: LayoutInflater`	The LayoutInflater object that can be used to inflate any views in the fragment,
`container: ViewGroup?`	If non-null, this is the parent view that the fragment's UI should be attached to. The fragment should not add the view itself, but this can be used to generate the LayoutParams of the view.
`savedInstanceState: Bundle?`	If non-null, this fragment is being re-constructed from a previous saved state as given here.

Returns
`View`	Return the View for the fragment's UI, or null.

onDestroyView

fun onDestroyView(): Unit

Called when the view previously created by onCreateView has been detached from the fragment. The next time the fragment needs to be displayed, a new view will be created. This is called after onStop and before onDestroy. It is called regardless of whether onCreateView returned a non-null view. Internally it is called after the view's state has been saved but before it has been removed from its parent.

onDisplayPreferenceDialog

Added in 1.3.0-alpha01

fun onDisplayPreferenceDialog(preference: Preference): Unit

Called when a preference in the tree requests to display a dialog. Subclasses should override this method to display custom dialogs or to handle dialogs for custom preference classes.

Parameters
`preference: Preference`	The `Preference` object requesting the dialog

onNavigateToScreen

Added in 1.3.0-alpha01

fun onNavigateToScreen(preferenceScreen: PreferenceScreen): Unit

Called by onClick in order to navigate to a new screen of preferences. Calls onPreferenceStartScreen if the target fragment or containing activity implements PreferenceFragmentCompat.OnPreferenceStartScreenCallback.

Parameters
`preferenceScreen: PreferenceScreen`	The `PreferenceScreen` to navigate to

onPreferenceTreeClick

Added in 1.3.0-alpha01

fun onPreferenceTreeClick(preference: Preference): Boolean

Called when a preference in the tree rooted at this has been clicked.

onSaveInstanceState

fun onSaveInstanceState(outState: Bundle): Unit

Called to ask the fragment to save its current dynamic state, so it can later be reconstructed in a new instance if its process is restarted. If a new instance of the fragment later needs to be created, the data you place in the Bundle here will be available in the Bundle given to onCreate, onCreateView, and onViewCreated.

This corresponds to Activity.onSaveInstanceState(Bundle) and most of the discussion there applies here as well. Note however: this method may be called at any time before onDestroy. There are many situations where a fragment may be mostly torn down (such as when placed on the back stack with no UI showing), but its state will not be saved until its owning activity actually needs to save its state.

Parameters
`outState: Bundle`	Bundle in which to place your saved state.

onStart

fun onStart(): Unit

Called when the Fragment is visible to the user. This is generally tied to Activity.onStart of the containing Activity's lifecycle.

onStop

fun onStop(): Unit

Called when the Fragment is no longer started. This is generally tied to Activity.onStop of the containing Activity's lifecycle.

onViewCreated

fun onViewCreated(view: View, savedInstanceState: Bundle?): Unit

Called immediately after onCreateView has returned, but before any saved state has been restored in to the view. This gives subclasses a chance to initialize themselves once they know their view hierarchy has been completely created. The fragment's view hierarchy is not however attached to its parent at this point.

Parameters
`view: View`	The View returned by `onCreateView`.
`savedInstanceState: Bundle?`	If non-null, this fragment is being re-constructed from a previous saved state as given here.

scrollToPreference

Added in 1.0.0

fun scrollToPreference(key: String): Unit

scrollToPreference

Added in 1.0.0

fun scrollToPreference(preference: Preference): Unit

setDivider

Added in 1.0.0

fun setDivider(divider: Drawable?): Unit

Sets the Drawable that will be drawn between each item in the list.

Note: If the drawable does not have an intrinsic height, you should also call setDividerHeight.

Parameters
`divider: Drawable?`	The drawable to use `divider`

setDividerHeight

Added in 1.0.0

fun setDividerHeight(height: Int): Unit

Sets the height of the divider that will be drawn between each item in the list. Calling this will override the intrinsic height as set by setDivider.

Parameters
`height: Int`	The new height of the divider in pixels `dividerHeight`

setPreferenceScreen

Added in 1.0.0

fun setPreferenceScreen(preferenceScreen: PreferenceScreen!): Unit

Sets the root of the preference hierarchy that this fragment is showing.

Parameters
`preferenceScreen: PreferenceScreen!`	The root `PreferenceScreen` of the preference hierarchy

setPreferencesFromResource

Added in 1.0.0

fun setPreferencesFromResource(preferencesResId: @XmlRes Int, key: String?): Unit

Inflates the given XML resource and replaces the current preference hierarchy (if any) with the preference hierarchy rooted at key.

Parameters
`preferencesResId: @XmlRes Int`	The XML resource ID to inflate
`key: String?`	The preference key of the `PreferenceScreen` to use as the root of the preference hierarchy, or `null` to use the root `PreferenceScreen`.

Protected functions

onCreateAdapter

Added in 1.0.0

protected fun onCreateAdapter(preferenceScreen: PreferenceScreen): RecyclerView.Adapter

Creates the root adapter.

Parameters
`preferenceScreen: PreferenceScreen`	The `PreferenceScreen` object to create the adapter for

Returns
`RecyclerView.Adapter`	An adapter that contains the preferences contained in this `PreferenceScreen`

PreferenceFragmentCompat

Sample Code

Summary

Nested types

Constants

Public constructors

Public functions

Protected functions

Inherited functions

Constants

ARG_PREFERENCE_ROOT

Public constructors

PreferenceFragmentCompat

Public functions

addPreferencesFromResource

findPreference

getListView

getPreferenceManager

getPreferenceScreen

onCreate

onCreateLayoutManager

onCreatePreferences

onCreateRecyclerView

onCreateView

onDestroyView

onDisplayPreferenceDialog

onNavigateToScreen

onPreferenceTreeClick

onSaveInstanceState

onStart

onStop

onViewCreated

scrollToPreference

scrollToPreference

setDivider

setDividerHeight

setPreferenceScreen

setPreferencesFromResource

Protected functions

onCreateAdapter