Preferences.UserRoot Method

Definition

<strong>WARNING:</strong> On Android, the Preference nodes corresponding to the "system" and "user" preferences are stored in sections of the file system that are inaccessible to apps.

[Android.Runtime.Register("userRoot", "()Ljava/util/prefs/Preferences;", "")]
public static Java.Util.Prefs.Preferences? UserRoot ();
[<Android.Runtime.Register("userRoot", "()Ljava/util/prefs/Preferences;", "")>]
static member UserRoot : unit -> Java.Util.Prefs.Preferences

Returns

the root preference node for the calling user.

Attributes

Remarks

<strong>WARNING:</strong> On Android, the Preference nodes corresponding to the "system" and "user" preferences are stored in sections of the file system that are inaccessible to apps. Further, allowing apps to set "system wide" preferences is contrary to android's security model.

Returns the root preference node for the calling user.

Java documentation for java.util.prefs.Preferences.userRoot().

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Applies to