Typical xml code for list preference entry (using colours as dummy data).
<ListPreference android:defaultValue="@bool/pref_list_default" // Default value from list android:key="@string/pref_list_key" // Key name to identify preference android:entries="@string/pref_list_entries" // Array with all the option labels android:entryValues="@string/pref_list_entry_values" // Array with all the values android:title="@string/pref_list_label" /> // Label for preferenceIn strings.xml (note that keys and values should always be 'translatable: false'):
<string name="pref_list_label">Colour</string> <string name="pref_list_label_red">Red</string> <string name="pref_list_label_blue">Blue</string> <string name="pref_list_label_green">Green</string> <string name="pref_list_value_red" translatable="false">red</string> <string name="pref_list_value_blue" translatable="false">blue</string> <string name="pref_list_value_green" translatable="false">green</string> <string name="pref_list_default" translatable="false">red</string> <string name="pref_list_key" translatable="false">color</string>In arrays.xml:
<resources> <array name="pref_list_entries"> <item>@string/pref_color_label_red</item> <item>@string/pref_color_label_blue</item> <item>@string/pref_color_label_green</item> </array> <array name="pref_list_entry_values"> <item>@string/pref_color_value_red</item> <item>@string/pref_color_value_blue</item> <item>@string/pref_color_value_green</item> </array> </resources>
