Context.MoveSharedPreferencesFrom(Context, String) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Android.Content

Assembly:: Mono.Android.dll

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Move an existing shared preferences file from the given source storage context to this context.

[Android.Runtime.Register("moveSharedPreferencesFrom", "(Landroid/content/Context;Ljava/lang/String;)Z", "GetMoveSharedPreferencesFrom_Landroid_content_Context_Ljava_lang_String_Handler", ApiSince=24)]
public abstract bool MoveSharedPreferencesFrom (Android.Content.Context? sourceContext, string? name);

[<Android.Runtime.Register("moveSharedPreferencesFrom", "(Landroid/content/Context;Ljava/lang/String;)Z", "GetMoveSharedPreferencesFrom_Landroid_content_Context_Ljava_lang_String_Handler", ApiSince=24)>]
abstract member MoveSharedPreferencesFrom : Android.Content.Context * string -> bool

Parameters

sourceContext: Context

The source context which contains the existing shared preferences to move.

name: String

The name of the shared preferences file.

Returns

Boolean

true if the move was successful or if the shared preferences didn't exist in the source context, otherwise false.

Attributes: RegisterAttribute

Remarks

Move an existing shared preferences file from the given source storage context to this context. This is typically used to migrate data between storage locations after an upgrade, such as moving to device protected storage.

Java documentation for android.content.Context.moveSharedPreferencesFrom(android.content.Context, java.lang.String).

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Applies to