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IPreferenceDataStore.GetString(String, String) Method

Definition

Retrieve a String value from the data store.

[Android.Runtime.Register("getString", "(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/String;", "GetGetString_Ljava_lang_String_Ljava_lang_String_Handler:Android.Preferences.IPreferenceDataStore, Mono.Android, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null", ApiSince=26)]
public virtual string? GetString (string? key, string? defValue);
[<Android.Runtime.Register("getString", "(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/String;", "GetGetString_Ljava_lang_String_Ljava_lang_String_Handler:Android.Preferences.IPreferenceDataStore, Mono.Android, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null", ApiSince=26)>]
abstract member GetString : string * string -> string
override this.GetString : string * string -> string

Parameters

key
String

The name of the preference to retrieve.

defValue
String

Value to return if this preference does not exist.

Returns

Attributes

Remarks

Retrieve a String value from the data store.

Java documentation for android.preference.PreferenceDataStore.getString(java.lang.String, java.lang.String).

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Applies to