Using SharedPreferences in Android Jetpack Compose
Using SharedPreferences in Android Jetpack Compose: A Step-by-Step Guide
Introduction:
Android Jetpack Compose is a modern toolkit for building native Android user interfaces. It provides a declarative approach to UI development, making it easier and more efficient to create interactive and dynamic user interfaces. While the recommended way to handle data persistence in Android Jetpack Compose is through the DataStore
API, there might be scenarios where you still need to use SharedPreferences
. In this article, we will explore how to integrate SharedPreferences
into an Android Jetpack Compose project and effectively use it for data persistence.
Step 1: Add Dependencies : First, let’s add the necessary dependencies to your app’s build.gradle
file. Open the build.gradle
file and include the following line in the dependencies
section:
implementation "androidx.datastore:datastore-preferences:1.0.0"
This will provide the required dependencies to use SharedPreferences
in Android Jetpack Compose.
Step 2: Create a PreferencesManager : Next, let’s create a PreferencesManager
class that will encapsulate the read and write operations with SharedPreferences
. The class will have methods to…