public final class PreferencesObject

Object
PreferencesObject

Binds an object to the com.codename1.io.Preferences API for automatic persistent storage. You can use this API like the builder pattern by using the create method and chaining it with setters until bind is invoked.

Methods

`public static` `PreferencesObject create(PropertyBusinessObject bo)`	Creates a binding object, this method doesn’t do anything until bind is invoked
`public` `PreferencesObject bind()`	Binds the object so it’s seamlessly stored in preferences
`public` `PreferencesObject setPrefix(String prefix)`	Sets the prefix for the binding, by default the object name with a “.” is the common prefix
`public` `PreferencesObject setName(PropertyBase pb, String name)`	Sets the name of the specific field not including the prefix, by default the property name is used

Inherited methods

From Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait, clone

Method details

create

public static PreferencesObject create(PropertyBusinessObject bo)

Creates a binding object, this method doesn’t do anything until bind is invoked

Parameters

bo PropertyBusinessObject: the business object this binding relates to

Returns

the object controlling the binding

bind

public PreferencesObject bind()

Binds the object so it’s seamlessly stored in preferences

Returns

this to enable builder pattern binding

setPrefix

public PreferencesObject setPrefix(String prefix)

Sets the prefix for the binding, by default the object name with a “.” is the common prefix

Parameters

prefix String: a string that will prefix the name

Returns

this to enable builder pattern binding

setName

public PreferencesObject setName(PropertyBase pb, String name)

Sets the name of the specific field not including the prefix, by default the property name is used

Parameters

pb PropertyBase: the property
name String: the name for the property

Returns

this to enable builder pattern binding