Context.MoveSharedPreferencesFrom(Context, String) Method
Definition
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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 -> boolParameters
- sourceContext
- Context
The source context which contains the existing shared preferences to move.
- name
- String
The name of the shared preferences file.
Returns
true if the move was successful or if the shared
preferences didn't exist in the source context, otherwise
false.
- Attributes
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.
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