Get name and parent from Preference
import java.util.prefs.Preferences; public class PreferenceExample { public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception { Preferences prefsRoot = Preferences.userRoot(); Preferences myPrefs = prefsRoot.node("PreferenceExample"); myPrefs.put("A", "a"); myPrefs.put("B", "b"); myPrefs.put("C", "c"); System.out.println("Node's name: " + myPrefs.name()); System.out.println("Node's parent: " + myPrefs.parent()); System.out.println("NODE: " + myPrefs); } }