Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Open Source License import android.content.Context; import android.content.SharedPreferences; public class Main { /** variable sets the sleep time in ms */ public static String PREFERENCES = "AppPreferences"; private static SharedPreferences sharedPreferences; private static int DEF_INTERVAL = 60000; /** * Retrieves the number of milliseconds that the UpdateService sleeps. * * @param context * @return number of milliseconds to sleep before the next update */ public static int getUpdateInterval(Context context) { sharedPreferences = context.getSharedPreferences(PREFERENCES, Context.MODE_PRIVATE); int interval = sharedPreferences.getInt("UpdateInterval", DEF_INTERVAL); // Log.d(TAG, "New Interval: " + interval); return interval; } }