I don't see anything in that example, but until http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1707 is released, I have been escaping all user generated strings before saving them. This has cut down my user complaints after I figured out they were putting these problem characters into the fields.
On May 7, 4:22 pm, so_is <[email protected]> wrote: > Well I know this bug. Here are the characters which can be in my > settings file: > > http://paste.pocoo.org/show/lqqABv2lblNz1Bkh9XNs/ > > Is there anything that could cause problems? > > On May 7, 3:18 pm, dar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Try putting in xml special characters into the strings you are saving > > directly with the editor without xml-escaping them, e.g. &'<>" and see > > if this reproduces the problem when you try to read in the saved > > preferences after your app has been killed (after a reboot, for > > example). > > > On May 7, 5:24 am, so_is <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Thank you very much for your comment Mark. > > > > Well at the moment I am prior to redo the whole preferences saving my > > > settings into a Sqlite database. > > > > I can not find the bug in my code and my app relies on this settings > > > so I don't see any other chance to get rid of the lost settings bug. > > > > On May 6, 12:56 pm, Mark Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > so_is wrote: > > > > > Well Mark the problem is that I am using the suggested way to save the > > > > > settings. I do commit every single edit() like suggested. But a lot of > > > > > users are still reporting that they lose settings. I don't know why > > > > > but it happens some times. :( (I have worked with my app for 2 months > > > > > now and have never lost the settings) > > > > > It will be difficult to fix the bug without a repeatable scenario. > > > > > > To sum up I don't like the suggestion using Sqlite because I would > > > > > just ignore a bug which is obviously there but no one knows what it > > > > > really is. > > > > > If you can come up with a repeatable scenario for theSharedPreferences > > > > damage, post an issue tohttp://b.android.comwithaprojectand > > > > instructions for causing the problem. > > > > > Otherwise, if I were in your shoes, I would switch to some other means > > > > (e.g., SQLite) of storing the data you are storing inSharedPreferences, > > > > simply to make your users happy. > > > > > -- > > > > Mark Murphy (a Commons > > > > Guy)http://commonsware.com|http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > > > > Warescription: Three Android Books, Plus Updates, $35/Year --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
