Package java.util.prefs

Interface Summary
NodeChangeListener A listener for receiving preference node change events.
PreferenceChangeListener A listener for receiving preference change events.
PreferencesFactory A factory object that generates Preferences objects.
 

Class Summary
AbstractPreferences This class provides a skeletal implementation of the Preferences class, greatly easing the task of implementing it.
AbstractPreferences.EventDispatchThread A single background thread ("the event notification thread") monitors the event queue and delivers events that are placed on the queue.
Base64 Static methods for translating Base64 encoded strings to byte arrays and vice-versa.
NodeChangeEvent An event emitted by a Preferences node to indicate that a child of that node has been added or removed.
PreferenceChangeEvent An event emitted by a Preferences node to indicate that a preference has been added, removed or has had its value changed.
Preferences A node in a hierarchical collection of preference data.
WindowsPreferences Windows registry based implementation of Preferences.
WindowsPreferencesFactory Implementation of PreferencesFactory to return WindowsPreferences objects.
XmlSupport XML Support for java.util.prefs.
XmlSupport.EH  
XmlSupport.Resolver  
 

Exception Summary
BackingStoreException Thrown to indicate that a preferences operation could not complete because of a failure in the backing store, or a failure to contact the backing store.
InvalidPreferencesFormatException Thrown to indicate that an operation could not complete because the input did not conform to the appropriate XML document type for a collection of preferences, as per the Preferences specification.