Package java.util.prefs

Interface Summary

NodeChangeListener	This interface is used to handle preference node change events.
PreferenceChangeListener	This interface is used to handle preferences change events.
PreferencesFactory	This interface is used by the Preferences class as factory class to create Preferences instances.

Class Summary

AbstractPreferences	This abstract class is a partial implementation of the abstract class Preferences, which can be used to simplify Preferences provider's implementation.
FilePreferencesFactoryImpl	The default implementation of PreferencesFactory for the Linux platform, using the file system as its back end.
FilePreferencesImpl	The default implementation of AbstractPreferences for the Linux platform, using the file system as its back end.
NodeChangeEvent	This is the event class to indicate that one child of the preference node has been added or deleted.
NodeSet
PreferenceChangeEvent	This is the event class to indicate that a preference has been added, deleted or updated.
Preferences	An instance of the class Preferences represents one node in a preference tree, which provides a mechanism to store and access configuration data in a hierarchical way.
XMLParser	Utility class for the Preferences import/export from XML file.

Exception Summary

BackingStoreException	An exception to indicate that an error was encountered while accessing the backing store.
InvalidPreferencesFormatException	An exception to indicate that the input XML file is not well-formed or could not be validated against the appropriate document type (specified by in the Preferences).