The java.util.prefs package provides a way for applications to store and retrieve user and system preferences and data configuration. These preference data will be stored persistently in an implementation-dependent backing stored. For example in Windows operating system in will stored in Windows registry.
To write and read these data we use the java.util.prefs.Preferences class. The following example will show you how to read and write to the HKCU (HKEY_CURRENT_USER) in the registry.
package org.kodejava.util.prefs;
import java.util.prefs.Preferences;
public class RegistryDemo {
public static final String PREF_KEY = "kodejava";
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Write Preferences information to HKCU (HKEY_CURRENT_USER),
// HKCU\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Prefs
Preferences userPref = Preferences.userRoot();
userPref.put(PREF_KEY, "https://kodejava.org");
// Below we read back the value we've written in the code above.
System.out.println("Preferences = "
+ userPref.get(PREF_KEY, PREF_KEY + " was not found."));
}
}
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