android - No default value in sharedpreferences -

a code snippet:

if (mgameprefs.contains(game_pref_name))  {     thename = mgameprefs.getstring(game_pref_name, "jane doe"); } 

but when retrieve preference without previous storage, there's no default value. retrieval code:

preferencelastgame gamesettings = new preferencelastgame(this);  string gamename  = gamesettings.getthename(); 

i have code default value

if(gamename == null) gamename = "jane doe"; 

every thing else in place , works fine. why failing?

game_pref_name define as:

public class memoinfoactivity extends fragmentactivity  { public static final string game_preferences = "gameprefs"; public static final string game_pref_name  = "thename";         // key string     ........ 

preferencelastgame class put code regarding handling of preferences.

if (mgameprefs.contains(game_pref_name))  {     thename = mgameprefs.getstring(game_pref_name, "jane doe"); } 

you won't default value code. first thing check whether contains game_pref_name. if doesn't, skip part would give default value.

just use:

thename = mgameprefs.getstring(game_pref_name, "jane doe");