Shared Preferences for Data
Use `shared_preferences` to store small amounts of data like user settings and preferences in key-value pairs locally.
What are Shared Preferences?
When building mobile apps, you often need to store small bits of data locally on the device. This could be anything from a user's dark mode preference to their last logged-in status.
shared_preferences is a Flutter package that helps you do just that! It provides a simple way to store key-value pairs of primitive data types.
Why Use Shared Preferences?
- Simple Data: Ideal for storing simple data types like booleans, integers, doubles, strings, and lists of strings.
- User Settings: Perfect for saving user preferences, app settings, or theme choices.
- Lightweight: It's a quick and easy way to persist small amounts of data without needing a full database.
Think of it like a small digital notepad for your app's temporary memory!
All lessons in this course
- Shared Preferences for Data
- SQLite Database Integration
- File System Operations
- Hive & NoSQL Local Storage