Create PreferenceActivity with header and Footer.

We can create PreferenceActivity with header and Fotter.

We shoud make following files and call method.

1. Create Layout with ListView.
2. Create Preference XML.
3. Call setContentView() and addPreferencesFromResource() in onCreate().

Create Layout with ListView

Make layout xml file , to set PreferenceActivity#setContentView().
It must have ListView with android:id="@+id/android:list".

you shoud add android:layout_height="0.0dp"and android:layout_weight="1" to ListView, because to show footer in bottom

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"     android:layout_width="fill_parent"     android:layout_height="fill_parent"     android:orientation="vertical" >       <!-- Header  -->       <LinearLayout         android:id="@+id/linearLayout2"         android:layout_width="match_parent"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:orientation="vertical" >           <TextView             android:id="@+id/textView2"             android:layout_width="wrap_content"             android:layout_height="wrap_content"             android:text="Header"             android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge" />     </LinearLayout>       <!-- Show Preference in ListView  -->       <ListView         android:id="@+id/android:list"         android:layout_width="match_parent"         android:layout_height="0.0dp"         android:layout_weight="1" >     </ListView>       <!-- Footer -->       <LinearLayout         android:id="@+id/linearLayout1"         android:layout_width="match_parent"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:orientation="vertical" >           <TextView             android:id="@+id/textView1"             android:layout_width="wrap_content"             android:layout_height="wrap_content"             android:text="Footer"             android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge" />     </LinearLayout>   </LinearLayout>

Create Preference XML

Create Preference XML.
Sample.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <PreferenceScreen xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >       <CheckBoxPreference         android:key="checkbox_preference"         android:summary="summary_checkbox_preference"         android:title="checkbox_preference" />       <EditTextPreference         android:dialogTitle="dialog_title_edittext_preference"         android:key="edittext_preference"         android:summary="summary_edittext_preference"         android:title="title_edittext_preference" />       <PreferenceScreen         android:summary="intent_preference"         android:title="intent_preference" >         <intent             android:action="android.intent.action.VIEW"             android:data="http://www.android.com" />     </PreferenceScreen>   </PreferenceScreen>

Call setContentView() and addPreferencesFromResource() in onCreate()

You must call setContentView(YOUR_LAYOUT_WIHT_HEADER_FOOTER_ID).

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@Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {     super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);     setContentView(R.layout.main);           addPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.pref); }