# Uses of Class
java.util.prefs.AbstractPreferences

Packages that use AbstractPreferences
Package
Description
java.util.prefs
This package allows applications to store and retrieve user and system preference and configuration data.

- ## Uses of AbstractPreferences in java.util.prefs

  Methods in java.util.prefs that return AbstractPreferences
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `protected final AbstractPreferences[]`
  AbstractPreferences.`cachedChildren()`
  Returns all known unremoved children of this node.
  `protected abstract AbstractPreferences`
  AbstractPreferences.`childSpi(String name)`
  Returns the named child of this preference node, creating it if it does not already exist.
  `protected AbstractPreferences`
  AbstractPreferences.`getChild(String nodeName)`
  Returns the named child if it exists, or `null` if it does not.
  Constructors in java.util.prefs with parameters of type AbstractPreferences
  Modifier
  Constructor
  Description
  `protected`
  `AbstractPreferences(AbstractPreferences parent, String name)`
  Creates a preference node with the specified parent and the specified name relative to its parent.