您可以使用序列化或Gson库将列表转换为字符串，反之亦然，然后将字符串保存在首选项中。

使用谷歌的Gson库:

//Converting list to string
new Gson().toJson(list);

//Converting string to list
new Gson().fromJson(listString, CustomObjectsList.class);

使用Java序列化:

//Converting list to string
ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(bos);
oos.writeObject(list);
oos.flush();
String string = Base64.encodeToString(bos.toByteArray(), Base64.DEFAULT);
oos.close();
bos.close();
return string;

//Converting string to list
byte[] bytesArray = Base64.decode(familiarVisitsString, Base64.DEFAULT);
ByteArrayInputStream bis = new ByteArrayInputStream(bytesArray);
ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream(bis);
Object clone = ois.readObject();
ois.close();
bis.close();
return (CustomObjectsList) clone;

正如@nirav所说，最好的解决方案是使用Gson实用工具类将其作为json文本存储在sharedpreferences中。下面是示例代码:

//Retrieve the values
Gson gson = new Gson();
String jsonText = Prefs.getString("key", null);
String[] text = gson.fromJson(jsonText, String[].class);  //EDIT: gso to gson


//Set the values
Gson gson = new Gson();
List<String> textList = new ArrayList<String>(data);
String jsonText = gson.toJson(textList);
prefsEditor.putString("key", jsonText);
prefsEditor.apply();

    public  void saveUserName(Context con,String username)
    {
        try
        {
            usernameSharedPreferences= PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(con);
            usernameEditor = usernameSharedPreferences.edit();
            usernameEditor.putInt(PREFS_KEY_SIZE,(USERNAME.size()+1)); 
            int size=USERNAME.size();//USERNAME is arrayList
            usernameEditor.putString(PREFS_KEY_USERNAME+size,username);
            usernameEditor.commit();
        }
        catch(Exception e)
        {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

    }
    public void loadUserName(Context con)
    {  
        try
        {
            usernameSharedPreferences= PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(con);
            size=usernameSharedPreferences.getInt(PREFS_KEY_SIZE,size);
            USERNAME.clear();
            for(int i=0;i<size;i++)
            { 
                String username1="";
                username1=usernameSharedPreferences.getString(PREFS_KEY_USERNAME+i,username1);
                USERNAME.add(username1);
            }
            usernameArrayAdapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_dropdown_item_1line, USERNAME);
            username.setAdapter(usernameArrayAdapter);
            username.setThreshold(0);

        }
        catch(Exception e)
        {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

这就是你的完美解决方案。试一试,

public void saveArrayList(ArrayList<String> list, String key){
    SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(activity);
    SharedPreferences.Editor editor = prefs.edit();
    Gson gson = new Gson();
    String json = gson.toJson(list);
    editor.putString(key, json);
    editor.apply();     // This line is IMPORTANT !!!
}

public ArrayList<String> getArrayList(String key){
    SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(activity);
    Gson gson = new Gson();
    String json = prefs.getString(key, null);
    Type type = new TypeToken<ArrayList<String>>() {}.getType();
    return gson.fromJson(json, type);
}

/**
 *     Save and get ArrayList in SharedPreference
 */

JAVA:

public void saveArrayList(ArrayList<String> list, String key){
    SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(activity);
    SharedPreferences.Editor editor = prefs.edit();
    Gson gson = new Gson();
    String json = gson.toJson(list);
    editor.putString(key, json);
    editor.apply();    

}

public ArrayList<String> getArrayList(String key){
    SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(activity);
    Gson gson = new Gson();
    String json = prefs.getString(key, null);
    Type type = new TypeToken<ArrayList<String>>() {}.getType();
    return gson.fromJson(json, type);
}

科特林

fun saveArrayList(list: java.util.ArrayList<String?>?, key: String?) {
    val prefs: SharedPreferences = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(activity)
    val editor: Editor = prefs.edit()
    val gson = Gson()
    val json: String = gson.toJson(list)
    editor.putString(key, json)
    editor.apply()
}

fun getArrayList(key: String?): java.util.ArrayList<String?>? {
    val prefs: SharedPreferences = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(activity)
    val gson = Gson()
    val json: String = prefs.getString(key, null)
    val type: Type = object : TypeToken<java.util.ArrayList<String?>?>() {}.getType()
    return gson.fromJson(json, type)
}

我的utils类保存列表到SharedPreferences

public class SharedPrefApi {
    private SharedPreferences sharedPreferences;
    private Gson gson;

    public SharedPrefApi(Context context, Gson gson) {
        this.sharedPreferences = context.getSharedPreferences(PREFS_NAME, Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
        this.gson = gson;
    } 

    ...

    public <T> void putList(String key, List<T> list) {
        SharedPreferences.Editor editor = sharedPreferences.edit();
        editor.putString(key, gson.toJson(list));
        editor.apply();
    }

    public <T> List<T> getList(String key, Class<T> clazz) {
        Type typeOfT = TypeToken.getParameterized(List.class, clazz).getType();
        return gson.fromJson(getString(key, null), typeOfT);
    }
}

使用

// for save
sharedPrefApi.putList(SharedPrefApi.Key.USER_LIST, userList);

// for retrieve
List<User> userList = sharedPrefApi.getList(SharedPrefApi.Key.USER_LIST, User.class);

． 我的utils的完整代码//检查使用实例的活动代码