I'm trying to setup a preferences activity but my app keeps crashing and I get the following logcat:

> 
> 
> > 
> > FATAL EXCEPTION: main java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.appthing.myapp/com.appthing.myapp.Main}:
> >  java.lang.ClassCastException: java.lang.String cannot be cast to
> >  java.lang.Integer
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> Caused by: java.lang.ClassCastException: java.lang.String cannot be
>  cast to java.lang.Integer 07-24 16:37:59.556: E/AndroidRuntime(17384):
>  at
>  android.app.SharedPreferencesImpl.getInt(SharedPreferencesImpl.java:240)
> 
> 
> 

In my `Main` activity I have the following code inside the `onResume()` method:

```
    SeekBar tipSeekBar = (SeekBar) findViewById(R.id.tipSeekBar);
    SeekBar splitSeekBar = (SeekBar) findViewById(R.id.splitSeekBar);

    SharedPreferences preferences = PreferenceManager
            .getDefaultSharedPreferences(this);

    tipSeekBar.setProgress(preferences.getInt("defaultTip", 15));
    splitSeekBar.setProgress(preferences.getInt("defaultSplit", 1));
    tipSeekBar.setMax(preferences.getInt("maxTip", 25));
    splitSeekBar.setMax(preferences.getInt("maxSplit", 10));

```

Here is what I have in the Preference class (as requested):

```
addPreferencesFromResource(R.layout.preferences);
// I was told in tutorials this is all I need in the oncreate method

```

I don't understand why its saying something about a string. All my values are integers and I am using `android:inputType="number"` to make sure only an int can be entered. I have also tried uninstalling and re-installing the app to clear the cache and nothing works. 

*RESOLVED:*
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**"Your Preferences in XML, even if you set android:inputType="number" are still stored as a String"** (by [Waza\_Be](https://stackoverflow.com/users/327402/waza-be)). 
All I had to do is do `Integer.parseInt()` to grab the correct value.