[android help] How to get a preference value into a static String variable?

"Cannot make a static reference to the non-static method getPreferences(int) from the type Activity" is the error in my case. 'TimeCardLogin' must be a static variable." How to get a preference into a static String variable? public class MyBaseURLContainer extends Activity { public static String urlPref = ""; static String BASE_URL = getPreferences(MODE_PRIVATE).getString("Name of variable",urlPref); public static final String TimeCardLogin = BASE_URL + "/timecard"; } asked 8 mins ago

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