public class PreferenceIO {

        //The GlobalVars class contains static variables so that they are easily used between different parts of the application

    public static int getLineColor(Context context) {
        SharedPreferences prefData = context.getSharedPreferences(GlobalVars.prefsFile, 0);
        return Color.parseColor(prefData.getString("lineColor", "#ff000000"));
    }

    public static int getBackgroundColor(Context context) {
        SharedPreferences prefData = context.getSharedPreferences(GlobalVars.prefsFile, 0);
        return Color.parseColor(prefData.getString("backgroundColor", "#ffffffff"));
    }
}