How to set PreferenceScreen into other layout in android - android

I want use PreferenceScreen in my application, and create XML layout for this activity in res/xml/setting_preference.xml. but this XML layout is very simple, i want use this layout in another layout.
For example : i want use setting_preference.xml into setting_activity.xml , setting_activity.xml path is res/layout/setting_activity.xml.
How can i it?
setting_preference XML code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<PreferenceScreen xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<PreferenceCategory
android:key="setting_title_title_category"
android:title="Title options">
<CheckBoxPreference
android:id="#+id/setting_title_show_id"
android:key="setting_title_show"
android:title="Show Main Title"
android:summary="Show/hide MainPage title"
android:checked="true"/>
<EditTextPreference
android:key="setting_title_text"
android:title="Set Main Title"
android:summary="Change MainPage title"
android:dialogTitle="Change Title"
android:dialogMessage="Change title please..."/>
</PreferenceCategory>
<PreferenceCategory
android:key="setting_title_font_category"
android:title="Font options">
<ListPreference
android:key="setting_title_font_color"
android:title="Title font colors"
android:summary="Change title font colors"
android:entries="#array/colors"
android:entryValues="#array/colors"
android:dialogTitle="Change font color" />
</PreferenceCategory>
<RingtonePreference
android:title="tes"/>
</PreferenceScreen>
setting_activity XML code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context="com.tellfa.nikandroid.mytestdbproject.SettingPage">
</RelativeLayout>
Setting Page code:
public class SettingPage extends PreferenceActivity implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
getFragmentManager().beginTransaction().replace(android.R.id.content, new MyPreferenceFragment()).commit();
}
#Override
public void onSharedPreferenceChanged(SharedPreferences sharedPreferences, String key) {
if (key.equals("setting_title_font_color")) {
// get preference by key
Preference pref = findPreference(key);
// do your stuff here
}
if (key.equals("setting_title_show")){
Preference pref = findPreference(key);
}
}
public static class MyPreferenceFragment extends PreferenceFragment {
#Override
public void onCreate(final Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
addPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.setting_prefrences);
}
}
}

Add a frameLayout where you want to load your xml preference file in the layout xml file and implement PreferenceFragment in that activity.

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public class SettingsActivity extends PreferenceActivity
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#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState){
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
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