An Android preference class that provides a user with the means to select an integer from a NumberPicker and persist it. (License: MIT License)

attrs.xml

<resources>

    <!-- note: to re-use an existing Android attribute not already used by the superclass, name should have prefix "android:" and do not define a format -->
    <declare-styleable name="NumberPickerDialogPreference">
        <attr name="android:max" />
        <attr name="min" format="integer" />
    </declare-styleable>

</resources>

NumberPickerDialogPreference.java

package com.lukehorvat;

import android.content.Context;
import android.content.res.TypedArray;
import android.os.Parcel;
import android.os.Parcelable;
import android.preference.DialogPreference;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.NumberPicker;
import android.widget.TextView;

/**
 * A {@link DialogPreference} that provides a user with the means to select an integer from a {@link NumberPicker}, and persist it.
 * 
 * @author lukehorvat
 * 
 */
public class NumberPickerDialogPreference extends DialogPreference
{
    private static final int DEFAULT_MIN_VALUE = 0;
    private static final int DEFAULT_MAX_VALUE = 100;
    private static final int DEFAULT_VALUE = 0;

    private int mMinValue;
    private int mMaxValue;
    private int mValue;
    private NumberPicker mNumberPicker;

    public NumberPickerDialogPreference(Context context)
    {
        this(context, null);
    }

    public NumberPickerDialogPreference(Context context, AttributeSet attrs)
    {
        super(context, attrs);

        // get attributes specified in XML
        TypedArray a = context.getTheme().obtainStyledAttributes(attrs, R.styleable.NumberPickerDialogPreference, 0, 0);
        try
        {
            setMinValue(a.getInteger(R.styleable.NumberPickerDialogPreference_min, DEFAULT_MIN_VALUE));
            setMaxValue(a.getInteger(R.styleable.NumberPickerDialogPreference_android_max, DEFAULT_MAX_VALUE));
        }
        finally
        {
            a.recycle();
        }

        // set layout
        setDialogLayoutResource(R.layout.preference_number_picker_dialog);
        setPositiveButtonText(android.R.string.ok);
        setNegativeButtonText(android.R.string.cancel);
        setDialogIcon(null);
    }

    @Override
    protected void onSetInitialValue(boolean restore, Object defaultValue)
    {
        setValue(restore ? getPersistedInt(DEFAULT_VALUE) : (Integer) defaultValue);
    }

    @Override
    protected Object onGetDefaultValue(TypedArray a, int index)
    {
        return a.getInt(index, DEFAULT_VALUE);
    }

    @Override
    protected void onBindDialogView(View view)
    {
        super.onBindDialogView(view);

        TextView dialogMessageText = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.text_dialog_message);
        dialogMessageText.setText(getDialogMessage());

        mNumberPicker = (NumberPicker) view.findViewById(R.id.number_picker);
        mNumberPicker.setMinValue(mMinValue);
        mNumberPicker.setMaxValue(mMaxValue);
        mNumberPicker.setValue(mValue);
    }

    public int getMinValue()
    {
        return mMinValue;
    }

    public void setMinValue(int minValue)
    {
        mMinValue = minValue;
        setValue(Math.max(mValue, mMinValue));
    }

    public int getMaxValue()
    {
        return mMaxValue;
    }

    public void setMaxValue(int maxValue)
    {
        mMaxValue = maxValue;
        setValue(Math.min(mValue, mMaxValue));
    }

    public int getValue()
    {
        return mValue;
    }

    public void setValue(int value)
    {
        value = Math.max(Math.min(value, mMaxValue), mMinValue);

        if (value != mValue)
        {
            mValue = value;
            persistInt(value);
            notifyChanged();
        }
    }

    @Override
    protected void onDialogClosed(boolean positiveResult)
    {
        super.onDialogClosed(positiveResult);

        // when the user selects "OK", persist the new value
        if (positiveResult)
        {
            int numberPickerValue = mNumberPicker.getValue();
            if (callChangeListener(numberPickerValue))
            {
                setValue(numberPickerValue);
            }
        }
    }

    @Override
    protected Parcelable onSaveInstanceState()
    {
        // save the instance state so that it will survive screen orientation changes and other events that may temporarily destroy it
        final Parcelable superState = super.onSaveInstanceState();

        // set the state's value with the class member that holds current setting value
        final SavedState myState = new SavedState(superState);
        myState.minValue = getMinValue();
        myState.maxValue = getMaxValue();
        myState.value = getValue();

        return myState;
    }

    @Override
    protected void onRestoreInstanceState(Parcelable state)
    {
        // check whether we saved the state in onSaveInstanceState()
        if (state == null || !state.getClass().equals(SavedState.class))
        {
            // didn't save the state, so call superclass
            super.onRestoreInstanceState(state);
            return;
        }

        // restore the state
        SavedState myState = (SavedState) state;
        setMinValue(myState.minValue);
        setMaxValue(myState.maxValue);
        setValue(myState.value);

        super.onRestoreInstanceState(myState.getSuperState());
    }

    private static class SavedState extends BaseSavedState
    {
        int minValue;
        int maxValue;
        int value;

        public SavedState(Parcelable superState)
        {
            super(superState);
        }

        public SavedState(Parcel source)
        {
            super(source);

            minValue = source.readInt();
            maxValue = source.readInt();
            value = source.readInt();
        }

        @Override
        public void writeToParcel(Parcel dest, int flags)
        {
            super.writeToParcel(dest, flags);

            dest.writeInt(minValue);
            dest.writeInt(maxValue);
            dest.writeInt(value);
        }

        @SuppressWarnings("unused")
        public static final Parcelable.Creator<SavedState> CREATOR = new Parcelable.Creator<SavedState>()
        {
            @Override
            public SavedState createFromParcel(Parcel in)
            {
                return new SavedState(in);
            }

            @Override
            public SavedState[] newArray(int size)
            {
                return new SavedState[size];
            }
        };
    }
}

preference_number_picker_dialog.xml

<LinearLayout 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"
    android:orientation="vertical" >

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/text_dialog_message"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginTop="6dip"
        android:paddingLeft="12dip"
        android:paddingRight="12dip" >
    </TextView>

    <NumberPicker
        android:id="@+id/number_picker"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginBottom="6dip"
        android:layout_marginTop="6dip" />

</LinearLayout>

preferences.xml

<PreferenceScreen xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:custom="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto" >
 
    <com.lukehorvat.NumberPickerDialogPreference
        android:defaultValue="200"
        android:dialogMessage="Please select the number of targets:"
        android:max="250"
        android:title="Total number of targets"
        custom:min="100" />
 
</PreferenceScreen>

I added a one liner to prevent the keyboard from showing up (because it is annoying). See change here: https://gist.github.com/Rolinh/9960021