Use a more descriptive function name

Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/UserViewManager.cs

@@ -129,12 +129,12 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
 
             if (!query.IncludeHidden)
             {
-                list = list.Where(i => !user.GetPreference<Guid>(PreferenceKind.MyMediaExcludes).Contains(i.Id)).ToList();
+                list = list.Where(i => !user.GetPreferenceValues<Guid>(PreferenceKind.MyMediaExcludes).Contains(i.Id)).ToList();
             }
 
             var sorted = _libraryManager.Sort(list, user, new[] { ItemSortBy.SortName }, SortOrder.Ascending).ToList();
 
-            var orders = user.GetPreference<Guid>(PreferenceKind.OrderedViews);
+            var orders = user.GetPreferenceValues<Guid>(PreferenceKind.OrderedViews);
 
             return list
                 .OrderBy(i =>
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
             {
                 parents = _libraryManager.GetUserRootFolder().GetChildren(user, true)
                     .Where(i => i is Folder)
-                    .Where(i => !user.GetPreference<Guid>(PreferenceKind.LatestItemExcludes)
+                    .Where(i => !user.GetPreferenceValues<Guid>(PreferenceKind.LatestItemExcludes)
                         .Contains(i.Id))
                     .ToList();
             }

Emby.Server.Implementations/TV/TVSeriesManager.cs

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.TV
             {
                 parents = _libraryManager.GetUserRootFolder().GetChildren(user, true)
                    .Where(i => i is Folder)
-                   .Where(i => !user.GetPreference<Guid>(PreferenceKind.LatestItemExcludes).Contains(i.Id))
+                   .Where(i => !user.GetPreferenceValues<Guid>(PreferenceKind.LatestItemExcludes).Contains(i.Id))
                    .ToArray();
             }
 

Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ItemsController.cs

@@ -254,9 +254,9 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 includeItemTypes = new[] { "Playlist" };
             }
 
-            var enabledChannels = user!.GetPreference<Guid>(PreferenceKind.EnabledChannels);
+            var enabledChannels = user!.GetPreferenceValues<Guid>(PreferenceKind.EnabledChannels);
 
-            bool isInEnabledFolder = Array.IndexOf(user.GetPreference<Guid>(PreferenceKind.EnabledFolders), item.Id) != -1
+            bool isInEnabledFolder = Array.IndexOf(user.GetPreferenceValues<Guid>(PreferenceKind.EnabledFolders), item.Id) != -1
                                      // Assume all folders inside an EnabledChannel are enabled
                                      || Array.IndexOf(enabledChannels, item.Id) != -1
                                      // Assume all items inside an EnabledChannel are enabled
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             var collectionFolders = _libraryManager.GetCollectionFolders(item);
             foreach (var collectionFolder in collectionFolders)
             {
-                if (user.GetPreference<Guid>(PreferenceKind.EnabledFolders).Contains(collectionFolder.Id))
+                if (user.GetPreferenceValues<Guid>(PreferenceKind.EnabledFolders).Contains(collectionFolder.Id))
                 {
                     isInEnabledFolder = true;
                 }
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
 
             var ancestorIds = Array.Empty<Guid>();
 
-            var excludeFolderIds = user.GetPreference<Guid>(PreferenceKind.LatestItemExcludes);
+            var excludeFolderIds = user.GetPreferenceValues<Guid>(PreferenceKind.LatestItemExcludes);
             if (parentIdGuid.Equals(Guid.Empty) && excludeFolderIds.Length > 0)
             {
                 ancestorIds = _libraryManager.GetUserRootFolder().GetChildren(user, true)

Jellyfin.Data/Entities/User.cs

@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Data.Entities
         /// <param name="preference">The preference kind.</param>
         /// <typeparam name="T">Type of preference.</typeparam>
         /// <returns>A {T} array containing the user's preference.</returns>
-        public T[] GetPreference<T>(PreferenceKind preference)
+        public T[] GetPreferenceValues<T>(PreferenceKind preference)
         {
             var val = Preferences.First(p => p.Kind == preference).Value;
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(val))
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Data.Entities
         /// <returns><c>True</c> if the folder is in the user's grouped folders.</returns>
         public bool IsFolderGrouped(Guid id)
         {
-            return Array.IndexOf(GetPreference<Guid>(PreferenceKind.GroupedFolders), id) != -1;
+            return Array.IndexOf(GetPreferenceValues<Guid>(PreferenceKind.GroupedFolders), id) != -1;
         }
 
         private static bool IsParentalScheduleAllowed(AccessSchedule schedule, DateTime date)

Jellyfin.Server.Implementations/Users/UserManager.cs

@@ -376,14 +376,14 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Users
                     EnablePublicSharing = user.HasPermission(PermissionKind.EnablePublicSharing),
                     AccessSchedules = user.AccessSchedules.ToArray(),
                     BlockedTags = user.GetPreference(PreferenceKind.BlockedTags),
-                    EnabledChannels = user.GetPreference<Guid>(PreferenceKind.EnabledChannels),
+                    EnabledChannels = user.GetPreferenceValues<Guid>(PreferenceKind.EnabledChannels),
                     EnabledDevices = user.GetPreference(PreferenceKind.EnabledDevices),
-                    EnabledFolders = user.GetPreference<Guid>(PreferenceKind.EnabledFolders),
+                    EnabledFolders = user.GetPreferenceValues<Guid>(PreferenceKind.EnabledFolders),
                     EnableContentDeletionFromFolders = user.GetPreference(PreferenceKind.EnableContentDeletionFromFolders),
                     SyncPlayAccess = user.SyncPlayAccess,
-                    BlockedChannels = user.GetPreference<Guid>(PreferenceKind.BlockedChannels),
-                    BlockedMediaFolders = user.GetPreference<Guid>(PreferenceKind.BlockedMediaFolders),
-                    BlockUnratedItems = user.GetPreference<UnratedItem>(PreferenceKind.BlockUnratedItems)
+                    BlockedChannels = user.GetPreferenceValues<Guid>(PreferenceKind.BlockedChannels),
+                    BlockedMediaFolders = user.GetPreferenceValues<Guid>(PreferenceKind.BlockedMediaFolders),
+                    BlockUnratedItems = user.GetPreferenceValues<UnratedItem>(PreferenceKind.BlockUnratedItems)
                 }
             };
         }

MediaBrowser.Controller/Channels/Channel.cs

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Channels
     {
         public override bool IsVisible(User user)
         {
-            var blockedChannelsPreference = user.GetPreference<Guid>(PreferenceKind.BlockedChannels);
+            var blockedChannelsPreference = user.GetPreferenceValues<Guid>(PreferenceKind.BlockedChannels);
             if (blockedChannelsPreference.Length != 0)
             {
                 if (blockedChannelsPreference.Contains(Id))
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Channels
             else
             {
                 if (!user.HasPermission(PermissionKind.EnableAllChannels)
-                    && !user.GetPreference<Guid>(PreferenceKind.EnabledChannels).Contains(Id))
+                    && !user.GetPreferenceValues<Guid>(PreferenceKind.EnabledChannels).Contains(Id))
                 {
                     return false;
                 }

MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/MusicAlbum.cs

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Audio
 
         protected override bool GetBlockUnratedValue(User user)
         {
-            return user.GetPreference<UnratedItem>(PreferenceKind.BlockUnratedItems).Contains(UnratedItem.Music);
+            return user.GetPreferenceValues<UnratedItem>(PreferenceKind.BlockUnratedItems).Contains(UnratedItem.Music);
         }
 
         public override UnratedItem GetBlockUnratedType()

MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/MusicArtist.cs

@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Audio
 
         protected override bool GetBlockUnratedValue(User user)
         {
-            return user.GetPreference<UnratedItem>(PreferenceKind.BlockUnratedItems).Contains(UnratedItem.Music);
+            return user.GetPreferenceValues<UnratedItem>(PreferenceKind.BlockUnratedItems).Contains(UnratedItem.Music);
         }
 
         public override UnratedItem GetBlockUnratedType()

MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs

@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
                 return true;
             }
 
-            var allowed = user.GetPreference<Guid>(PreferenceKind.EnableContentDeletionFromFolders);
+            var allowed = user.GetPreferenceValues<Guid>(PreferenceKind.EnableContentDeletionFromFolders);
 
             if (SourceType == SourceType.Channel)
             {
@@ -1909,7 +1909,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
                 return false;
             }
 
-            return user.GetPreference<UnratedItem>(PreferenceKind.BlockUnratedItems).Contains(GetBlockUnratedType());
+            return user.GetPreferenceValues<UnratedItem>(PreferenceKind.BlockUnratedItems).Contains(GetBlockUnratedType());
         }
 
         /// <summary>

MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Folder.cs

@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
         {
             if (this is ICollectionFolder && !(this is BasePluginFolder))
             {
-                var blockedMediaFolders = user.GetPreference<Guid>(PreferenceKind.BlockedMediaFolders);
+                var blockedMediaFolders = user.GetPreferenceValues<Guid>(PreferenceKind.BlockedMediaFolders);
                 if (blockedMediaFolders.Length > 0)
                 {
                     if (blockedMediaFolders.Contains(Id))
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
                 else
                 {
                     if (!user.HasPermission(PermissionKind.EnableAllFolders)
-                        && !user.GetPreference<Guid>(PreferenceKind.EnabledFolders).Contains(Id))
+                        && !user.GetPreferenceValues<Guid>(PreferenceKind.EnabledFolders).Contains(Id))
                     {
                         return false;
                     }

MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Movies/BoxSet.cs

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Movies
 
         protected override bool GetBlockUnratedValue(User user)
         {
-            return user.GetPreference<UnratedItem>(PreferenceKind.BlockUnratedItems).Contains(UnratedItem.Movie);
+            return user.GetPreferenceValues<UnratedItem>(PreferenceKind.BlockUnratedItems).Contains(UnratedItem.Movie);
         }
 
         public override double GetDefaultPrimaryImageAspectRatio()

MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/TV/Series.cs

@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.TV
 
         protected override bool GetBlockUnratedValue(User user)
         {
-            return user.GetPreference<UnratedItem>(PreferenceKind.BlockUnratedItems).Contains(UnratedItem.Series);
+            return user.GetPreferenceValues<UnratedItem>(PreferenceKind.BlockUnratedItems).Contains(UnratedItem.Series);
         }
 
         public override UnratedItem GetBlockUnratedType()