How to get information from another intent?

I am new on android and I don't understand how the Broadcast Receiver works. In my app I have intent that extends Broadcast Receiver, and also I have xmlFile with editTextPreference. How could I get the text on the xml file into the Broadcast Receiver intent?

This is my xmlFile(res/xml/Prefs.xml):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<PreferenceScreen xmlns:android="http://ift.tt/nIICcg" >

    <EditTextPreference 
        android:title="EditText"
        android:key="name"
        android:summary="Enter your name"
        />
    </PreferenceScreen>