How to access values from "strings.xml" dynamically in android?

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Here is what i am looking for...

I have few strings in "values/strings.xml". I wish to retrieve the values depending on the string's "name" attribute and use it my application. The input to which string in the xml should be used comes dynamically. Here is an example...

My input from other file :: "A" => This value changes. It can be any value in A,B,C,D.

I have different strings in strings.xml, like...

    <string name="A">AforApple</string>
<string name="B">BforBall</string>
<string name="C">CforCat</string>
<string name="D">DforDog</string>

Now, how do i programmatically get the value(AforApple) of the String with name="A".

score 4 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 06:40

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String str = context.getResources().getString(R.string.A)

or u can use

textBox.setText(R.string.A);

do not forget to import the package com.yourpackackage.R.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 06:40

Ghasem

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answered Nov 19 '12 at 03:23

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 19 '12 at 03:22

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You need to use getResources() method:

String a = getResources().getString(R.string.A);

answered Nov 19 '12 at 03:22

Marcin S.

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Sorry, posted before the page updated. Didn't mean to mimic the answer – chRyNaN Nov 19 '12 at 03:24

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 24 '18 at 10:02

Just for the record, you can also dynamically generate it using reflection.

int stringRes=R.string.class.getField("Here you put the dynamically generated input, such as A").getInt(null);
textView.setText(stringRes);

This will return the resource int value from string XML based on the input, as long as the input value "A" matches string name in the XML, this will retrieve them dynamically.

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 10 '18 at 15:38

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To access a String resource/value that you’ve defined in an XML file from your Android/Java code, use the Android getString method, like this:

String A = getString(R.string.a_string);

answered Nov 10 '18 at 15:38

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score -1 · Answer 5 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:17

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Try this:

    String word = getResources().getString(R.string.A);

Check out the link here.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:17

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answered Nov 19 '12 at 03:22

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Matthieu · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-19T03:29:05.847

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If your code gets a string like "A" and you are trying to dynamically find the string in your resources that matches that name, I don't think you can do that.

Instead of using the strings.xml, you might want to use arrays.xml and build a HashMap from that before you need to access those strings

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answered Nov 19 '12 at 03:23

Matthieu

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Ok.. will see this approach as well – Vamsi Challa Nov 19 '12 at 03:31
Somebody will need to explain to me all the downvotes... none of the other solutions give any way to dynamically get a string in the XML file from a string in the code (as opposed to an id like R.string.A). – Matthieu Aug 03 '16 at 23:50

score -1 · Answer 7 · answered Apr 22 '15 at 09:01

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You can use this code:

getText(R.string.A);

Basically, you need to pass the resource id as a parameter to the getText() method.

answered Apr 22 '15 at 09:01

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