Why multiple Android resources have the same int representation?

Question

I have 5 different videos in my raw folder in Android project made with Eclipse, but the problem is that

    String stringPath1 = "android.resource://"+getPackageName()+"/"+R.raw.firstVideo; 
    String stringPath2 = "android.resource://"+getPackageName()+"/"+R.raw.secondVideo;

when I display stringPath1 and stringPath2 in textview they are the same (R.raw._ is the same int). Therefore when I try to change videoPlayer path the path does not change. What could be the reason for that?

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 29 '13 at 09:55

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instead of using path use InputStream.

to get the stream :

getResources().openRawResource(R.raw.firstVideo)

getResources().openRawResource(R.raw.secondVideo)

Good Luck.

answered May 29 '13 at 09:55

Med Besbes

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Ok, but what I have to call instead of VideoView.setVideoPath() to set the source of video? – Kristians Kuhta May 29 '13 at 11:06
see this link http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1283499/setting-data-source-to-an-raw-id-in-mediaplayer – Med Besbes May 29 '13 at 11:30

Why multiple Android resources have the same int representation?

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