Android resource of type long

Question

There is a type Integer in the Android resources:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
    <integer name="bytes_size">2147483647</integer>
</resources>

The maximum value is then 2147483647, so how could I have a bigger value in there, like a long? Do I have to put it as a String and then transform it to a long, or is there a better way?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3282390/add-floating-point-value-to-android-resources-values did you try this type of approach? It's float but see if it has long too? — Daniel Sharp, Mar 24 '15 at 17:17

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 04 '16 at 09:35

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Not the ideal solution but you can store the value as a string and parse it during runtime.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
    <string name="bytes_size">4294967296</string>
</resources>

Now you simply parse it into long.

String longString = getResources().getString(R.string.bytes_size);
long bytes_size = Long.parseLong(longString);

answered Mar 04 '16 at 09:35

Shakti

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Yeah that's exactly what I was trying to avoid to do. But as it's the only real solution for it, you are right. – galex Mar 04 '16 at 15:10

Android resource of type long

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