Can I set the string resource to a different language programatically?

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I have a arabic strings.xml file. I also have an English one.

In my settings activity, I want to be able to change the language used by the user. Like, is there a method like setStringResource(string.xml-ar)?

Do you want to change the app language only? Because if you change the phone's language, system will automatically use the appropriate language strings for you application (if you have specified). Please be clear about what you exactly want. — Mangesh, Jan 02 '16 at 10:09

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:33

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Of course you must use Locale.AR or something like that for Arabic resource file.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:33

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answered Jan 02 '16 at 09:57

Tuna Yagci

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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Keep your language specific xml strings in the necessary directories under resources

And change the locale as required

String language = "en";
String country = "US";
Locale locale = new Locale(language , country);

edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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answered Jan 02 '16 at 09:58

johnrao07

Is that all I have to do? The it changes the app to use the arabic strings.xml? – ASDev Jan 02 '16 at 10:39

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