How to call string from res string.xml?

Question

This is my string.xml. I wanted to call the string name url in the xml.How should i call it?

<resources>
<string name="app_name">FinalDemo</string>
<string name="action_settings">Settings</string>
<string name="url">"http://10.207.201.105/apexStore2/"</string>
</resources>

This is how i call. However i have been getting error. How should i call it?

String ipAddress = getApplicationContext().getString(R.strings.url);

Possible duplicate of [how to read value from string.xml in android?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2183962/how-to-read-value-from-string-xml-in-android) — Yoann Hercouet, Apr 27 '16 at 08:38
@Charlene Be sure to remove the quotes in your XML: `http://10.207.201.105/apexStore2/` — Yoann Hercouet, Apr 27 '16 at 08:48

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 27 '16 at 07:12

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Use this Code its work in your case

String ipAddress = getApplicationContext().getResources().getString(R.strings.url);

answered Apr 27 '16 at 07:12

Nitesh Pareek

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It say cannot resolve getApplicationContext(). Error in this part – Cheong Charlene Apr 27 '16 at 08:03
if you extends Activity then use this.getResources().getString(R.strings.url); else if you extends Fragment then use getActivity().getResources().getString(R.strings.url); – Nitesh Pareek Apr 27 '16 at 08:20
if you extends Activity then use this.getApplicationContext().getResources().getString(R.strings.url); else if you extends Fragment then use getActivity().getApplicationContext().getResources().getString(R.strings.url); – Nitesh Pareek Apr 27 '16 at 08:38

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 27 '16 at 07:12

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You should call it using

String ipAddress = getApplicationContext().getResources().getString(R.string.url);

See the related documentation here

answered Apr 27 '16 at 07:12

Guillaume Barré

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 27 '16 at 07:13

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To learn more: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/string-resource.html

String url= getApplicationContext().getResources().getString(R.string.url);

answered Apr 27 '16 at 07:13

Nirav Ranpara

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 27 '16 at 07:15

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Try This

String ipAddress = getApplicationContext().getResources().getString(R.strings.url);

answered Apr 27 '16 at 07:15

mdDroid

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Saurabh Vardani · Answer 5 · 2016-04-27T07:28:54.960

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Try like this....

 String ipAddress =getApplicationContext().getResources().getString(R.string.url);

and for more information:- http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/string-resource.html

edited Apr 27 '16 at 07:28

answered Apr 27 '16 at 07:16

Saurabh Vardani

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score -1 · Answer 6 · answered Apr 27 '16 at 07:19

in your question. you said in xml but

String ipAddress = getApplicationContext().getString(R.strings.url);

is a java code. In xml you can simply do it like this

 <TextView
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:text="@string/url" />

Also, in your error you should access your resources before the getString method

String ipAddress = getApplicationContext().getResources().getString(R.strings.url);

It say cannot resolve getApplicationContext(). Error in this part — Cheong Charlene, Apr 27 '16 at 08:03

How to call string from res string.xml?

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