Convert int Id of a View to its string resource name?

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Suppose I define a View with an Id like this, in an Android XML layout file:

<View
    android:id="@+id/my_view_id"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content" />

In Java code, I can retrieve the Id of the View as an int, like this:

int id = view.getId(); // This returns something like 234567890

But I cannot tell what this object is from the number only, so I want to read the String representation of the int, like "my_view_id", as per the original XML file.

Is there a way to do this? Can I convert the int id to a human-readable name of the id?

Please provide a complete example. What exactly are you trying to do here? How will the "human readable id" be used? — Code-Apprentice, Feb 26 '17 at 17:23
in what language or using what library for a specific language? — me_, Feb 26 '17 at 17:23
Possible duplicate of [How to get Resource Name from Resource id](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10137692/how-to-get-resource-name-from-resource-id) — David Medenjak, Feb 26 '17 at 17:24

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 06 '17 at 07:58

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thanks for @David Medenjak this is Answer

getResources().getResourceEntryName(int resid);

answered Mar 06 '17 at 07:58

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There is also `getResources().getResourceName()` which will return the full package name, like `"com.company.MyApp:id/button_login"` – Mr-IDE May 28 '20 at 15:09

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 26 '17 at 17:32

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There is no way to do this as far as I know. If you want to get the string you used in "@+id/myviewid", you could do something like android:tag="myviewid". This will store your view id name in the views tag, which can be accessed via view.getTag().

answered Feb 26 '17 at 17:32

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Convert int Id of a View to its string resource name?

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