Link XML to Resources

Question

I have an XML file:

<building>
    <room IMAGE="R.raw.room" />
</building>

but I don't know how to link the value of IMAGE to my main program... When I do this:

[... parsing xml file and detect room ...]
ImageView image = findViewByID(xml.getAttributeValue(0));

it don't works.. Cause it returns me a String and not a int. How can I link this XML file to my resources?

Please help!

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:55

2

Have you tried using getResources().getIdentifier()?

Answered here

edited May 23 '17 at 11:55

Community

answered Jun 10 '11 at 12:06

iDroid

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 10 '11 at 12:02

0

R.raw.room is an identifier generated by compiler for a file. You cannot load from XML. What do you want to achieve?

answered Jun 10 '11 at 12:02

Egor

Well.. Maybe I didn't explain my problem very well. I have the name of the resource "R.raw.room" in a String, and I want to find the ID of this "R.raw.room" – grgvn Jun 10 '11 at 12:05
You didn't explain your problem at all. Since R.raw.room is a composite identifier, I doubt you can parse a string to get it. So, why do you need such an approach? – Egor Jun 10 '11 at 12:08

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