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By: thursdaynext

thursdaynext — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:40:34 +0000

use the getIdentifier() method to get the resource id, then you can use getText( resId );

By: Vinod

Vinod — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:41:10 +0000

Hi Amit,
I am retrieving a string which is stored in the resource file as below.

String res = this.getResources().getText(R.string.celsiusfahrenheit)

My question is: In my code, i want to dynamically substitute the value “celsiusfarrenheit” because I built this value dynamically.

basically can I do something like getText(“R.string.”+dynamicvalue) ? so that this still retrieves value from resource file

thx
vinod

By: Esdras

Esdras — Thu, 27 May 2010 20:40:00 +0000

Very useful text

Just a tip for the ones who came here looking for the same as me, and giving an example of what’s written above: strings like android.R.strings.yes or android.R.strings.no can be put into the XML files using android:text=”@android:string/yes” and android:text=”@android:string/no”