String variable won't take string value

Question

I'm probably missing something really obvious here. I have created a new string called str but when I try to assign a string value from strings.xml to it I am getting the error "The method getString(int) is undefined for the type String". Not sure why it thinks it is an int?

It works fine if I just set str = "my string"?

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_display_clinics);

}

public void onRadioButtonClicked(View view) {

    // initialize the string variable
    String str; 

    // Is the button now checked?
    boolean checked = ((RadioButton) view).isChecked();
    // Check which radio button was clicked
    switch (view.getId()) {
    case R.id.radioCounty1:
        if (checked)
            str.getString(R.string.County1);
        break;
    case R.id.radioCounty2:
        if (checked)
            str.getString(R.string.County2);
        break;
    }

Blackbelt · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-06 09:33:36Z

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String has no member getString. You are probably looking for Context.getString(int).

here you can find the documentation.

answered Nov 6, 2013 at 9:33

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k-prog Over a year ago

Yes this worked. Other answers below were more or less the same too. I just don't get what the point of referring to a context is when I am working within one class. Or more to the point why doesn't String have a getString member??

Blackbelt Over a year ago

Context is a class with getString method. Activity extends (in its hierarchy Context), so from an activity you are able to call the getString method. It looks up the R class to get the String you want. String is a java class. It has no notion of Android resources

PgmFreek · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-06 09:41:04Z

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String has no method named getString.

You should use

str = Activity_name.this.getResources().getString(R.string.County1);

Where Activity_name is the name of the current activity

answered Nov 6, 2013 at 9:41

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azerto00 · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-06 09:34:27Z

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You have to use str = getResources().getString(R.string.County1) instead

answered Nov 6, 2013 at 9:34

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Gajendra Rawat · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-06 09:35:42Z

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pass a instance of Context context

and then use

context.getResources().getString(R.string.text1) here context is belongs to your current activity.

answered Nov 6, 2013 at 9:35

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krishna · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-06 09:45:54Z

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Since String does not have getString() you cannot use it directly with String. Instead You cannot use

str = getResources().getString(R.string.County1);

or

str = Context.getString(R.string.County1);

answered Nov 6, 2013 at 9:45

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