how to set R resources array onto a string Array

Question

I Try this, but I get an error as:

12-10 16:10:24.793: E/AndroidRuntime(22575): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
12-10 16:10:24.793: E/AndroidRuntime(22575): java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: java.lang.String[] of length 2131230728 exceeds the VM limit
12-10 16:10:24.793: E/AndroidRuntime(22575):    at com.dec.myapp.fragments.EditUserProfileFragment.onCreateView(EditUserProfileFragment.java:102)
12-10 16:10:24.793: E/AndroidRuntime(22575):    at android.support.v4.app.Fragment.performCreateView(Fragment.java:1786)
12-10 16:10:24.793: E/AndroidRuntime(22575):    at android.support.v4.app.FragmentManagerImpl.moveToState(FragmentManager.java:947)
12-10 16:10:24.793: E/AndroidRuntime(22575):    at android.support.v4.app.FragmentManagerImpl.moveToState(FragmentManager.java:1126)
12-10 16:10:24.793: E/AndroidRuntime(22575):    at android.support.v4.app.BackStackRecord.run(BackStackRecord.java:739)
12-10 16:10:24.793: E/AndroidRuntime(22575):    at android.support.v4.app.FragmentManagerImpl.execPendingActions(FragmentManager.java:1489)
12-10 16:10:24.793: E/AndroidRuntime(22575):    at android.support.v4.app.FragmentManagerImpl$1.run(FragmentManager.java:454)

this is my code

String[] mCountry = new String[R.array.countries_array];

in XML

<string-array name="countries_array">
    <item>Afghanistan</item>
    <item>Albania</item>
    <item>Algeria</item>
    <item>American Samoa</item>
    <item>Andorra</item>
...

are you trying this on emulator..??

Harry Sharma
– Harry Sharma

2014-12-10 08:16:20 +00:00
Commented Dec 10, 2014 at 8:16 — Harry Sharma
– Harry Sharma, Commented Dec 10, 2014 at 8:16

Pragnesh Ghoda シ · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-10 08:47:21Z

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Try to use getStringArray() function for getting string arrays..

Code :

String[] mCountry;

mCountry= getResources().getStringArray(R.array.countries_array);

References :

public String[] getStringArray (int id)
    Return the string array associated with a particular resource ID.

Refer this for more : Developer's Link

edited Dec 10, 2014 at 8:47

answered Dec 10, 2014 at 8:16

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nobalG · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-10 08:23:35Z

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The array is your resource, so you access it by doing following

  Resources resources=getResources();
  String[] mCountry=resources.getStringArray(R.array.countries_array);

or just in one line

String[] mCountry=getResources().getStringArray(R.array.countries_array);

For further references See this too

edited Dec 10, 2014 at 8:23

answered Dec 10, 2014 at 8:16

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Vikasdeep Singh Over a year ago

This is duplicate answer

nobalG Over a year ago

@VicJordan I will let the timestamp help you,I was just typing when the other answer was posted anyway

Phantômaxx Over a year ago

@VicJordan No, there's no evidence that it's a duplicate answer. In facts, it seems a genuine answer.

Vikasdeep Singh Over a year ago

@nobalG Der, I was reading this question and during that first answer appeared was from Prag's then this answer.

Pragnesh Ghoda シ Over a year ago

no offence for his answer.. It happens... Thnk u for your support.. @VicJordan

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