Android: how to get values from strings.xml into listview?

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In my Android app I want to make a list of options that can be clicked. On whichever item you click, it always brings you to the same next screen but with a different .putextra(). I can do this with a simple ListAdapter as is done here.

That works fine, but I do want the values to be translated in the app for different languages. I guess this means I need to define all the values in the listview in my strings.xml. I can of course define some values in strings.xml, but I wouldn't know where to start to get values from my strings.xml into a listview.

Does anybody know how I would be able to get translatable values into an Android ListView? Any tips are welcome!

Amirhossein Mehrvarzi · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-20 16:56:04Z

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You have two options:

storing strings in strings.xml and make a list or array contains their ids. you can use what @TabrejKhan has said for this option.
Storing a string array as follows and pass it to your adapter.

Like:

<string-array name="my_string_list">
    <item>String 1</item>
    <item>String 2</item>
    <item>String 3</item>
    <item>String 4</item>
    <item>String 5</item>
</string-array>

And in your java code create the adapter

ArrayAdapter<CharSequence> dataAdapter = ArrayAdapter.createFromResource(activity,
                R.array.my_string_list);

edited May 20, 2016 at 16:56

Amirhossein Mehrvarzi

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answered Jan 14, 2014 at 12:52

Ahmad Dwaik 'Warlock'

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kramer65 Over a year ago

Thanks for your answers. Do you consider either one to be the better one? And if so, why?

Ahmad Dwaik 'Warlock' Over a year ago

I prefer second option, as you don't occupy extra space in your code and in R.java

Phantômaxx Over a year ago

The second, for sure!

kramer65 Over a year ago

Alright, so the second option it is. But where do I store this string array? In the fragment layout file, or somewhere else?

Ahmad Dwaik 'Warlock' Over a year ago

in same file strings.xml

Tabrej Khan · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-14 13:02:09Z

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A simple answer is.... Create your array like this:

String[] listItems = {R.string.text1, R.string.text2, R.string.text3, R.string.text4 /*and so on*/ };

edited Jan 14, 2014 at 13:02

answered Jan 14, 2014 at 12:50

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sai Over a year ago

But, "R.string.text1" ..... are "int" items, how can you store them in a String Array. Can you explain?

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