Android how to access strings in string.xml file and colors in color.xml programmatically

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I wanna know how to access strings & colors & dimens of xml files programmatically.

Is there any easy way to access it ???

So you want to access the string from strings.xml rather than set it? — 323go
– 323go, Commented Aug 13, 2014 at 2:27
That's what I'm sayin ~ I need to change my question little bit. sorry — kimkevin
– kimkevin, Commented Aug 13, 2014 at 2:28
possible duplicate of Android: How do I get string from resources using its name? — Aniruddha
– Aniruddha, Commented Aug 13, 2014 at 4:09

323go · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-13 02:30:43Z

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You'll want Resources.

In an activity, you can use getResources() to retrieve that object, and then simply use

Resources res = getResources();
String string = res.getString( R.string.string_id );
int color = res.getColor( R.color.color_id )

etc.

answered Aug 13, 2014 at 2:30

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Rod_Algonquin · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-13 02:39:04Z

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You can use getResource of your activity to get the string, color ,etc from your values folder of your project.

sample:

String m_string = getResources().getString(R.string.app_name); //string xml
float m_dimension = getResources().getDimension(R.dimen.dimension); //dimens xml
int m_color = getResources().getColor(R.color.blue); //color xml

edited Aug 13, 2014 at 2:39

answered Aug 13, 2014 at 2:30

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