how do i store android constants in a strings.xml file?

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I want to use something like this :

<TextView
            android:id="@+id/text"
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_height="fill_parent"
            android:gravity="@string/textview_gravity" >

then in my strings.xml

have something like this:

<string name="textview_gravity" >bottom|right</string>

any ideas? is this even possible?

Change gravity in yur code accordingly. In xml I dont think its possible. — Abhinav Raja
– Abhinav Raja, Commented Aug 20, 2014 at 20:09

Blackbelt · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-20 20:07:26Z

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no it is not possible. You should use styles.xml for this sort of things

answered Aug 20, 2014 at 20:07

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shafeen · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-20 20:11:10Z

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I do not believe you can use string constants that way in android. I believe you can only use string constants stored in an attribute field that expects a string field like:

        android:text="@string/some_string"

answered Aug 20, 2014 at 20:11

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