Is it possible to reference one string in strings.xml inside another string that contains other text?
Something that is allowed in XML, and would achieve this effect:
<string name="string_one">My string</string>
<string name="string_two">Here it is: android:id="@string/string_one"</string>
You can create your own XML entities for the strings you want to use in other strings, and use them like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE resources [
<!ENTITY app_name "My App">
]>
<resources>
<string name="app_name">&app_name;</string>
<string name="welcome_message">Welcome to &app_name;</string>
</resources>
I don't think it's possible. What I usually do is the following:
<string name="string_one">My string</string>
<string name="string_two">Here it is: %s" </string>
and in the java code:
String.format(getString(R.string.string_two), getString(R.string.string_one));
I do this kind of thing for parametrize msgs like: "You have %d new mails".
