Android: get name of string resource used in string-array

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I have a small question.

My string.xml

<resources>
    <!-- Months -->
    <string name="january">January</string>
    <string name="february">February</string>
    <string name="march">March</string>
    <string name="april">April</string>
    <string name="may">May</string>
    <string name="june">June</string>
    <string name="july">July</string>
    <string name="august">August</string>
    <string name="september">September</string>
    <string name="october">October</string>
    <string name="november">November</string>
    <string name="december">December</string>
</resources>

And my months.xml

<resources>
    <string-array name="months">
        <item>@string/january</item>
        <item>@string/february</item>
        <item>@string/march</item>
        <item>@string/april</item>
        <item>@string/may</item>
        <item>@string/june</item>
        <item>@string/july</item>
        <item>@string/august</item>
        <item>@string/september</item>
        <item>@string/october</item>
        <item>@string/november</item>
        <item>@string/december</item>
    </string-array>
</resources>

I set the months.xml for my spinner.

<Spinner
    android:id="@+id/sn_months"
    android:layout_width="150dp"
    android:layout_height="50dp"
    android:textAlignment="center"
    android:entries="@array/months"/>

Now, i want to get the string's names of the items like january, february,...NOT January, February,... in the spinner's onItemSelected using the item's position. How can i do that?

If I understand correctly, you want the name of resource used such as january from @string/january. Not possible. Sorry. — Eugen Pechanec
– Eugen Pechanec, Commented Oct 13, 2016 at 13:24

Rajesh Satvara · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-13 13:18:59Z

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public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int pos,long id) {
   String yearnam=parent.getItemAtPosition(pos).toString()toLowerCase();
}

answered Oct 13, 2016 at 13:18

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waqaslam · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-13 13:19:13Z

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Instead of relying on string value for comparison, you should use spinner.getSelectedItemPosition() as it will return the selected item's index value.

answered Oct 13, 2016 at 13:19

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Rajesh Gopu · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-13 13:21:53Z

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1) Change your input like you want.

<resources>
<!-- Months -->
<string name="january">january</string>
<string name="february">february</string>
<string name="march">march</string>
<string name="april">april</string>
<string name="may">may</string>
<string name="june">june</string>
<string name="july">july</string>
<string name="august">august</string>
<string name="september">september</string>
<string name="october">october</string>
<string name="november">november</string>
<string name="december">december</string>

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2) Create a custom View by extending Spinner change the attributre loading behaviour

answered Oct 13, 2016 at 13:21

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