How to list Android string resources in an array

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I want to do something similar to this as explained in Reference drawable from string-array in android

private Integer[] mThumbIds = {
        R.drawable.sample_2, R.drawable.sample_3,
        R.drawable.sample_4, R.drawable.sample_5,
        R.drawable.sample_6, R.drawable.sample_7,
        R.drawable.sample_0, R.drawable.sample_1,
        R.drawable.sample_2, R.drawable.sample_3,
        R.drawable.sample_4, R.drawable.sample_5,
        R.drawable.sample_6, R.drawable.sample_7,
        R.drawable.sample_0, R.drawable.sample_1,
        R.drawable.sample_2, R.drawable.sample_3,
        R.drawable.sample_4, R.drawable.sample_5,
        R.drawable.sample_6, R.drawable.sample_7
};

I tried this .java file :

    int[] descriptions = new int[] { 
        R.string.description_section1, 
        R.string.description_section2, 

    };

but it doesn't seem to be the right syntax.

May I ask you what's wrong in using a strin array as a reource? You'd have the array already set in a resource file... — Phantômaxx
– Phantômaxx, Commented Apr 27, 2014 at 9:08
You can do so also with a string array set in xml and then retrieved in code... — Phantômaxx
– Phantômaxx, Commented Apr 27, 2014 at 9:14
I don't want to do so in XML I want to use code like in this post stackoverflow.com/questions/19791845/… — user310291
– user310291, Commented Apr 27, 2014 at 9:15

Chaoba · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-27 09:14:58Z

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define your array in array.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>

    <string-array name="descriptions">
        <item>section1</item>
        <item>section1</item>
    </string-array>
 </resources>

then try this:

String[] descriptions = getResources().getStringArray(
                R.array.descriptions);

answered Apr 27, 2014 at 9:14

Chaoba

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Phantômaxx Over a year ago

... Exactly what I proposed.

user310291 Over a year ago

Thanks for the alternative though I'm not fond of XML

Steve Benett · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-27 09:11:29Z

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Try this as mentioned in the docs:

int[] descriptions = { 
    R.string.description_section1, 
    R.string.description_section2, 

};

answered Apr 27, 2014 at 9:11

Steve Benett

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Steve Benett Over a year ago

@BobMalooga Because this compiles just fine, I think the extra comma at the last element is optional. But I don't know where this is specified.

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