Referencing an XML string in an XML Array (Android)

Question

in arrays.xml

<string-array name="my_items">
  <item>My item 1</item>
  <item>My item 2</item>
  <item>My item 3</item>
</string-array>

in strings.xml

<resources>
  <string name="item1">My item 1</string>
  <string name="item2">My item 2</string>
  <string name="item3">My item 3</string>
</resources>

I would like to reference the string in the array "My item 1" from strings.xml. How do I do that?

jax · Accepted Answer · 2010-05-19 12:08:49Z

35

oh yeah, that is what I meant. This is how I did it.

<string-array name="my_items">
  <item>@string/item1</item>
  <item>@string/item2</item>
  <item>@string/item3</item>
</string-array>

It resolved correctly in Android 1.6

answered May 19, 2010 at 12:08

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Samuel-Eli Over a year ago

it doesnt work for me if they are in the same xml file...i thought i should add that important note* --using Ubuntu with Eclipse 4.2

brandall Over a year ago

If @string isn't recognised, try typing it into the IDE, rather than copying and pasting.

CommonsWare · Accepted Answer · 2010-05-19 11:54:08Z

8

You can't. It might be possible to do the reverse: have @string/item1 in the <string-array>.

answered May 19, 2010 at 11:54

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