How to put variable inside string-resources?
JavaAndroidJava Problem Overview
Is it possible to put variables inside string-resources? And if yes - how do i use them.
What i need is the following:
<string name="next_x_results">Next %X results</string>
and put an int in place of the %X.
Java Solutions
Solution 1 - Java
<string name="meatShootingMessage">You shot %1$d pounds of meat!</string>
int numPoundsMeat = 123;
String strMeatFormat = getResources().getString(R.string.meatShootingMessage, numPoundsMeat);
Example taken from here
Solution 2 - Java
Just pass it throught getString() function as formatArgs Object.
int nextResultsSize = getNextResultsSize();
String strNextResultsSize =
getResources().getString(R.string.next_x_results, nextResultsSize);
XML:
<string name="next_x_results">Next %1$d results</string>
Solution 3 - Java
<string name="message">You shot %1$d pounds of meat! Put Second Variable String here %2$s and third variable integer here %3$d</string>
int intVariable1 = 123;
String stringVariable2 = "your String";
int intVariable3 = 456;
String strMeatFormat = getResources().getString(R.string.message, intVariable1, stringVariable2 , intVaribale3);
Solution 4 - Java
yes,you can use. after adding tag to string.xml file and then to retrrive the the same in your .java file you can follow this.
String str = getResources().getString(R.string.name);