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Android Build a Blog Reader Android App Rebuilding from Scratch All About @string Resources

Wei-Ting Chen
Wei-Ting Chen
7,632 Points
Posted by Wei-Ting Chen
Wei-Ting Chen
7,632 Points

What does 'R' mean in the R.string?

what does 'R' mean? We have seen it so often,but I can't remember what it means. Thanks a lot!

StringTest.java 
String[] phoneNumberLabels = { "-home", "-work", "-mobile" };

Button saveButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.saveButton);
String label=getString(R.String);

saveButton.setText("SAVE");
strings.xml 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
  <string name="saveLabel">Save My Changes</string>

   <!-- <string-array name="saveLabel">
    <item>Save My Changes</item>
    <item>work</item>
    <item>mobile</item>
   </string-array>-->

</resources>

2 Answers

Cihan Kaptan
Cihan Kaptan
7,493 Points
Cihan Kaptan
Cihan Kaptan
7,493 Points

Once you provide a resource in your application (discussed in Providing Resources), you can apply it by referencing its resource ID. All resource IDs are defined in your project's R class, which the aapt tool automatically generates.

http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/accessing-resources.html