Getting a String from Plurals to use in XML?

android, android-xml

Solution

You have to set it by code:

...setText(yourContext.getResources().getQuantityString(R.plurals.cats, catsCountVar));

Problem

I am using Plurals to simplify my code. e.g., I used to have ``` <string name="cat">Cat</string> <string name="cats">Cats</string> ``` Using Plurals instead of multiple strings, I now have ``` <plurals name="cats"> <item quantity="one">Cat</item> <item quantity="other">Cats</item> </plurals> ``` However, I used to retrieve strings to use as titles or summaries in my XML. e.g., ``` android:title="@string/cats" ``` Having removed that string in favor of a Plural, I am now unsure how to retrieve my string from XML. I did make a naive attempt with ``` android:title="@plurals/cats" ``` but this just gives me `@1234567890` instead of `Cats` (or `Cat`). Anyone know if it is possible to retrieve a string out of a Plural from XML?

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