Cannot get resource from android application

Question

I am building an Android app, and I have a problem to get resource from string.xml. I need to have a URL in `String.xml` that will be used several times through the app. I tried `Resources.getText("my_url")`, but this does not work. Eclipse complains when I use this. Do you think this is the best way to do ?

Accepted Answer

What you probably want is:

```
String myUrl = getString(R.string.my_url);
```

The `getString()` method is in `Context` which means that it's available directly in your `Activity` class since `Activity` is a subclass of `Context`. (The `getString()` method is also in `Resources` but it's easier to call on it directly on your `Activity`.)

What happens with your XML resources is that each is given a unique integer ID and this is added to the automatically generated `R` class as a `public static final int`. You then use these IDs to reference the resources. Have a look in the `gen` folder in your Eclipse project and you'll find the `R` class in there.

Cannot get resource from android application

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