how to get image path from resource as a string in java in android

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I want the image path from the drawable under resources as a string but it shows error . But I can't identify what the error is. I provide some code snippet.

listView = view.findViewById(R.id.listView); ArrayList<Card> list = new ArrayList<>(); //here the error String img = "drawable://" + R.drawable.tiger;

Note: when I placed image name (tiger) it gives me error

list.add(new Card("drawable://" + R.drawable.tiger, "Royal Bengal Tiger"));

why do you use "drawable://"? Do you want to access the drawable using name string? — aminography
– aminography, Commented Jan 16, 2019 at 19:26
it is followed by a tutorial.Check this : github.com/mitchtabian/AppBarLayouts/blob/master/… — Sagar Chandra Chanda
– Sagar Chandra Chanda, Commented Jan 16, 2019 at 19:31
Do you use exactly these classes? I mean ImageLoader for example. — aminography
– aminography, Commented Jan 16, 2019 at 19:35

CommonsWare · Accepted Answer · 2019-01-16 19:22:58Z

i want the image path from the drawable under resources

A drawable resource is a file on your development machine. It is not a file on the device. There is no path to it on the device.

i provide some code snippet

There is no drawable scheme in Android. This also is not an image path.

If your Card requires a Uri, you can try android.resource as a scheme.

Check this: github.com/mitchtabian/AppBarLayouts/blob/master/…
You would need to talk to the developer of that tutorial. We cannot help you with that tutorial, as we did not write it.

tyczj · Accepted Answer · 2019-01-16 19:23:35Z

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That's not how you get resources

what you want is ContextCompat.getDrawable(context, R.drawable.name);

answered Jan 16, 2019 at 19:23

tyczj

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Sagar Chandra Chanda Over a year ago

Check this: github.com/mitchtabian/AppBarLayouts/blob/master/…

tyczj Over a year ago

That example uses a library called Universal Image Loader without going through that library and seeing what is does with that string I cant tell you but its not behavior that you can get without it

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