How to use String arrays from string.xml in android layouts?

Question

I created a string-array in my strings.xml file and I want access array in my layout to fill my chips. How can I do it?

This my strings.xml

<string-array name="shortcutCategoryNames"> <item>Digital</item> <item>Clothes</item> <item>Sport</item> <item>Cosmetics</item> </string-array>

This is my layout

 <com.google.android.material.chip.ChipGroup android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content"> <com.google.android.material.chip.Chip android:id="@+id/chp_digital" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" /> <com.google.android.material.chip.Chip android:id="@+id/chp_clothes" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" /> <!-- rest of Chips--> </com.google.android.material.chip.ChipGroup>

"I want access array in my layout to fill my chips" -- there is no mechanism for doing that, sorry. You will need to use Java/Kotlin code to create your chips and put them in the group. — CommonsWare
– CommonsWare, Commented Mar 26, 2019 at 10:50

Prince Dholakiya · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-29 10:14:48Z

You can get String Array using below method.

ArrayList<String> tagList = new ArrayList(); String[] someArray = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.shortcutCategoryNames); tagList.addAll(Arrays.asList(someArray));

Liar · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-26 10:49:51Z

You can get string-array using this code:

String strArray[] = getResources().getStringArray(R.array. shortcutCategoryNames);

Then loop through strArray to create Chip and add those Chip to ChipGroup programmatically

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