Is it possible to refer to Array Resource Items directly in XML?

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In code, it's easy to use the Resources class to get an instance of an XML typed array resource and traverse its items. My question: is it possible to reference array resource items in XML itself as shown below

<resource> <array name="items"> <item>Item One</item> <item>Item Two</item> <item>Item Three</item> </array> <string name="itemThree">@array/items[2]</string> </resource>

The format shown above does not work. Does anyone know if that is possible using a different format?

CommonsWare · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-14 19:07:30Z

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No, but I think the reverse works. Define your strings as string resources and refer to them as @string/... in the <item> elements.

answered Jul 14, 2011 at 19:07

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marchica · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-14 19:10:29Z

I would just define itemThree in Java:

String itemThree = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.items)[2]

Ultimately, the XML gets inflated into Java objects, so it's not much difference IMO.

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