How to get a resource id with a known resource name?

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I want to access a resource like a String or a Drawable by its name and not its int id.

Which method would I use for this?

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10 Answers

• Kotlin Version via Extension Function

To find a resource id by its name In Kotlin, add below snippet in a kotlin file:

ExtensionFunctions.kt

import android.content.Context
import android.content.res.Resources

fun Context.resIdByName(resIdName: String?, resType: String): Int {
    resIdName?.let {
        return resources.getIdentifier(it, resType, packageName)
    }
    throw Resources.NotFoundException()
}

• Usage

Now all resource ids are accessible wherever you have a context reference using resIdByName method:

val drawableResId = context.resIdByName("ic_edit_black_24dp", "drawable")
val stringResId = context.resIdByName("title_home", "string")
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// image from res/drawable
    int resID = getResources().getIdentifier("my_image", 
            "drawable", getPackageName());
// view
    int resID = getResources().getIdentifier("my_resource", 
            "id", getPackageName());

// string
    int resID = getResources().getIdentifier("my_string", 
            "string", getPackageName());
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In Kotlin following works fine for me:

val id = resources.getIdentifier("your_resource_name", "drawable", context?.getPackageName())

If resource is place in mipmap folder, you can use parameter "mipmap" instead of "drawable".

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