Android variables in strings.xml

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Somewhere I read how to use variables in XML document. They said it's very simple and I guess it was. I successfully used it that way in Android strings.xml file. I was using it that way the whole day until suddenly android stopped to parse it and stopped to treat it like a variable.

I used it in this way:

<resources>
<string name="some_string">string1</string>
<string name="another_string"> {$some_string} trolololo </string>
</resources>

and in java accessing it through: getApplicationContext().getString(R.strings.another_string);

getApplicationContext().getString(R.strings.another_string);

In the output I used to receive string like:

string1 trolololo

and now I receive only:

{$some_string} trolololo

Does anyone have any idea what is wrong? I know that Android's XML may differ than standard XML, but IT USED TO WORK. Awww... Thanks for any advice.

android xml parsing variables
4 Answers

Or, you can directly use getResources().getString(R.string.activity_title, arg).

For example

<resources>
   <string name="postfix_title">%s Gallery</string>
</resources>

and then simply,

String arg = "Colors";
String title = getResources().getString(R.string.postfix_title, arg);

This will result in title containing value Colors Gallery.

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