(Android Xamarin) Get Resource string value instead of int

Question

Im just starting to create a simple android app with the use of Xamarin using VS2012. I know there is a type of Resource just for strings. In my resource folder, i have an xml file like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
   <string name="RecordsTable">records</string>
   <string name="ProjectTable">projects</string>
   <string name="ActivitiesTable">activities</string>
</resources>

In my code, I want to use the values of those resources like:

string recordTable = Resource.String.RecordsTable; //error, data type incompatibility

I know that Resource.String.<key> returns an integer so I cant use the code above. I am hoping that recordTable variable will have a value of records.

Is there a way I can use the value of those resource string for my code's string variables?

Just get the `int`, and then convert it to a `String`? – Bigflow Apr 09 '13 at 08:35 — Bigflow, Apr 09 '13 at 08:35
sorry, i cant understand what you are proposing. – raberana Apr 09 '13 at 08:36 — raberana, Apr 09 '13 at 08:36

ρяσѕρєя K · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-09T08:56:30.750

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try it as using Resources.GetString for getting string from string Resources

Context context = this;
// Get the Resources object from our context
Android.Content.Res.Resources res = context.Resources;
// Get the string resource, like above.
string recordTable = res.GetString(Resource.String.RecordsTable);

edited Apr 09 '13 at 08:56

answered Apr 09 '13 at 08:39

ρяσѕρєя K

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hmm, i cant see the GetString method. And to be able to use the Resources object, i need to add the Android.Content.Res namespace. – raberana Apr 09 '13 at 08:43
@eaon21 : yes see [Resources.GetString](http://docs.mono-android.net/?link=M%3aAndroid.Content.Res.Resources.GetString%28int%29#) – ρяσѕρєя K Apr 09 '13 at 08:44
I saw it! thanks.. however, i used Resources.System.GetString(id)... Resources.GetString does not exist :( – raberana Apr 09 '13 at 08:49
@eaon21 : depend on how you are calling getString method – ρяσѕρєя K Apr 09 '13 at 08:53
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I think the reason why i did not see Resources.GetString() is because im coding using C#. I guess you have to use Resources.System.GetString() in C# instead. – raberana Apr 09 '13 at 08:54
is there any way to set resource programaticaly ? – Younis Qadir Aug 14 '17 at 13:39

Tieson T. · Answer 2 · 2014-05-29T03:05:23.460

It's worth noting that you do not need to create an instance of Resources to access the resource table. This works equally well:

using Android.App;

public class MainActivity : Activity
{
    void SomeMethod()
    {
        string str = GetString(Resource.String.your_resource_id);
    }
}

GetString(), used this way, is a method defined on the abstract Context class. You can also use this version:

using Android.App;

public class MainActivity : Activity
{
    void SomeMethod()
    {
        string str = Resources.GetString(Resource.String.your_resource_id);
    }
}

Resources, used this way, is a read-only property on the ContextWrapper class, which Activity inherits from the ContextThemeWrapper class.

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 08 '14 at 11:09

If you're not in an activity or another context, you should get the context and use it to get the Resources and PackageName, as the following example:

int resID = context.Resources.GetIdentifier(listEntryContact.DetailImage.ImageName, "drawable", context.PackageName);
imageView.SetImageResource(resID);

score -5 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 09 '13 at 08:37

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int int_recordTable = Resource.String.RecordsTable;

String recordTable = (String.valueOf(int_recordTable)); //no more errors

Get theint, then change it to a String

answered Apr 09 '13 at 08:37

Bigflow

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Since the OP is using Xamarin he is probably coding in .Net, not Java. Also I do not think he just wants to convert an int to a String – Peter van der Heijden Apr 09 '13 at 08:43

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