how to get string array values out of strings.xml and in to an arraylist [android]

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products.add(new Product(getResources().getString(R.string.ChecklistData)),
              R.drawable.ic_launcher, false));

My StringArray in xml call CheckListData and the Arraylist that i want to add is call products

Apoorv · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-15 07:00:24Z

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You have to use

getResources().getStringArray(R.array.ChecklistData)

instead of

getResources().getString(R.string.ChecklistData)

if ChecklistData is <string-array > in strings.xml

answered May 15, 2014 at 7:00

Apoorv

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Pankaj Arora · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-15 07:14:31Z

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if ChecklistData is the string array then,use:

getResources().getStringArray(R.array.ChecklistData)

answered May 15, 2014 at 7:14

Pankaj Arora

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