Question

How to properly write android xml resource where object has a main ID and sub-objects has subID’s

I have very good example to explain my problem. Example is written in Plist(modified xml version for iOS):

<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>223</key>----main key/ID
<dict>
<key>name</key>----sub-key/ID
  <string>Bill</string>
<key>uzvards</key>
  <string>Gates</string>
<key>adress</key>
  <string>Broadway</string>

So i need this type of data structure written in android XML. I guess xml file should be created in Values folder and use Resource type !? Thank you.

Answer 1

After looking into Plist, I think my comment was a suitable answer. In your actual code, you will want to use something like a hashmap, for your data. Depending on what you want, there are numerous ways to set this up but you can create a new hashmap

HashMap<String, String> myMap = new Hash<String, String>(); 

then use put(key, value) to add things to the map which you may get from a TextView and could display in an EditText. You can also use ArrayList and many others depending on what you want to accomplish. Or HashMaps inside of HashMaps.
Note: if you want to keep the order of your map you will want to use a linked hashmap
The res directory is where you store your XML for layouts(UI). My comment link should explain that very well. Hope this helps.