Question

i have an xml which has some custom tags below is the xml:

<Point 
   TestFlag="0" id="1" name="Session Introduction"
   practicenaturalfemale="practice_dummy.mp3" practicenaturalmale="practice_dummy.mp3"
   practiceukfemale="practice_dummy.mp3" practiceukmale="practice_dummy.mp3"
   practiceusfemale="practice_dummy.mp3" practiceusmale="practice_dummy.mp3">
   <PracticeText> </PracticeText>
   <PracticeFlag> 0 </PracticeFlag>

    <DownloadFiles />
    <AudioFile gid="1" id="1" name="d001_p001_01.png" type="Img" />
    <AudioFile gid="1" id="2" name="d001_ae_p001_01.png" type="mp3" />
</Point>

As you can see there is a image name “d001_p001_01.png” which is image name in audiofile tag

i need to pick the image based on this name from the drawable folder how can i acheive
this.

please help

Answer 1

Use

int id = getResources().getIdentifier("d001_p001_01", "id", getPackageName());

Note, name_of_resource should be without extension, d001_p001_01.png shall be d001_p001_01.

use this id to get actual resource:

Drawable drawable=getResources().getDrawable(id);