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Asked: 2026-06-10T17:57:27+00:00

I want to enter string -< in strings.xml file in eclipse, the string has

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I want to enter string " -< " in strings.xml file in eclipse, the string has character < and I couldn’t add it to xml file without error! I even tried to escaping by \ character:

<string name="search_target_arrow"> -\< </string>

or enclosing it between "" as below:

<string name="search_target_arrow">" -< "</string>

but none worked. Then finally with help of kind users here I found that this would be the correct way to enter such chars in xml:

<string name="search_target_arrow"> -&amp;lt; </string>

but now when I get this resource in my code:

getResources().getString(R.string.search_target_arrow);

and set it to a TextView, It shows -&lt; on screen! How to get original character by code? should I do something related to HTML?!

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  1. Editorial Team

    If you are using eclipse then right click on strings.xml & open it with “Android Common XML Editor” & add from there it will handle escaping for you.

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