Question

Is it possible to get string resources from a repository (like HashTable, List etc. ) not strings.xml?
Desired usage in layouts like

<EditText android:id="@+id/inputSearch"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:hint="@StringRepository.GetMessage("Search")"
        android:inputType="textVisiblePassword"/>

My challenge is maintain string values on application server (web) and refresh all string resources (both layout and java side) without version updating.

I tried to traverse all Views on onCreate method of Activity instance, but couldn’t find a solution for dynamically created Views.

Any help to achieve this challenge would be appreciated.

Answer 1

No. The @resource syntax only works with XML defined resources. If you want to define your strings in a hashmap, you will need to set the hint/text of your views in code.