Resources.GetString Method

Definition

Namespace:: Android.Content.Res

Assembly:: Mono.Android.dll

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Overloads

Name	Description
GetString(Int32)	Return the string value associated with a particular resource ID.
GetString(Int32, Object[])	Returns a string resource formatted with the supplied arguments.

GetString(Int32)

Return the string value associated with a particular resource ID.

[Android.Runtime.Register("getString", "(I)Ljava/lang/String;", "GetGetString_IHandler")]
public virtual string GetString(int id);

[<Android.Runtime.Register("getString", "(I)Ljava/lang/String;", "GetGetString_IHandler")>]
abstract member GetString : int -> string
override this.GetString : int -> string

Parameters

id: Int32

The desired resource identifier, as generated by the aapt tool. This integer encodes the package, type, and resource entry. The value 0 is an invalid identifier.

Returns

String

String The string data associated with the resource, stripped of styled text information.

Attributes: RegisterAttribute

Exceptions

Resources.NotFoundException

Throws NotFoundException if the given ID does not exist.

Remarks

Return the string value associated with a particular resource ID. It will be stripped of any styled text information. {

Java documentation for android.content.res.Resources.getString(int).

Portions of this page are modifications based on work created and shared by the Android Open Source Project and used according to terms described in the Creative Commons 2.5 Attribution License.

Applies to

GetString(Int32, Object[])

Returns a string resource formatted with the supplied arguments.

[Android.Runtime.Register("getString", "(I[Ljava/lang/Object;)Ljava/lang/String;", "GetGetString_IarrayLjava_lang_Object_Handler")]
public virtual string GetString(int id, params Java.Lang.Object[]? formatArgs);

[<Android.Runtime.Register("getString", "(I[Ljava/lang/Object;)Ljava/lang/String;", "GetGetString_IarrayLjava_lang_Object_Handler")>]
abstract member GetString : int * Java.Lang.Object[] -> string
override this.GetString : int * Java.Lang.Object[] -> string

Parameters

id: Int32

The identifier of the string resource to retrieve. The value 0 is invalid.

formatArgs: Object[]

The arguments used to format the string resource.

Returns

String

The formatted string associated with id.

Attributes: RegisterAttribute

Remarks

Java documentation for android.content.res.Resources.getString(int, java.lang.Object...).

Portions of this page are modifications based on work created and shared by the Android Open Source Project and used according to terms described in the Creative Commons 2.5 Attribution License.

Applies to