Using resources of string-array

We can define the content of String array in XML, then load the array with getResources().getStringArray(R.array.xxx).

Create a file /res/values/array.xml to define the array

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<resources>
<string-array name="DayOfWeek">
 <item>Sunday</item>
 <item>Monday</item>
 <item>Tuesday</item>
 <item>Wednesday</item>
 <item>Thursday</item>
 <item>Friday</item>
 <item>Saturday</item>
</string-array>
</resources>

package com.exercise.AndroidStringArray;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class AndroidStringArrayActivity extends Activity {

    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
        TextView text = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.text);
        
        String[] myStringArray = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.DayOfWeek);
        String textOut = "";
        
        for(int i = 0; i < myStringArray.length; i++){
         textOut += myStringArray[i] + "\n";
        }
        
        text.setText(textOut);
    }
}

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    >
<TextView  
    android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
    android:text="@string/hello"
    />
<TextView  
    android:id="@+id/text"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
    />
</LinearLayout>