Android storing relative high amount of string_array in strings.xml

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will it affect the performance if i store about 1.5mb worth 100+ string_array data inside strings.xml?

Any other best method to store them?

Kumar Bibek · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-25 17:54:06Z

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I don't think there would be any noticeable performance problems with 1.5MB string.xml, except that your app would take up a little more RAM for the time it runs. It's fine, as long as it doesn't grow beyond, say 2-3 MBs, which might leave less RAM for other portions of your app.

Android will throttle the RAM anyway, so, if during your testing, you don't see any OutOfMemory errors, you are good to go.

But then, there might be other approaches, depending on what exactly your requirement is.

answered Jan 25, 2012 at 17:54

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cicakman Over a year ago

Well my apps will work something like user select a word from listview and then will tap on it, it will display huge information which this string_array is stored.

cicakman Over a year ago

Is it better than using strings.xml?

Kumar Bibek Over a year ago

Yes, if your data is huge. string.xml is a place where you specify the texts/labels etc that your app would use. It's not a place where you should store any data as such.

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