I apologize beforehand if this is an easy question, however i am not able to find something relevant.
What i want to do:
Let's say i have a string: My name is -variable- and I am -variable- years old. I live -variable- bla bla bla.
How do i declare this on XML?
Any guidelines and directions for more reading regarding this topic are appreciated.
Thanks a lot and in advance
You can use xliff annotations in your string.
<resources xmlns:xliff="urn:oasis:names:tc:xliff:document:1.2">
<string id="foo">
My name is <xliff:g id="name" example="Andy Droid">%s</xliff:g> and I am <xliff:g id="age" example="5">%d</xliff:g> years old. I live in <xliff:g id="city" example="Paris">%s</xliff:g>. blabla
</string>
</resources>
And your reference it in your layout with android:text="@string/foo"
Android Studio will display nicely
My name is (Andy Droid) and I am (5) years old. I live in (Paris). blabla
Of course, you also need a code replacement
final TextView tv = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.bar);
String name = ...;
int age = ...;
String city = ...;
tv.setText(getString(R.string.foo, name, age, city));
You can add this string
<string name="example">My name is %s and I am %d years old. I live %s bla bla bla</string>
in your strings.xml file.
And in your code :
TextView tv = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.tv1);
String name = "";
int age = 0;
String city = "";
tv.setText(String.format(getString(R.id.example),name,age,city));
EDIT: Okay sorry, this is apparently bad practice. It will work, but I'm sure there are better solutions. I just haven't had to do anything like this yet.
It sounds like you want to set the string programmatically. There may be a more elegant solution, but you may have to store each of the strings separately and then combine them in your code.
<string name="my_name_is">My name is </string>
<string name="and_i_am"> and I am </string>
<string name="years_old"> years old.</string>
And in your code
String name = "Bill";
String age = "12";
String str = getString(R.id.my_name_is) + name + getString(R.id.and_i_am) + age
+ getString(R.id._years_old);
Output: "My name is Bill and I am 12 years old."
This answer shows how you can reference one string from another string in xml, but I don't think that's what you're looking for.
