How to get a resource id with a known resource name?

Question

I want to access a resource like a String or a Drawable by its name and not its int id.

Which method would I use for this?

Answer 1

I have found this class very helpful to handle with resources. It has some defined methods to deal with dimens, colors, drawables and strings, like this one:

public static String getString(Context context, String stringId) {
    int sid = getStringId(context, stringId);
    if (sid > 0) {
        return context.getResources().getString(sid);
    } else {
        return "";
    }
}