Search value for key in string-array android

Question

i have a string-array in my res/values/strings.xml

   
    Item1
    Item2         


        

Answer 1

I had the same problem. The decision for me was to create many strings in xml-file (not string arrays) and to create String[] array in code. It looks like this:

    Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(DMCBrowser.this);
    builder.setTitle(R.string.title_playlist);
    final CharSequence[] items = new CharSequence[] { getResources().getString(R.string.watch_all),
                        getResources().getString(R.string.select_items) };
    builder.setItems(items, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                    @Override
                    public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
                        if (items[which].equals(getResources().getString(R.string.watch_all))) {
                            Log.d(TAG, "Watch all");
                        } else if (items[which].equals(getResources().getString(R.string.select_items))) {
                            Log.d(TAG, "Select items");
                        }
                    }
                }).show();

Although it does not look much compact, we can differ one item from another not only by non-understandable identifier like 1 or 2, but by human-readable android R-id. If i would like to change item order, it will be very easy.