Is it possible to define an Android string-array resource in Gradle?

Question

In Gradle for Android, I\'m trying to generate the equivalent of this string-array resource...

Answer 1

Here's the closest I got, with guidance from @schwiz. I still can't find a way to do this with resValue, but it's possible to define a buildConfigField that can accomplish the same goal:

buildConfigField "String[]", "URL_ARRAY",
        "{" +
                "\"http://www.url1.com\"," +
                "\"http://www.url2.com\"," +
                "\"http://www.url3.com\"" +
                "}"

That gives you access to the array, via BuildConfig:

public static final String[] URL_ARRAY = {
   "http://www.url1.com",
   "http://www.url2.com",
   "http://www.url3.com"}; // whitespace added for clarity

You can then override the buildConfigField value per buildType. So, unless you specifically need this to be in R.array.*, this will meet your needs. Leaving this open for now in case anyone else knows how to do this with resValue.