Externalize strings for Android project

Question

Is there any Eclipse plugin that takes strings from code and puts them in strings.xml? I found "Externalize strings" function in Eclipse, but I don't know how to get it to work with strings.xml.

Answer 1

Use Refactor in Eclipse:

• highlight the string
• From the Eclipse menu select Refactor -> Android -> Extract Android String.

The string will be moved to strings.xml and the call to getContext().getString(R.string.my_string) generated.

Answer 2

You can also position your cursor over the string literal and press ctrl+1. Then choose "externalize" by the android icon.

Credits: Do externalized strings need to be in strings.xml?