In my android app, I have a large string resource xml file. I want to make reference and reuse declared resources values within String values. Is it possible to have the R class resolve referenced values (a la @string/db_table_name)?
<resources>
<string name="db_table_name">tbl_name</string>
<string name="ddl">create table @string/tbl_name</string>
</resources>
Is there a way of doing this. In regular Java world, some tools use ${varname} expression to resolve reference. Can this be done at all in Android?
Add a %s to your second resource string (the one that you want to be dynamic) where you want it to be modified. i.e.,
<resources>
<string name="db_table_name">tbl_name</string>
<string name="ddl">create table %s</string>
</resources>
and in your code use getString() to work the magic,
getString(R.string.ddl, getString(R.string.db_table_name));
Yes, it is possible without writing any Java/Kotlin code, only XML, by using this small library I created which does so at buildtime: https://github.com/LikeTheSalad/android-string-reference
Usage
Based on your example, you'd have to set your strings like this:
<resources>
<string name="db_table_name">tbl_name</string>
<string name="template_ddl">create table ${db_table_name}</string>
</resources>
And then, after building your project, you'll get:
<resources>
<string name="ddl">create table tbl_name</string>
</resources>
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