Loading Integer Array from xml

Question

I have an integer array in an xml file as follows

<integer-array name="myArray">
    <item>@drawable/pic1</item>
    <item>@drawable/pic2</item>
    <item>@drawable/pic3</item>
    <item>@drawable/pic4</item>
</integer-array>

In the code, I am trying to load this array

int[] picArray = getResources().getIntArray(R.array.myArray);

The expected result is

R.drawable.pic1, R.drawable.pic2,R.drawable.pic3

but instead it is coming with an array with all values as zero

Can anyone tell me what is wrong?

Answer 1

Found this solution:

TypedArray ar = context.getResources().obtainTypedArray(R.array.myArray);
int len = ar.length();

int[] picArray = new int[len];

for (int i = 0; i < len; i++)
    picArray[i] = ar.getResourceId(i, 0);

ar.recycle();

// Do stuff with resolved reference array, resIds[]...
for (int i = 0; i < len; i++)
    Log.v (TAG, "Res Id " + i + " is " + Integer.toHexString(picArray[i]));

And resources xml file could be:

<resources>
    <integer-array name="myArray">
        <item>@drawable/pic1</item>
        <item>@drawable/pic2</item>
        <item>@drawable/pic3</item>
        <item>@drawable/pic4</item>
    </integer-array>
</resources>