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Marcus Gabilheri
Marcus Gabilheri

Reputation: 1289

Best way to use getString()

I'm having some problems on where and how to place and call the getString().

I tried at the beginning of my activity where I usually define it but always get an error. Should it be only after onCreate()?

Some of my strings I use it very often so I don't want to use getString() every time I use them.

Is this the correct way?

private String helloWorld = getString(R.string.hello_world);

Thank you very much! :)

Upvotes: 0

Views: 211

Answers (1)

edthethird
edthethird

Reputation: 6263

at the top of your file do:

private String helloWorld;

And then, in onCreate(),

do:

helloWorld = getString(R.String.hello_world).

The problem is that getString needs a reference to the activity context, which has not been associated with your class until onCreate is called.

Upvotes: 2

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