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Red M
Red M

Reputation: 2789

Byte/bit size of one string.xml line, dimen.xml line in XML android

I'm curious on how much bit or byte does a line in XML (values, settings, strings, dimensions..et cetera) has in Android?

I could not find something yet in here or online, so please direct me to the link if it already exists or provide an answer to the question.

Example: Let's say I have

1: dimens.xml file with the following:

and I have another

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**2: dimens.xml file with the following:

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Does that make any difference as far as size? Will having more lines in my first dimens make my app "heavier" than the one with only fewer lines?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 89

Answers (2)

Christian
Christian

Reputation: 4641

Your XML-File is compiled so that the dimension is an Object. If the XML-value is not used, it would probably be removed by the compiler. If you have several XML-files for the same value the compiler would use the property valid for the current module/flavour/etc.

See https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/providing-resources.html for the confirmation (search for 'compile'). Furthermore the generated R-class is showing this.

Upvotes: 1

josedlujan
josedlujan

Reputation: 5600

The String limit size is 2,147,483,647 characters. It does not matter the size of a line if the String has this limit.

Upvotes: 0

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