What I am wanting to do is offer the user a list of image names and allow them to choose one then display that image in another activity.
On Dec 17, 10:42 pm, darrinps <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks. I tried doing that but it seems to be an old API so I tried > to convert it to what is there today. There must be some mistake I > have made that keeps this from working. > > Note that it didn't like mResources.startPreloading(); The method > simply was not there, although finishPreloading() is. I commented the > startPreloading() line out. > > Secondly, it didn't like the format of the array when it looked like > this: > > <array name="preloaded_drawables"> > <item>@drawable/sym_def_app_icon</item> > > So, I changed that to this: > > <array name="preloaded_drawables"> > <item type="drawable" name="sym_def_app_icon"></item> > > When I execute this line: > > TypedArray ar = > mResources.obtainTypedArray(com.standardandroid.swarooms.R.array.preloaded_drawables); > > I get a warning: > ResourceType Invalid package identifier when getting bag for > resource number 0x7f050000 > > Then an exception: > Failure preloading resources > android.content.res.Resources$NotFoundException: Array resource ID > #0x7f050000 > at android.content.res.Resources.obtainTypedArray(Resources.java: > 424) > > Any idea what I am doing wrong? > > On Dec 13, 1:41 am, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I would recommend just having another resource holding an array of the > > drawables to include. See for example this declaring one: > > >http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/frameworks/base.git;a=blob;... > > > <http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/frameworks/base.git;a=blob;...>And > > this reading it: > > >http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/frameworks/base.git;a=blob;... > > > Sure, it is one more step required when adding a resource, but at runtime it > > is going to be far more efficient than other solutions that require scanning > > through resources or R symbols or such. > > > On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 8:17 PM, darrinps <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Is there any way for an Android app to read the file names of all the > > > files stored under drawable (or for that matter any other directory)? > > > > I'd like to have it so I can plop in a new file and have the app read > > > the name for me for use in a dynamically sized list of radio buttons > > > (one button per file) that lists the name of the file by the radio > > > button. > > > > I've done something like this with contacts, but I am not sure how you > > > read the file names from something like the drawable directory! > > > > Thanks. > > > > Darrin > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > -- > > Dianne Hackborn > > Android framework engineer > > [email protected] > > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to > > provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such > > questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and > > answer them. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
