Hi again, just to verify that i am explaining myself correctly. my code takes all the relevant apk's based on the intent filter and wants to take all the resources from the \layout to later be able to inflate them. i get the package name (e.g.,"com.android.demo.notepad2") from the returned resolveInfo and i know the folder name (e.g., layout etc.) all i need now is a method to get all the resources in something like: "com.android.demo.notepad2:layout" on a diffrent apk. thanks
On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 12:18 AM, Spektor Yaron <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > i know it is done somehow by other applications (for example adding new > skins to an existing application w/o knowing the name of the layout ahead of > time) > what am i missing here. is this not the way to do it? > should i copy all resources to the file system and read them from there? > would that make sense? would i be able to inflate a view with them this way? > Thanks, > > > On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 6:44 PM, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I don't believe there is any way to do that from an application. From a >> desktop, you can use the aapt dump commands to find out about the contents >> of the .apk. >> >> >> On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 8:15 AM, Spektor Yaron <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> i was able to play around with the resource on a different apk and get >>> them using createPackageContext as you suggested. >>> here is an example of the code: >>> otherAppContext = >>> this.createPackageContext("com.android.demo.notepad2",Context.CONTEXT_INCLUDE_CODE >>> + Context.CONTEXT_IGNORE_SECURITY); >>> int resID = otherAppContext.getResources().getIdentifier("icon", >>> "drawable", "com.android.demo.notepad2"); >>> >>> this works well. >>> now i am trying to get ALL the drawables (or all the layouts) in this >>> package. i tried a multitude of ways including reflection and AssetManager >>> but was unsuccessful. any tips here? >>> just to be clear i can not use R.drawable.icon as this is a different >>> context >>> >>> -- >>> Yaron Spektor >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Yaron Spektor > -- Yaron Spektor --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
