Alternatively, you could just create and set up these 25 buttons in code.

>        for (int i = 0; i < R.attr.GRID_SIZE; ++i) {
>             for (int j = 0; j < R.attr.GRID_SIZE; ++j) {
>                 ImageButton button = new ImageButton(this);
>                 setupButton(button,i,j);
>             }
>         }

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TreKing - Chicago transit tracking app for Android-powered devices
http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking


On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 6:07 AM, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com>wrote:

> Try Resources#getIdentifier().
>
> > Ok, here's the problem. I have a layout file with 25 ImageButtons in in
> > laid out in a 5x5 grid. During my application setup, I need to go
> > through and add onClick and onLongClick handlers to each button and add
> > the buttons to a local array. The problem is, I don't want to explicitly
> > name every button in code. It's error prone. I want to do this setup in
> > a loop. I thought I could do something like the following:
> >
> >         int buttonBaseId = com.pingo.R.Id.button00;
> >         ImageButton button = null;
> >         for (int i = 0; i < R.attr.GRID_SIZE; ++i) {
> >             for (int j = 0; j < R.attr.GRID_SIZE; ++j) {
> >                 button = (ImageButton) findViewById(buttonBaseId++);
> >                 setupButton(button,i,j);
> >             }
> >         }
> >
> > But that doesn't work. I get the error:
> >
> > Description    Resource    Path    Location    Type
> > The type com.pingo.R$Id cannot be resolved. It is indirectly referenced
> > from required .class files    Main.java    /Pingo/src/com/pingo    line
> > 1    Java Problem
> >
> > What I would prefer would be some way to get the buttons like:
> >
> >
> >         int buttonBaseId = com.pingo.R.Id.button00;
> >         ImageButton button = null;
> >         for (int i = 0; i < R.attr.GRID_SIZE; ++i) {
> >             for (int j = 0; j < R.attr.GRID_SIZE; ++j) {
> >                 String idString = "button" + i + j;
> >                 button = (ImageButton) findViewByIdString(idString);
> >                 setupButton(button,i,j);
> >             }
> >         }
> >
> > Suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >   Ray
>
>
> --
> Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)
> http://commonsware.com
> Android App Developer Books: http://commonsware.com/books.html
>
>
>
> --
> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google
> Groups "Android Developers" group.
> To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com
> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
> android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com>
> For more options, visit this group at
> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
>
-- 
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google
Groups "Android Developers" group.
To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en

Reply via email to