Load Array from XML Resources

To load array contents from XML resources:

 String[] month = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.xxx);

where xxx is the name of the array.

Here is a example of ListActivity, using ArrayAdapter<String> with array contents loaded from XML resources.

create a xml file, /res/values/myvalues.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<resources>
<array name="month">
        <item>January</item>
        <item>February</item>
        <item>March</item>
        <item>April</item>
        <item>May</item>
        <item>June</item>
        <item>July</item>
        <item>August</item>
        <item>September</item>
        <item>October</item>
        <item>November</item>
        <item>December</item>
</array>
</resources>

package com.ExMyList;

import android.app.ListActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;

public class ExMyList extends ListActivity {
    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
       
        String[] month = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.month);
        setListAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, month));
    }
}

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