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Android Build an Interactive Story App (Retired) Intents and Multiple Activities Getting Data from an Intent

Posted by billwerba
billwerba
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Getting Error on intent.getStringExtra(R.string.key-name)?

The red line on R.string.key_name, The error is; getStringExtra in Intent can not be applied to (int).

1 Answer

Andrew Sheragy
Andrew Sheragy
16,379 Points
Andrew Sheragy
Andrew Sheragy
16,379 Points

The resource file defines R.string.xx are just references to values in the string file, not actual strings. Any object with a context (including your current activity) has a function getString(int) which you would pass the parameter R.string.key-name in this case and get your string value, intent.getStringExtra(getString(R.string.key-name))

However, the strings.xml file is used for display strings only and an intent key would not be recommended for this. A better way would be defining a static final string in your class

public static final String KEY_NAME = "key-name"; ... intent.getStringExtra(KEY_NAME)