How to use resource arrays using xml in Android?

Create an XML like below and put it in res/values/arrays.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><resources>    <array name="icons">        <item>@drawable/home</item>        <item>@drawable/settings</item>        <item>@drawable/logout</item>    </array>    <array name="colors">        <item>#FFFF0000</item>        <item>#FF00FF00</item>        <item>#FF0000FF</item>    </array></resources>

Then use code like this:

Resources res = getResources();TypedArray icons = res.obtainTypedArray(R.array.icons);Drawable drawable = icons.getDrawable(0);TypedArray colors = res.obtainTypedArray(R.array.colors);int color = colors.getColor(0,0);

Source: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/more-resources.html

You can use resources from res/values/arrays.xml.

For drawables

<integer-array name="your_images">    <item>@drawable/ic_active_image</item>    <item>@drawable/ic_visited_image</item></integer-array>val position = 1 // Position in array.val drawables = resources.obtainTypedArray(R.array.your_images)val drawable = drawables.getResourceId(position, -1)image.setImageResource(drawable)drawables.recycle()

For colors

<array name="your_colors">    <item>#365374</item>    <item>#00B9FF</item></array>val position = 1val colors = resources.obtainTypedArray(R.array.your_colors)val color = colors.getColor(position, -1)title.setTextColor(color)colors.recycle()

For strings

<string-array name="your_strings">    <item>Active</item>    <item>Visited</item></string-array>val position = 1val strings = resources.getStringArray(R.array.your_strings)title.text = strings[position]

Plurals:

<plurals name="proposal_plurals">    <item quantity="zero">No proposals</item>    <item quantity="one">%1$d proposal</item>    <item quantity="two">%1$d proposals</item>    <item quantity="few">%1$d proposals</item>    <item quantity="many">%1$d proposals</item>    <item quantity="other">%1$d proposals</item></plurals>val count = 117val proposals = count.takeIf { it != 0 }?.let {    resources.getQuantityString(R.plurals.proposal_plurals, it, it)} ?: "No proposals"