How to use integer resources within string resources in android
short version is that you can't mix resources like this, but you can use in Java:
getResources.getString(R.string.some_string, getResources.getInteger(R.integer.some_integer) );and then in your String XML
<string name="some_string">This is my string num %d in a row</string>that way the %d get replaced by the integer you pass in the getString
Others said your approach do not work. This is an old answer to face similar problem:
<string name="meatShootingMessage">You shot %1$d pounds of meat!</string>int numPoundsMeat = 123;String strMeatFormat = getResources().getString(R.string.meatShootingMessage);String strMeatMsg = String.format(strMeatFormat, numPoundsMeat);See this references: