Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import android.content.Context; public class Main { public static String getResourceString(String name, Context context) { int nameResourceID = context.getResources().getIdentifier(name, "string", context.getApplicationInfo().packageName); if (nameResourceID == 0) { return ""; //throw new IllegalArgumentException("No resource string found with name " + name); } else { return context.getString(nameResourceID); } } }