Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import android.content.Context; import android.content.res.TypedArray; public class Main { public static int[] getEmojiArray(Context context, int arryId) { final TypedArray ar = context.getResources().obtainTypedArray(arryId); final int length = ar.length(); final int[] array = new int[length]; for (int i = 0; i < length; ++i) { array[i] = ar.getResourceId(i, 0); } return array; } }