Can I access to resources from different locale android?

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I have two locale in my application. Can I access to resources, for example string array from different locale without to change current locale ? I mean with coding I don't like to change it in Settings.

score 36 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 10 '15 at 11:41

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The better solution would be (if you're on API 17):

@NonNull
protected String getEnglishString() {
    Configuration configuration = getEnglishConfiguration();

    return getContext().createConfigurationContext(configuration).getResources().getString(message);
}

@NonNull
private Configuration getEnglishConfiguration() {
    Configuration configuration = new Configuration(getContext().getResources().getConfiguration());
    configuration.setLocale(new Locale("en"));
    return configuration;
}

answered Nov 10 '15 at 11:41

Eugen Martynov

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Great answer, thank you. Wish I could back-port this and save myself the effort of messing with the `AssetManager` – brandall Mar 27 '16 at 20:39
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Thanks! This is also the solution recommended by Google: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=67672 – phreakhead May 10 '16 at 20:40
Thank you Eugen.. This answer should be marked as correct one. – Varad Mondkar Apr 16 '18 at 14:01

score 9 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 04 '12 at 09:35

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Here is the code that work for me if cMK is String array from current locale and cEN is string array from diffrent locale

 cMK = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.cities);

         Configuration confTmp =new Configuration( getResources().getConfiguration());

         confTmp.locale = new Locale("en");

         DisplayMetrics metrics = new DisplayMetrics();

         getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(metrics);

         Resources resources = new Resources(getAssets(), metrics, confTmp);

         /* get localized string */
         cENG = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.cities);

The current locale isn't changed and that was the point.

answered Jun 04 '12 at 09:35

vikifor

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did you mean: "cENG = resources.getStringArray(R.array.cities);" ? – xVir Sep 19 '13 at 12:57
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It changes locale for context (for your activity for example) – Eugen Martynov Nov 10 '15 at 11:39
Constructor of Resources changes the locale of your app, so be careful restoring the original resource. – vipsy Nov 23 '15 at 18:28
See the comments under the answer of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5244889/load-language-specific-string-from-resource on how to fix this – Rule Mar 09 '16 at 15:31

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 03 '12 at 22:54

Yes, you can. You have to create a new Resources object specifying the intending Configuration.

Reference: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/res/Resources.html#Resources%28android.content.res.AssetManager,%20android.util.DisplayMetrics,%20android.content.res.Configuration%29

score 0 · Answer 4 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:24

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In Java 7 (so not android) Locale can be set differently for format resources and different for display:

Locale.setDefault(DISPLAY, Locale.PL);
Locale.setDefault(FORMAT, Locale.US);

Similar thread: Changing Locale within the app itself .

edited May 23 '17 at 12:24

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answered Jan 30 '13 at 10:32

Waldemar Wosiński

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Can I access to resources from different locale android?

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