android - How to get id of a string array in string.xml if you have the array name

Question

I there a simple way to get the id of the string array defined in string.xml using it's string name? I have a string name of the string array, i need a way to reference that array. Below is the just an sample xml.

<string-array name="categories_array">
    <item>Clothes</item>
    <item>Electronics</item>
    <item>Gifts</item>
    <item>Food</item>
</string-array>
<string-array name="clothes">
    <item>Clothes</item>
    <item>Electronics</item>
    <item>Gifts</item>
    <item>Food</item>
    <item>Books</item>
    <item>Music</item>
    <item>Bags</item>
</string-array>
<string-array name="electronics">
    <item>Clothes</item>
    <item>Electronics</item>
    <item>Gifts</item>
    <item>Food</item>
    <item>Books</item>
    <item>Music</item>
    <item>Bags</item>
</string-array>
<string-array name="gifts">
    <item>Clothes</item>
    <item>Electronics</item>
    <item>Gifts</item>
    <item>Food</item>
    <item>Books</item>
    <item>Music</item>
    <item>Bags</item>
</string-array>
<string-array name="food">
    <item>Clothes</item>
    <item>Electronics</item>
    <item>Gifts</item>
    <item>Food</item>
    <item>Books</item>
    <item>Music</item>
    <item>Bags</item>
</string-array>

Now if i have the array name "clothes" , how would i get it's id?

Answer 1

You can use below:

int resId = getResources().getIdentifier("nameOfStringResource", "array", getPackageName());

For instance:

int resId = getResources().getIdentifier("categories_array", "array", getPackageName());

See docs.