How big can strings.xml resources be?
I saw this post that says when strings.xml gets too big the app can crash. My strings.xml file is 700 lines right now and it will be a lot bigger in a while.
The answers in the post say that using a SQLite database can prevent this.
But in my case I have a SQLite database that takes the data for the entries from strings.xml because my app uses locales for different languages.
My question is, how big can strings.xml be? And if I hit the line limit what can I do to prevent the crash?
android android-resources edited Dec 23 '18 at 21:04
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I saw this post that says when strings.xml gets too big the app can crash. My strings.xml file is 700 lines right now and it will be a lot bigger in a while.
The answers in the post say that using a SQLite database can prevent this.
But in my case I have a SQLite database that takes the data for the entries from strings.xml because my app uses locales for different languages.
My question is, how big can strings.xml be? And if I hit the line limit what can I do to prevent the crash?
android android-resources edited Dec 23 '18 at 21:04
Boann
36.9k1290121
asked Dec 23 '18 at 10:29
ThelourasThelouras
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What did your logcat says
– Killer
Dec 23 '18 at 10:32
as i said there is no a crash right now, but the post that i linked says if the strings.xml is to big the app will be crash. My strings.xml will be to big in a while, my question is how big can strings.xml can be ?
– Thelouras
Dec 23 '18 at 10:35
1
Why can't you use SQLite directly? Meaning one table for each language? Just choose the language table you need and use the strings stored inside that one.
– Fantômas
Dec 23 '18 at 14:29
@Fantômas because the app was designed from the beginning like this and we are using locale with strings resources. And it wants a lot of work to transfer all the data from strings.xml in new tables. Maybe it will be done in a future refactoring!
– Thelouras
Dec 23 '18 at 15:19
add a comment |
I saw this post that says when strings.xml gets too big the app can crash. My strings.xml file is 700 lines right now and it will be a lot bigger in a while.
The answers in the post say that using a SQLite database can prevent this.
But in my case I have a SQLite database that takes the data for the entries from strings.xml because my app uses locales for different languages.
My question is, how big can strings.xml be? And if I hit the line limit what can I do to prevent the crash?
android android-resources edited Dec 23 '18 at 21:04
Boann
36.9k1290121
asked Dec 23 '18 at 10:29
ThelourasThelouras
5031719
I saw this post that says when strings.xml gets too big the app can crash. My strings.xml file is 700 lines right now and it will be a lot bigger in a while.
The answers in the post say that using a SQLite database can prevent this.
But in my case I have a SQLite database that takes the data for the entries from strings.xml because my app uses locales for different languages.
My question is, how big can strings.xml be? And if I hit the line limit what can I do to prevent the crash?
android android-resources android android-resources edited Dec 23 '18 at 21:04
Boann
36.9k1290121
asked Dec 23 '18 at 10:29
ThelourasThelouras
5031719
edited Dec 23 '18 at 21:04
Boann
36.9k1290121
asked Dec 23 '18 at 10:29
ThelourasThelouras
5031719
edited Dec 23 '18 at 21:04
Boann
36.9k1290121
edited Dec 23 '18 at 21:04
Boann
36.9k1290121
edited Dec 23 '18 at 21:04
Boann
36.9k1290121
36.9k1290121
asked Dec 23 '18 at 10:29
ThelourasThelouras
5031719
asked Dec 23 '18 at 10:29
ThelourasThelouras
5031719
asked Dec 23 '18 at 10:29
ThelourasThelouras
5031719
5031719
What did your logcat says
– Killer
Dec 23 '18 at 10:32
as i said there is no a crash right now, but the post that i linked says if the strings.xml is to big the app will be crash. My strings.xml will be to big in a while, my question is how big can strings.xml can be ?
– Thelouras
Dec 23 '18 at 10:35
1
Why can't you use SQLite directly? Meaning one table for each language? Just choose the language table you need and use the strings stored inside that one.
– Fantômas
Dec 23 '18 at 14:29
@Fantômas because the app was designed from the beginning like this and we are using locale with strings resources. And it wants a lot of work to transfer all the data from strings.xml in new tables. Maybe it will be done in a future refactoring!
– Thelouras
Dec 23 '18 at 15:19
add a comment |
What did your logcat says
– Killer
Dec 23 '18 at 10:32
as i said there is no a crash right now, but the post that i linked says if the strings.xml is to big the app will be crash. My strings.xml will be to big in a while, my question is how big can strings.xml can be ?
– Thelouras
Dec 23 '18 at 10:35
1
Why can't you use SQLite directly? Meaning one table for each language? Just choose the language table you need and use the strings stored inside that one.
– Fantômas
Dec 23 '18 at 14:29
@Fantômas because the app was designed from the beginning like this and we are using locale with strings resources. And it wants a lot of work to transfer all the data from strings.xml in new tables. Maybe it will be done in a future refactoring!
– Thelouras
Dec 23 '18 at 15:19
What did your logcat says
– Killer
Dec 23 '18 at 10:32
What did your logcat says
– Killer
Dec 23 '18 at 10:32
as i said there is no a crash right now, but the post that i linked says if the strings.xml is to big the app will be crash. My strings.xml will be to big in a while, my question is how big can strings.xml can be ?
– Thelouras
Dec 23 '18 at 10:35
as i said there is no a crash right now, but the post that i linked says if the strings.xml is to big the app will be crash. My strings.xml will be to big in a while, my question is how big can strings.xml can be ?
– Thelouras
Dec 23 '18 at 10:35
1
1
Why can't you use SQLite directly? Meaning one table for each language? Just choose the language table you need and use the strings stored inside that one.
– Fantômas
Dec 23 '18 at 14:29
Why can't you use SQLite directly? Meaning one table for each language? Just choose the language table you need and use the strings stored inside that one.
– Fantômas
Dec 23 '18 at 14:29
@Fantômas because the app was designed from the beginning like this and we are using locale with strings resources. And it wants a lot of work to transfer all the data from strings.xml in new tables. Maybe it will be done in a future refactoring!
– Thelouras
Dec 23 '18 at 15:19
@Fantômas because the app was designed from the beginning like this and we are using locale with strings resources. And it wants a lot of work to transfer all the data from strings.xml in new tables. Maybe it will be done in a future refactoring!
– Thelouras
Dec 23 '18 at 15:19
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There is no limitation of the strings.xml. Its more a problem of loading a string array. The getResources().getStringArray function is not meant to load arrays with more elements than 512 (more about this here Should I be using something other than getResource().getStringArray() to populate a large array?) But as long as you are not using big arrays you should be fine.
answered Dec 23 '18 at 11:20
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The Resources.get*** methods doesn't have any explicit limitation, so it depends on your device's memory size. And as I know the old version of Android has per process memory limitation.
answered Dec 23 '18 at 11:11
shingoshingo
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So that is not about how big strings.xml is ? but about the Resources.get*** method ?
– Thelouras
Dec 23 '18 at 11:13
Beacause my strings.xml file will be 1000+ lines. It is not a problem ?
– Thelouras
Dec 23 '18 at 11:14
1
Because you read strings.xml with Resources' methods. 1000+ lines in an xml file is not extravagant. You just need to take care of the memory usage.
– shingo
Dec 23 '18 at 13:00
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There is no limitation of the strings.xml. Its more a problem of loading a string array. The getResources().getStringArray function is not meant to load arrays with more elements than 512 (more about this here Should I be using something other than getResource().getStringArray() to populate a large array?) But as long as you are not using big arrays you should be fine.
answered Dec 23 '18 at 11:20
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There is no limitation of the strings.xml. Its more a problem of loading a string array. The getResources().getStringArray function is not meant to load arrays with more elements than 512 (more about this here Should I be using something other than getResource().getStringArray() to populate a large array?) But as long as you are not using big arrays you should be fine.
answered Dec 23 '18 at 11:20
HansfritziHansfritzi
825
add a comment |
There is no limitation of the strings.xml. Its more a problem of loading a string array. The getResources().getStringArray function is not meant to load arrays with more elements than 512 (more about this here Should I be using something other than getResource().getStringArray() to populate a large array?) But as long as you are not using big arrays you should be fine.
answered Dec 23 '18 at 11:20
HansfritziHansfritzi
825
There is no limitation of the strings.xml. Its more a problem of loading a string array. The getResources().getStringArray function is not meant to load arrays with more elements than 512 (more about this here Should I be using something other than getResource().getStringArray() to populate a large array?) But as long as you are not using big arrays you should be fine.
answered Dec 23 '18 at 11:20
HansfritziHansfritzi
825
answered Dec 23 '18 at 11:20
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answered Dec 23 '18 at 11:20
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The Resources.get*** methods doesn't have any explicit limitation, so it depends on your device's memory size. And as I know the old version of Android has per process memory limitation.
answered Dec 23 '18 at 11:11
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So that is not about how big strings.xml is ? but about the Resources.get*** method ?
– Thelouras
Dec 23 '18 at 11:13
Beacause my strings.xml file will be 1000+ lines. It is not a problem ?
– Thelouras
Dec 23 '18 at 11:14
1
Because you read strings.xml with Resources' methods. 1000+ lines in an xml file is not extravagant. You just need to take care of the memory usage.
– shingo
Dec 23 '18 at 13:00
add a comment |
The Resources.get*** methods doesn't have any explicit limitation, so it depends on your device's memory size. And as I know the old version of Android has per process memory limitation.
answered Dec 23 '18 at 11:11
shingoshingo
1,8481518
So that is not about how big strings.xml is ? but about the Resources.get*** method ?
– Thelouras
Dec 23 '18 at 11:13
Beacause my strings.xml file will be 1000+ lines. It is not a problem ?
– Thelouras
Dec 23 '18 at 11:14
1
Because you read strings.xml with Resources' methods. 1000+ lines in an xml file is not extravagant. You just need to take care of the memory usage.
– shingo
Dec 23 '18 at 13:00
add a comment |
The Resources.get*** methods doesn't have any explicit limitation, so it depends on your device's memory size. And as I know the old version of Android has per process memory limitation.
answered Dec 23 '18 at 11:11
shingoshingo
1,8481518
The Resources.get*** methods doesn't have any explicit limitation, so it depends on your device's memory size. And as I know the old version of Android has per process memory limitation.
answered Dec 23 '18 at 11:11
shingoshingo
1,8481518
answered Dec 23 '18 at 11:11
shingoshingo
1,8481518
answered Dec 23 '18 at 11:11
shingoshingo
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answered Dec 23 '18 at 11:11
shingoshingo
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So that is not about how big strings.xml is ? but about the Resources.get*** method ?
– Thelouras
Dec 23 '18 at 11:13
Beacause my strings.xml file will be 1000+ lines. It is not a problem ?
– Thelouras
Dec 23 '18 at 11:14
1
Because you read strings.xml with Resources' methods. 1000+ lines in an xml file is not extravagant. You just need to take care of the memory usage.
– shingo
Dec 23 '18 at 13:00
add a comment |
So that is not about how big strings.xml is ? but about the Resources.get*** method ?
– Thelouras
Dec 23 '18 at 11:13
Beacause my strings.xml file will be 1000+ lines. It is not a problem ?
– Thelouras
Dec 23 '18 at 11:14
1
Because you read strings.xml with Resources' methods. 1000+ lines in an xml file is not extravagant. You just need to take care of the memory usage.
– shingo
Dec 23 '18 at 13:00
So that is not about how big strings.xml is ? but about the Resources.get*** method ?
– Thelouras
Dec 23 '18 at 11:13
So that is not about how big strings.xml is ? but about the Resources.get*** method ?
– Thelouras
Dec 23 '18 at 11:13
Beacause my strings.xml file will be 1000+ lines. It is not a problem ?
– Thelouras
Dec 23 '18 at 11:14
Beacause my strings.xml file will be 1000+ lines. It is not a problem ?
– Thelouras
Dec 23 '18 at 11:14
1
1
Because you read strings.xml with Resources' methods. 1000+ lines in an xml file is not extravagant. You just need to take care of the memory usage.
– shingo
Dec 23 '18 at 13:00
Because you read strings.xml with Resources' methods. 1000+ lines in an xml file is not extravagant. You just need to take care of the memory usage.
– shingo
Dec 23 '18 at 13:00
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What did your logcat says
– Killer
Dec 23 '18 at 10:32
as i said there is no a crash right now, but the post that i linked says if the strings.xml is to big the app will be crash. My strings.xml will be to big in a while, my question is how big can strings.xml can be ?
– Thelouras
Dec 23 '18 at 10:35
1
Why can't you use SQLite directly? Meaning one table for each language? Just choose the language table you need and use the strings stored inside that one.
– Fantômas
Dec 23 '18 at 14:29
@Fantômas because the app was designed from the beginning like this and we are using locale with strings resources. And it wants a lot of work to transfer all the data from strings.xml in new tables. Maybe it will be done in a future refactoring!
– Thelouras
Dec 23 '18 at 15:19