Full source in java to use the Translations Editor to translate the string resources in our strings.xml file into a different language. We will replace all our hardcoded texts with these string resources and this way support multiple languages
activity_main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context="tech.codingpoint.stringlocalizationexample.MainActivity">
<TextView
android:id="@+id/text_view"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:text="@string/hello_world"
android:textSize="30sp" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="@+id/text_view"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="26dp"
android:text="@string/do_something" />
</RelativeLayout>
MainActivity.java
package tech.codingpoint.stringlocalizationexample;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
Button button = findViewById(R.id.button);
button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, R.string.toast, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
});
}
}
strings.xml
<resources>
<string name="app_name">String Localization Example</string>
<string name="hello_world">Hello World</string>
<string name="do_something">Do something</string>
<string name="toast">This is a Toast</string>
</resources>
strings.xml (de)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<string name="app_name">String Lokalisationsbeispiel</string>
<string name="hello_world">Hallo Welt</string>
<string name="do_something">Tu etwas</string>
<string name="toast">Das ist ein Toast</string>
</resources>