Can I access to resources from different locale android?

Question

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.

Aerostatics

Answer 1

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;
}

Animalist

Great answer, thank you. Wish I could back-port this and save myself the effort of messing with the AssetManager – Overblouse

Thanks! This is also the solution recommended by Google: code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=67672 – Anselm

Thank you Eugen.. This answer should be marked as correct one. – Gulgee

Answer 2

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.

Aerostatics

did you mean: "cENG = resources.getStringArray(R.array.cities);" ? – Julissajulita

It changes locale for context (for your activity for example) – Animalist

Constructor of Resources changes the locale of your app, so be careful restoring the original resource. – Marchak

See the comments under the answer of #5245389 on how to fix this – Magellan

Answer 3

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

Holman

Answer 4

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 .

Dornick