The import com.android.internal.R cannot be resolved

android overlay gestures
user208432 picture user208432 · Dec 30, 2011 · Viewed 14.8k times · Source

Hi i am working with Gestures and i need to import but i m getting error

com.android.internal.R;

The import com.android.internal.R cannot be resolved

kindly help me , please

Answer

Ted Hopp picture Ted Hopp · Dec 30, 2011

You don't say why you need access to com.android.internal.R, but the sad fact is that you simply cannot import it (the "internal" is a clue that it's not part of the public API). Google doesn't expose this because it is subject to change.

It is possible to get to the internal resources by calling Resources.getSystem(). To get the value of a particular resource identifier, you have to know its name and then use code like the following to find the value:

Resources res = Resources.getSystem();
int id = res.getIdentifier("resource name", "resource type", "android");

Be aware that any name that you use could disappear in future versions of Android.

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