在JAVA中从URL获取资源xml文件

Question

Currently I am storing my resources files on local directory and I am calling them by:

Resources res = getResources();
    final String[] docukrz = res.getStringArray(R.array.docukrz);

I wanted to move this online, so I have created a url: https://example/strings.xml

Now how I can get that file so I will call it from URL, not resources folder.

I am a total beginner and read a lot of different articles and tutorials but cannot pull that together. Sorry if that is a duplicate.

Answer 1

That is not how resources work. The resources framework is built around local storage, a specific set of directories and "qualifiers", and runtime determination of which resources should be available from the app.

You are welcome to download an xml file from the internet and parse it, but this will never be part of your app's resources.

Answer 2

I can suggest you use Retrofit and Kripton (I'm the author of this library) libraries to download an XML file from a URL and convert it into a Java object (or objects).

The wiki page of Kripton tries to explain how to do: instead of use JSON parser, you need to use XMLParser:

// create retrofit using Kripton converter factory
Retrofit retrofit = new Retrofit.Builder()
  .baseUrl(“https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/")
  .addConverterFactory(KriptonBinderConverterFactory.create(BinderType.XML))
  .build();
JsonPlaceHolderService service = Retrofit.create(JsonPlaceHolderService.class);
// consume service
Response<List<Post>> response = service.getAllPost().execute();

More information about Retrofit and Kripton Persistence Library:

• Retrofit
• Kripton Persistence Library

If you want to see a working example using Retrofit and Kripton Persistence Library, you can see my example app RSS Reader on GitHub .