Resource types overview

Each page in this section describes the usage, format, and syntax for a certain type of app resource that you can provide in your project resources directory (res/).

Here's a brief summary of each page:

Animation resources

Define pre-determined animations.
Tween animations are saved in res/anim/ and accessed from the R.anim class.
Frame animations are saved in res/drawable/ and accessed from the R.drawable class.

Color state list resource

Define a color resource that changes based on the View state.
Saved in res/color/ and accessed from the R.color class.

Drawable resources

Define various graphics with bitmaps or XML.
Saved in res/drawable/ and accessed from the R.drawable class.

Layout resource

Define the layout for your application UI.
Saved in res/layout/ and accessed from the R.layout class.

Menu resource

Define the contents of your application menus.
Saved in res/menu/ and accessed from the R.menu class.

String resources

Define strings, string arrays, and plurals and include string formatting and styling.
Saved in res/values/ and accessed from the R.string, R.array, and R.plurals classes.

Style resource

Define the look and format for UI elements.
Saved in res/values/ and accessed from the R.style class.

Font resources

Define font families and include custom fonts in XML.
Saved in res/font/ and accessed from the R.font class.

More resource types

Define other primitive values as static resources, including the following:

Bool: XML resource that carries a boolean value.
Color: XML resource that carries a hexadecimal color value.
Dimension: XML resource that carries a dimension value with a unit of measure.
ID: XML resource that provides a unique identifier for application resources and components.
Integer: XML resource that carries an integer value.
Integer array: XML resource that provides an array of integers.
Typed array: XML resource that provides a TypedArray, which you can use for an array of drawables.

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