java - Using Strings from resources in List. -

i'm new android , i'm having problem using string variables resources in code. tried couple of solutions found on internet , android api guides, didn't work in specific case, me not using them correctly.

to more specific, have master/detail flow activity , use resource strings item names multilanguage purposes, have problem recovering actual strings. error is:

cannot resolve method 'getstring()'

here code based on android studio dummy file

public class categories {  public static list<catname> items = new arraylist<catname>();  static {     string temp = getstring(r.string.cat_n1);     additem(new catname("1", temp); }  private static void additem(catname item) {     items.add(item); }  public static class catname {     public string id;     public string name;      public fieldcat(string id, string name) {         this.id = id;         this.name = name;     }     @override     public string tostring() {         return name;     } }} 

you need specify resource. try this,

getresources().getstring(r.string.cat_n1); 

getstring(int resid): return localized string application's package's default string table.

getresources().getstring(int id): returns string value associated particular resource id. stripped of styled text information.