using php to dynamically populate the string.xml file in android - php

Question

how can I get the ChatList names from the database and populate them in strings.xml file string array tag using php and mysql
<string-array name="chatListNames">
<item>Byamukama Robinhood</item>
<item>Test name</item>
<item>Ivan</item>
<item>Mohsin Afir</item>
<item>Test</item>
</string-array>

Answer 1

populate them in strings.xml file string array tag using php and mysql
strings.xml are for constant(read-only) strings so it's not possible to change at runtime
So instead of adding strings in strings.xml which want to change at runtime save in SharedPreferences.
how can I get the ChatList names from the database
Use web-services for getting ChatList names from server in application then update all values in SharedPreferences.
See following good tutorial for creating web-services in PHP and accessing from Android:
How to connect Android with PHP, MySQL

Answer 2

It is not possible in Android, you can use a database to do that. Strings.xml is can not be modified at run time.

Answer 3

Use the following code and change db name and access, run it in browser and copy paste the same to XML file.
<?php
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "username";
$password = "password";
$dbname = "myDB";
// Create connection
$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);
// Check connection
if ($conn->connect_error) {
die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
}
$sql = "SELECT id, firstname, lastname FROM MyGuests";
$result = $conn->query($sql);
if ($result->num_rows > 0) {
// output data of each row
echo "<string-array name="chatListNames">";
while($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
echo "<item>" . $row["id"]. "</item><br>";
}
echo "</string-array>";
} else {
echo "0 results";
}
$conn->close();
?>