How to retrieve a string array from resources:
array.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<string-array name="my_string_array">
<item>one</item>
<item>two</item>
<item>three</item>
</string-array>
</resources>
Code
String[] stringArray = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.my_string_array);
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