Cannot make a static reference to the non-static method

Question

Building a multi-language application in Java. Getting an error when inserting String value from R.string resource XML file:

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Answer 1

There are some good answers already with explanations of why the mixture of the non-static Context method getText() can't be used with your static final String.

A good question to ask is: why do you want to do this? You are attempting to load a String from your strings resource, and populate its value into a public static field. I assume that this is so that some of your other classes can access it? If so, there is no need to do this. Instead pass a Context into your other classes and call context.getText(R.string.TTT) from within them.

public class NonActivity {

    public static void doStuff(Context context) {
        String TTT = context.getText(R.string.TTT);
        ...
    }
}

And to call this from your Activity:

NonActivity.doStuff(this);

This will allow you to access your String resource without needing to use a public static field.