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

This question is not new and existing answers give some good theoretical background. I just want to add a more pragmatic answer.

getText is a method of the Context abstract class and in order to call it, one needs an instance of it's subclass (Activity, Service, Application or other). The problem is, that the public static final variables are initialized before any instance of Context is created.

There are several ways to solve this:

1. Make the variable a member variable (field) of the Activity or other subclass of Context by removing the static modifier and placing it within the class body;
2. Keep it static and delay the initialization to a later point (e.g. in the onCreate method);
3. Make it a local variable in the place of actual usage.