Android Gradle Read App Name from strings.xml

Question

I am trying to rename my APK files for each build variant to include the application name, versionName, versionCode and build number when present. So far I have everything w

Answer 1

I don't see any method in Android Plugin docs for accessing resources, so here is the code you can use to find your app's name by searching resources:

def getAppName() {
    def stringsFile = android.sourceSets.main.res.sourceFiles.find { it.name.equals 'strings.xml' }
    return new XmlParser().parse(stringsFile).string.find { it.@name.equals 'app_name' }.text()
}

BUT I completely agree with @Samuil Yanovski in that it is not worth it - better hardcode a string. I don't think it will slow down building process, but it is just unnecessary.