Resources.GetQuantityTextFormatted(Int32, Int32) Method

Definition

Returns the character sequence necessary for grammatically correct pluralization of the given resource ID for the given quantity.

[Android.Runtime.Register("getQuantityText", "(II)Ljava/lang/CharSequence;", "GetGetQuantityText_IIHandler")]
public virtual Java.Lang.ICharSequence GetQuantityTextFormatted (int id, int quantity);
[<Android.Runtime.Register("getQuantityText", "(II)Ljava/lang/CharSequence;", "GetGetQuantityText_IIHandler")>]
abstract member GetQuantityTextFormatted : int * int -> Java.Lang.ICharSequence
override this.GetQuantityTextFormatted : int * int -> Java.Lang.ICharSequence

Parameters

id
Int32

The desired resource identifier, as generated by the aapt tool. This integer encodes the package, type, and resource entry. The value 0 is an invalid identifier.

quantity
Int32

The number used to get the correct string for the current language's plural rules.

Returns

CharSequence The string data associated with the resource, plus possibly styled text information.

Attributes

Exceptions

Throws NotFoundException if the given ID does not exist.

Remarks

Returns the character sequence necessary for grammatically correct pluralization of the given resource ID for the given quantity. Note that the character sequence is selected based solely on grammatical necessity, and that such rules differ between languages. Do not assume you know which string will be returned for a given quantity. See String Resources for more detail.

Java documentation for android.content.res.Resources.getQuantityText(int, int).

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Applies to