Difference between getString() and getResources.getString()

Question

I noticed that the Activity class has two different methods to get a String resource. This is possible by using:

• getString(int resId): Return a localized string from the application's package's default string table.

• getResources().getString(int id): Returns the string value associated with a particular resource ID. It will be stripped of any styled text information.

I don't understand what's the difference between both methods. Can somebody tell me?

Solution 1

They are the same as Activity.getString(int) does exactly that:

 public final String getString(int resId) {
     return getResources().getString(resId);
 }

Solution 2

They are the same method, nothing special about them.

Solution 3

In Fragments you can use also getString() instead of getActivity().getString()

Comments

[Serdar Samancıoğlu]

not the same method, but two different methods those do the same job.

[Tim]

this does not answer the question at all