Android API Guides 之 App Resources（6） - Resource Types

Resource Types

SEE ALSO

1. Providing Resources
2. Accessing Resources

Each of the documents in this section describe the usage, format and syntax for a certain type of application resource that you can provide in your resources directory (res/).

Here's a brief summary of each resource type:

Animation Resources

Define pre-determined animations.
Tween animations are saved in  res/anim/ and accessed from the  R.anim class.
Frame animations are saved in  res/drawable/ and accessed from the  R.drawable class.

Color State List Resource

Define a color resources that changes based on the View state.
Saved in  res/color/ and accessed from the  R.color class.

Drawable Resources

Define various graphics with bitmaps or XML.
Saved in  res/drawable/ and accessed from the  R.drawable class.

Layout Resource

Define the layout for your application UI.
Saved in  res/layout/ and accessed from the  R.layout class.

Menu Resource

Define the contents of your application menus.
Saved in  res/menu/ and accessed from the  R.menu class.

String Resources

Define strings, string arrays, and plurals (and include string formatting and styling).
Saved in  res/values/ and accessed from the  R.string,  R.array, and  R.plurals classes.

Style Resource

Define the look and format for UI elements.
Saved in  res/values/ and accessed from the  R.style class.

More Resource Types

Define values such as booleans, integers, dimensions, colors, and other arrays.
Saved in  res/values/ but each accessed from unique  R sub-classes (such as  R.bool,  R.integer, R.dimen, etc.).