{"record":{"id":"bffc3b342e5dcd22","repo":"MuntashirAkon/AppManager","slug":"string-resource-id-stringres","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"String resource ID ${stringRes}","messagePattern":"String resource ID (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"Resources.NotFoundException","httpStatus":null,"severity":"warning","filePath":"app/src/main/java/io/github/muntashirakon/AppManager/utils/ResourceUtil.java","lineNumber":136,"sourceCode":"        this.resources = Resources.getSystem();\n        return true;\n    }\n\n    /**\n     * Return the string value associated with a particular resource ID. It will be stripped of any styled text information.\n     *\n     * @param stringRes The desired resource identifier.\n     * @return String The string data associated with the resource, stripped of styled text information.\n     * @throws Resources.NotFoundException Throws NotFoundException if the given ID does not exist.\n     */\n    @NonNull\n    @SuppressLint(\"DiscouragedApi\")\n    public String getString(@NonNull String stringRes) throws Resources.NotFoundException {\n        if (resources == null) {\n            throw new Resources.NotFoundException(\"No resource could be loaded.\");\n        }\n        int intStringRes = resources.getIdentifier(stringRes, \"string\", packageName);\n        if (intStringRes == 0) throw new Resources.NotFoundException(\"String resource ID \" + stringRes);\n        return this.resources.getString(intStringRes);\n    }\n}\n","sourceCodeStart":118,"sourceCodeEnd":140,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/MuntashirAkon/AppManager/blob/0152f468fc9463ee02dc2ca83f6fe4989a2c4ca5/app/src/main/java/io/github/muntashirakon/AppManager/utils/ResourceUtil.java#L118-L140","documentation":"ResourceUtil.getString resolves the name via resources.getIdentifier(stringRes, \"string\", packageName). If the resolution returns 0 (the string does not exist in the target package's resources), it throws Resources.NotFoundException(\"String resource ID <stringRes>\"). Resources are present and the lookup ran; only this particular key is missing. Note the message wording — it names the unresolved resource name, not a numeric ID.","triggerScenarios":"Calling getString('some_key') where the target package has no string entry named some_key (typo, different locale default, resource removed in the installed version).","commonSituations":"Referencing AOSP/internal string names that a vendor ROM removed; version skew between the documented key and the installed app; transposed or wrong-case resource names.","solutions":["Verify the key exists in the target package's resources (aapt dump strings) before lookup","Catch Resources.NotFoundException and fall back to a default string","Retry with a candidate list of alternative key names","Ensure you are targeting the correct package when constructing ResourceUtil"],"exampleFix":"// before\nString label = ru.getString(\"com.example:string_key\");\n// after\nString label;\ntry {\n    label = ru.getString(\"string_key\");\n} catch (Resources.NotFoundException e) {\n    label = \"Default Label\";\n}","handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":"if (resources.getIdentifier(key, \"string\", packageName) == 0) {\n    // key missing in target resources; skip or fallback\n}","typeGuard":"boolean stringKeyExists(Resources res, String key, String pkg) {\n    return res.getIdentifier(key, \"string\", pkg) != 0;\n}","tryCatchPattern":"try {\n    s = resourceUtil.getString(stringRes);\n} catch (Resources.NotFoundException e) {\n    s = defaultValueFor(stringRes);\n}","preventionTips":["Ship a defaults map of key -> fallback value for external lookups","Verify key names against the exact installed app version, not documentation","Log the failing key so missing keys are noticed during testing"],"tags":["android","resources","not-found"],"backgroundTag":"resource-not-found","analyzedSha":"0152f468fc9463ee02dc2ca83f6fe4989a2c4ca5","analyzedAt":"2026-09-12T14:03:37.243Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-12T14:03:37.243Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-14T11:17:12.474Z"}