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Android find all hardcoded strings in code using Android Studio

I want to find all hard-coded strings in my code to move them into strings.xml file for future localization. Such as :
Toast.makeText(context,"Hardcoded text",LENGTH_SHORT).show();
I using Android Studio.

Go to Analyze > Run Inspection By Name... (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+I)
and type:
Hardcoded Text to find the hardcoded strings in
the .xml files;
Hardcoded Strings to find the hardcoded strings in the .java files.
Run it against the whole project, and you should get an inspection results panel that will show the hardcoded text instances.

This answer hasn't getting to me any result.
Nonetheless, for future searches :
In Android Studio 1.2.2 added new Option Hardcoded strings(not a Hardcoded text) and this getting to me perfect searches result.

After android studio 1.2.2 It seems pretty easy way to do it,
Go to Analyze
Run Inspection by name
Type : HardCoded Text
And then by selecting appropriate module's option you can get all hard coded Strings in your whole project.
Tip : Short key : Ctrl + Alt + Shift + I

It seems it has been already answered here, isn't it relevant for your problem ?
Edit : just don't forget to check "File mask(s)" box in the window after having typed "Hardcoded text", and select *.java, if you want to search in Java files.
And after you found all your hardcoded strings, this may help you to transfer them to XML.

What is the meaning of %©»ªµ in a PDF code header?

I am trying to create a PDF in my Android application using the Android PDF Writer. This is a very basic library that allows to create simple PDF files. It works quite well, but there is one thing I do not understand:
When I look at the generated PDF source code I can see, that the file starts with the following lines:
%PDF-1.4
%©»ªµ
1 0 obj
<<
/Type /Catalog
/Pages 2 0 R
>>
endobj
...
What does the second line mean? I searched a lot of different PDF syntax documentations but I have found no hint what that line could mean. In all examples I found the the %PDF-VersionXY line is directly followed by the first object / the catalog.
I am not sure if this is valid PDF code at all, or if this some an error due to some charset/enconding problem with the libraries source code.
Any idea what this could be about? What information could be included at this place and is %©»ªµ valid PDF or some enconding error?**

When taking a look at the pdf-1.4 reference here (or also in the current 1.7 here) in section 3.4.1 it says
Note: If a PDF file contains binary data, as most do (see Section 3.1, “Lexical Conventions”),
it is recommended that the header line be immediately followed by a
comment line containing at least four binary characters—that is, characters whose
codes are 128 or greater. This will ensure proper behavior of file transfer applications
that inspect data near the beginning of a file to determine whether to treat the file’s
contents as text or as binary.
So your generator seems to include this additional comment-line by default, even if there is no binary data to follow. What's in there doesn't matter as long as each byte value is > 128 (that is: outside the ASCII-range). In your case it's hex values A9 BB AA B5, so everything is fine and you don't have to worry about this line.

How to edit arabic string properly?

<string name="message">هذا المجلد يحتويى على %1$s ملفات. الرجاء التأكد قبل الحذف. الملفات المحذوفة غير قابلة للإسترجاع.</string>
I wanna put "%1$s" in an arabic string, but as you can see here, word, notepad++, utraedit, all failed to get the right string. how you guys edit arabic string?

In android Studio 2, RTL support is not turned on by default,
Configure it Manually:
1. In your Computer, go to the [android-studio2.0]/bins/idea.properties
2. add editor.new.rendering=true to the end of idea.properties
3. restart your android studio.

This is a source of frustration when editing mixed-direction text. What counts is the logical order of the text, not how any of the editors display it. When you finally format the string at run time in the app, the %1$s will be replaced by whatever string you pass to the formatting method. The only thing that matters is how the string will be rendered after the substitution.
The easiest thing to do is to write the message without the %1$s, then position the insertion caret, paste in the format code, and simply ignore how the editors screw up the bidi analysis. (The screw-up is because the editors are using a left-to-right base level. In some editors, you can set the base flow to right-to-left, but then the xml markup ends up being unreadable.)

When I work with RTL text and I need to put a place holder(%1$s) or LTR words, I just write it in MS Word and copy to the IDE.
It works for me in Eclipse and Android Studio.
All you need to check is that the components that displays that string like TextView has the right gravity.

You can try in Activity..
String formatedString = String.format("%1$s", getString(R.string.your_string));

Android: resource String automatic generation

I'm new to Android. When I add a button/views in Graphical layout it adds the label text this way- android:text="Button" . Why doesnt it add "android:text="#string/my_label" and add a string resource in string.xml file. Can't it be done automatically in eclipse?

I have searched a lot but I have not get any automated way to add a string to the resource file But This will save your time a lot IMHO.
Select a String, click Refactor --> Android --> Extract Android String.

Thanks to Brent Hronik. CTRL-1 on Windows works fine.

Because you don't have to use the #string resource. The purpose of the #strings resource is to make it easier to change elements about your code. For example, if you are using your application title in mutliple places, let's say in every dialog box, then if you change the title you would have to change it in all the instances that the app title is being display. So in this instance the #string/App_Title could be set to "My Program" and all of the dialog boxes can reference that. If you change the title to "Hello World" then all of these are changed. The #strings resource, while eclipse tries, doesn't have to be used for every string. Not using it is the equivalent to hard coding the value. There are plenty of reasons for and against using #string for everything.
I am not sure if there is a setting in eclipse that will automatically add a string to the resource file when the control is added.
(EDIT: Based on other users CTRL+1 is the short cut to do this.)

You can add the string to the strings.xml by clicking command and 1(on a mac, assume it would be control 1 on a Windows or Linux box) simultaneously. This will add the resource to strings.xml and then open that up in the editor.

Thanks Siddiq Abu Bakkar! I didn't think it would be there.
On Eclipse (and Windows) the shortcut is:
Alt+Shift+A (release all and then press) S
When you use Eclipse for first time it's not easy understand how to use these kind of "complex" shortcuts.

I can't vote and i can't comment answers yet (missing reputation as i'm a new user)
But i confirm :
1) hard type the string in your code like
mydlg.setTitle("hello guys");
2) select your string (e.g : "hello guys")
3) press Alt + Shift + A then press S
a dialog will appear to let you add a new string into resources. Everything should be already filled into that dialog box.

Android: Searchable Dictionary error: (R.raw.definitions)

I am new to android and I started this sample from google but i have a problem and couldn't get pass it.
This line has an error in DictonaryDatabase.java.
InputStream inputStream = resources.openRawResource(R.raw.definitions);
and the error says "raw cannot be resolved or is not in a field."
I have imported the Java.R but this didn't seem to fix it.
I also have created a raw folder but didn't fix it.
thanks for your help.

you need to add definitions.txt. file directory should luk like this /res/raw/definitions.txt .It is just soft copy of dictionary.
and copy below texts inside that definition.txt file
i entered just 'A' and 'B' letters. If u get any text of dictionary words just copy those words till letter 'Z' in this definition file
abbey - n. a monastery ruled by an abbot
abide - v. dwell; inhabit or live in
abound - v. be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities
absence - n. the state of being absent
absorb - v. assimilate or take in
abstinence - n. practice of refraining from indulging an appetite especially alcohol
absurd - j. inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
boycott - n. a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in
breach - n. an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
caricature - n. a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
casual - j. without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand

I just solved it removing this line
import android.R;

R is a special class holding identifiers of all your resources. It is automatically generated to match the content of your res folder. According to your error, you haven't added raw/definitions to your res folder. You are trying to access a non-existent resource.

it seems you need
import android.R;