FragmentActivity generated integer resources are large integers

Issue

I have used a constant

private int SOME_GEN_ID = 1;
startActivityForResult(intent , SOME_GEN_ID); 

instead of using a integer defined in /res/values/integers.xml as an argument to startActivtyForResult()

startActivityForResult(intent , R.integer.some_gen_id);

By using a constant, it has resolved the error:

"Can only use lower 16 bits for requestCode"

However, I was wondering if this issue has been resolved, or are all integer resources resolved to large integers when using a FragmentActivty?

Original Issue reported HERE

Solution

R.integer.some_gen_id is not the value of an integer resource. It is an ID of an integer resource. IDs are 32-bit values. If you want the value of an integer resource, use getResources().getInteger(R.integer.some_gen_id).

Answered By - CommonsWare