How can I select the resources of my application prgramatically?

Issue

I know if I define two resources layout-en and layout-fr, Android selects the best-matching resources according to the user language selection in his device settings. Now I want to force Android to select a special resource according to my application settings.

For example the default language of my user's device is English and I have 2 options in my application for user to select his application language and assume he selects the french.

How can I force the Android to use fr resources without any changes in user's device settings?

Solution

you can set the locale to french. Try something like this

    Configuration c = new Configuration(getResources().getConfiguration());
    c.locale = yourLocale;
    getResources().updateConfiguration(c, getResources().getDisplayMetrics());

Answered By - stinepike