Android XML Percent Symbol

Question

I have an array of strings in which the % symbol is used. Proper format for using the % is %. When I have a string in that array with multiple % it gives me this error.

 Multiple annotations found at this
 line:
 - error: Multiple substitutions specified in non-positional format;
   did you mean to add the formatted="false" attribute?
 - error: Found tag </item> where </string-array> is expected

Answer 1

In your strings.xml file you can use any Unicode sign you want.

For example, the Unicode number for percent sign is 0025:

<string name="percent_sign">&#x0025;</string>

You can see a comprehensive list of Unicode signs here

Answer 2

Per google official documentation, use %1$s and %2$s http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/string-resource.html#FormattingAndStyling

Hello, %1$s! You have %2$d new messages.