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Stringboot provides multiple ways to access your strings, depending on your UI framework.

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XML Layouts (Declarative)

For traditional Android Views, you can use the android:tag attribute to bind a view to a string key.
1

Add Tag

Add the android:tag attribute to your TextView:
<TextView
    android:id="@+id/tvWelcome"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text="@string/default_welcome"
    android:tag="welcome_message" />
2

Apply Tags

Call applyStringbootTags() in your Activity or Fragment:
override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
    setContentView(binding.root)

    // Apply strings to all tagged views
    binding.root.applyStringbootTags()
}

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Kotlin (Programmatic)

You can fetch strings programmatically using StringProvider.

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Suspend Function

Use get() inside a coroutine for one-off fetching: 
lifecycleScope.launch {
    val text = StringProvider.get("welcome_message")
    binding.tvWelcome.text = text
}

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Reactive Flow

Use getFlow() to automatically update the UI when the string changes (e.g., language switch or remote update): 
lifecycleScope.launch {
    StringProvider.getFlow("welcome_message")
        .collect { text ->
            binding.tvWelcome.text = text
        }
}

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Jetpack Compose

For Jetpack Compose, use the rememberStringboot state or StringbootText composable (if available in your version). 
@Composable
fun WelcomeScreen() {
    // Reactive string state
    val welcomeMessage by StringProvider.getFlow("welcome_message")
        .collectAsState(initial = "Loading...")

    Text(text = welcomeMessage)
}

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Changing Language

To switch the language of the app at runtime: 
lifecycleScope.launch {
    // 1. Set new locale
    StringProvider.setLocale("es")
    
    // 2. (Optional) Force refresh to ensure latest strings
    StringProvider.refreshFromNetwork("es")

    // 3. Re-apply tags (for XML views)
    binding.root.applyStringbootTags()
}
StringProvider.setLocale updates the internal state. Reactive flows (Compose/Flow) will update automatically. For XML views, you must call applyStringbootTags() again.