| Structure| The **base** subdirectory is a default directory. If no qualifiers subdirectories in the **resources** directory of the application match the device status, the resource file in the **base** subdirectory will be automatically referenced.<br>Resource group subdirectories are located at the second level of subdirectories to store basic elements such as strings, colors, and boolean values, as well as resource files such as media, animations, and layouts. For details, see [Resource Group Subdirectories](#resource-group-subdirectories).| You need to create qualifiers subdirectories on your own. Each directory name consists of one or more qualifiers that represent the application scenarios or device characteristics. For details, see [Qualifiers Subdirectories](#qualifiers-subdirectories).<br>Resource group subdirectories are located at the second level of subdirectories to store basic elements such as strings, colors, and boolean values, as well as resource files such as media, animations, and layouts. For details, see [Resource Group Subdirectories](#resource-group-subdirectories).| You can create multiple levels of subdirectories with custom directory names. They can be used to store various resource files.<br>However, resource files in the **rawfile** subdirectory will not be matched based on the device status.|
| Structure| The **base** subdirectory is a default directory. If no qualifiers subdirectories in the **resources** directory of the application match the device status, the resource file in the **base** subdirectory will be automatically referenced.<br>Resource group subdirectories are located at the second level of subdirectories to store basic elements such as strings, colors, and boolean values, as well as resource files such as media, animations, and layouts. For details, see [Resource Group Subdirectories](#resource-group-subdirectories).| You need to create qualifiers subdirectories on your own. Each directory name consists of one or more qualifiers that represent the application scenarios or device characteristics. For details, see [Qualifiers Subdirectories](#qualifiers-subdirectories).<br>Resource group subdirectories are located at the second level of subdirectories to store basic elements such as strings, colors, and boolean values, as well as resource files such as media, animations, and layouts. For details, see [Resource Group Subdirectories](#resource-group-subdirectories).| You can create multiple levels of subdirectories with custom directory names. They can be used to store various resource files.<br>However, resource files in the **rawfile** subdirectory will not be matched based on the device status.|
| Compilation| Resource files in the subdirectory are compiled into binary files, and each resource file is assigned an ID. | Resource files in the subdirectory are compiled into binary files, and each resource file is assigned an ID. | Resource files in the subdirectory are directly packed into the application without being compiled, and no IDs will be assigned to the resource files. |
| Reference| Resource files in the subdirectory are referenced based on the resource type and resource name. | Resource files in the subdirectory are referenced based on the resource type and resource name. | Resource files in the subdirectory are referenced based on the file path and file name. |
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| Resource Group Subdirectory | Description | Resource File |
| element | Indicates element resources. Each type of data is represented by a JSON file. The options are as follows:<br>- **boolean**: boolean data<br>- **color**: color data<br>- **float**: floating-point data<br>- **intarray**: array of integers<br>- **integer**: integer data<br>- **pattern**: pattern data<br>- **plural**: plural form data<br>- **strarray**: array of strings<br>- **string**: string data| It is recommended that files in the **element** subdirectory be named the same as the following files, each of which can contain only data of the same type:<br>- boolean.json<br>- color.json<br>- float.json<br>- intarray.json<br>- integer.json<br>- pattern.json<br>- plural.json<br>- strarray.json<br>- string.json |
| media | Indicates media resources, including non-text files such as images, audios, and videos. | The file name can be customized, for example, **icon.png**. |
| profile | Indicates a user-defined configuration file. You can obtain the file content by using the [getProfileByAbility](../reference/apis/js-apis-bundleManager.md#bundlemanagergetprofilebyability) API. | The file name can be customized, for example, **test_profile.json**. |
| element | Indicates element resources. Each type of data is represented by a JSON file. (Only files are supported in this directory.) The options are as follows:<br>- **boolean**: boolean data<br>- **color**: color data<br>- **float**: floating-point data<br>- **intarray**: array of integers<br>- **integer**: integer data<br>- **pattern**: pattern data<br>- **plural**: plural form data<br>- **strarray**: array of strings<br>- **string**: string data| It is recommended that files in the **element** subdirectory be named the same as the following files, each of which can contain only data of the same type:<br>- boolean.json<br>- color.json<br>- float.json<br>- intarray.json<br>- integer.json<br>- pattern.json<br>- plural.json<br>- strarray.json<br>- string.json |
| media | Indicates media resources, including non-text files such as images, audios, and videos. (Only files are supported in this directory.) | The file name can be customized, for example, **icon.png**. |
| profile | Indicates a custom configuration file. You can obtain the file content by using the [getProfileByAbility](../reference/apis/js-apis-bundleManager.md#bundlemanagergetprofilebyability) API. (Only files are supported in this directory.) | The file name can be customized, for example, **test_profile.json**. |
| rawfile | Indicates other types of files, which are stored in their raw formats after the application is built as an HAP file. They will not be integrated into the **resources.index** file.| The file name can be customized. |
**Media Resource Types**
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> Resource descriptors accept only strings, such as **'app.type.name'**, and cannot be combined.
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> The return value of **$r** is a **Resource** object. You can obtain the corresponding string by using the [getStringValue](../reference/apis/js-apis-resource-manager.md) API.
> The return value of **$r** is a **Resource** object. You can obtain the corresponding string by using the [getStringValue](../reference/apis/js-apis-resource-manager.md#getstringvalue9) API.
In the **.ets** file, you can use the resources defined in the **resources** directory. The following is a resource usage example based on the resource file examples in [Resource Group Sub-directories](#resource-group-subdirectories):
