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Android

Bug in my code

Good afternoon coders. I was following along with this video. When I finished a whole bunch of errors popped up. I've tried everything I know and can't figure it out. Your help will be appreciated

package com.teamtreehouse.funfacts;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.TextView;

import java.util.Random;


public class FunFactsActivity extends Activity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_fun_facts);

        // Declare our View variables and assign the the Views from the layout file
        final TextView factLabel = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.factTextView);
        Button showFactButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.showFactButton);
        View.OnClickListener listener = new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                // The button was clicked, so update the fact label with a new fact
                String fact = "";
                // Randomly select a fact
                Random randomGenerator = new Random();  // Construct a new Random number generator
                int randomNumber = randomGenerator.nextInt(3);
                fact = randomNumber + "";

                // Update the label with our dynamic fact

                if (randomNumber == 0) {
                    // set fact equal to ants fact
                    fact = "Ants stretch when they wake up in the morning.";
                } else if (randomNumber == 1) {
                    fact = "Ostriches can run faster than horses.";
                } else if (randomNumber == 2) {
                    fact = "Olympic gold medals are actually made mostly of silver.";
                } else {
                    fact = "Sorry, there was an error!";
                }
                factLabel.setText(fact);
            }

        };
        showFactButton.setOnClickListener(listener);


    }


    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
        // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
        getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.fun_facts, menu);
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
        // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
        // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
        // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
        int id = item.getItemId();
        if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
            return true;
        }
        return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    }
}

The errors were cannot resolve symbol 'factTextView' cannot resolve symbol'showFactButton'

Again your help is appreciated.

Ben Deitch
Ben Deitch
Treehouse Teacher

Are 'factTextView' and 'showFactButton' both in your layout (activity_fun_facts.xml)?

Yes, they were both in the layout but not capitalized properly. Thank you. I would never have thought to check there.

1 Answer

If you copy/pasted the code, delete it and rewrite the code manually. Make sure all your imports are correct as you go.