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Android Build a Simple Android App (2014) Creating the Screen Layout Setting Colors

Posted by Johnathan Rowley
Johnathan Rowley
3,842 Points

can someone remind me were this goes?

hi i trying to figure out were and what is a textColor: attribute plus were does it go i must have missed this

1 Answer

Kate Hoferkamp
Kate Hoferkamp
5,205 Points
Kate Hoferkamp
Kate Hoferkamp
5,205 Points

All the question was asking was to add a textColor to the TextView so that the color of the text changes from the default black to white.

You just need to add the attribute to the TextView and use the "@android:color/white" from the RelativeLayout attribute: android:background="@android:color/white"

 <TextView
    android:id="@+id/textView1"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
    android:layout_centerVertical="true"
    android:text="Treehouse loves me!"
    android:textSize="72sp" 
    android:textColor="@android:color/white"/>
Johnathan Rowley
Johnathan Rowley
3,842 Points

Thanks now i remember