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Android Build a Blog Reader Android App Rebuilding from Scratch All About @string Resources

Posted by michikoote
michikoote
20,646 Points

challenge task 5 - syntax error

someone help! this is my last part of answer in Java file.

Resources resources = getResources();
MphoneNumberLabels = resources.getStringArray(R.array.phoneNumberLabels);

"phoneNumberLabels" is same as string-array variable in XML file. I keep getting errors telling me that symbol cant find or match... what am I missing?

2 Answers

Ben Jakuben
STAFF
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse Teacher
Ben Jakuben
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse Teacher

Looks like you're using the wrong variable name: MphoneNumberLabels

michikoote
michikoote
20,646 Points

Thank you for your help. I changed the variable and this is my entire code in Java. Also, I addd a new array-list named phoneNumberLabels in XML file.

String[] phoneNumberLabels;

Button saveButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.saveButton);
String label = getString(R.string.saveLabel);
saveButton.setText(label);
Resources res = getResources();
phoneNumberLabels = res.getStringArray(R.array.phoneNumberLabels);

I'm still getting the same error message that symbol (R.array.phoneNumberLabels) cant find on the last line. I'm stuck on this problem. Any advise please.

Ben Jakuben
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse Teacher
Ben Jakuben
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse Teacher

In your last line, check the name you are using for the array from the strings.xml file. :)

michikoote
michikoote
20,646 Points
michikoote
michikoote
20,646 Points

Figured it out! I didn't need to change the name at all... How simple it was! Thanks a lot.