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Android Build a Simple Android App (2014) Creating the Screen Layout Changing Text in a Layout

Posted by MUZ140831 Blessing Funani
MUZ140831 Blessing Funani
654 Points

change text to "treehouse loves me!" make sure you change key attribute

where excatly do i change and how do i change the text

activity_main.xml 
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:layout_width="match_parent"
  android:layout_height="match_parent" >

  <TextView
    android:id="@string/treehouse loves me!" // change this back!
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
    android:layout_centerVertical="true"
    android:text="I love Treehouse!"  // answer the question here!!
    android:textSize="16sp" />

</RelativeLayout>

1 Answer

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Hiya,

I added some comments in the code above.

You've changed the id of the TextView, so change that back to android:id="@+id/textView1" first.

Then, amend the line that says:

android:text="I love Treehouse!"

to say:

android:text="Treehouse loves me!"

That should get you through!

Steve.