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

Posted by MUZ140881 Munyaradzi Dhodho
MUZ140881 Munyaradzi Dhodho
1,326 Points

I tried your suggestion admerson its still is not working

Check what I did and advise

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

  <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" >

</RelativeLayout>

5 Answers

Daniel Hartin
Daniel Hartin
18,106 Points
Daniel Hartin
Daniel Hartin
18,106 Points

Not sure what the original question was but I think in your code you have put the closing tag a line too early try the code below.

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:layout_width="match_parent"
  android:layout_height="match_parent"
  android:background="@android:color/black" >

  <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:background="@android:color/white"/>

</RelativeLayout>
MUZ140881 Munyaradzi Dhodho
MUZ140881 Munyaradzi Dhodho
1,326 Points
MUZ140881 Munyaradzi Dhodho
MUZ140881 Munyaradzi Dhodho
1,326 Points

Daniel seems the code you are giving is similar to what I did or am missing something

Daniel Hartin
Daniel Hartin
18,106 Points
Daniel Hartin
Daniel Hartin
18,106 Points

Yes it is very similar there is only one subtle difference, if you look at the last two lines of your code you will see the closing tag is blanking the line out which defines the background colour of the textview. I simply moved this onto the last line which is where I think it should be however your question doesn't state what your original problem was so let me know if it is something further.

Hope it helps Daniel

Abdiaziz Abdullahi Abdulle
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Abdiaziz Abdullahi Abdulle
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 7,458 Points
Abdiaziz Abdullahi Abdulle
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    android:textColor = "@android:color/black"    ```
add that in the <TextView attribute.
MUZ140918 Frank Thabo
MUZ140918 Frank Thabo
3,839 Points
MUZ140918 Frank Thabo
MUZ140918 Frank Thabo
3,839 Points

Munya , did you work it out , if yes , can you tell me how you got around it . am stuck

Abdiaziz Abdullahi Abdulle
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Abdiaziz Abdullahi Abdulle
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 7,458 Points

hey, post the question.

MUZ140881 Munyaradzi Dhodho
MUZ140881 Munyaradzi Dhodho
1,326 Points
MUZ140881 Munyaradzi Dhodho
MUZ140881 Munyaradzi Dhodho
1,326 Points

I did and it worked out

MUZ140881 Munyaradzi Dhodho
MUZ140881 Munyaradzi Dhodho
1,326 Points

Frank what challenge are you facing you can post it on the forum