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

Tommy Binkley
Tommy Binkley
18,584 Points
Posted by Tommy Binkley
Tommy Binkley
18,584 Points

Im not understanding this one i am coping the android:textColor="@android:color/white" > into <TextView

i am coping the android:textColor="@android:color/white" > into <TextView and it is not working

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/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" >

</RelativeLayout>

1 Answer

James Simshaw
James Simshaw
28,738 Points

Hello,

What this is asking is for you to set the textColor to white which is the same as the background color of the layout. They were trying to make it easier than typing out the same color. However, you need to add the code inside the textView tag like

android:textSize="72sp"
    android:textColor="@android:color/white" />