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

Posted by Darin Martin
Darin Martin
350 Points

In this exercise, I am being asked to Change the background color to #fff092b0, where?

Do I replace the line "white" with "#fff092b0" Doesn't work....

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

Chase Marchione
Chase Marchione
155,055 Points
Chase Marchione
Chase Marchione
155,055 Points

Hi Darin,

You'll want to change the background attribute for the RelativeLayout object (to that alpha and hex value.) Also, since it's an exact value and not a identifier named after a color, you'll want to remove '@android:color/' in this particular case.

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:layout_width="match_parent"
  android:layout_height="match_parent"
  android:background="#fff092b0" >

Hope this helps!

Darin Martin
Darin Martin
350 Points

Thank you! Perfect! I'm a noob :)