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Start your free trialMUZ140651 Patience Muchirahondo
4,123 PointsNext, switch to the activity_main.xml file and add this new style to each EditText in the layout.
where m i getn it rong?
<resources xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<style name = "CustomEditText">
</resources>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
<EditText
android:id="@+id/nameField"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:hint="@string/hint_name"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:textColor="@color/dark_green"
android:style name = "CustomEditText" />
<EditText
android:id="@+id/cityField"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_below="@id/nameField"
android:hint="@string/hint_city"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:textColor="@color/dark_green"
android:style name = "CustomEditText" />
</RelativeLayout>
1 Answer
Steve Hunter
57,712 PointsHi there,
In the XML you should remove the spaces and also close the style tag:
<style name="CustomEditText"></style>
Then in the edit text definitions, add the line:
style="@style/CustomEditText"
That should work for you.
Steve.
MUZ140651 Patience Muchirahondo
4,123 PointsMUZ140651 Patience Muchirahondo
4,123 Pointsgot it at last!