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MUZ140584 Heredity Mbundire
4,979 PointsBehind the graphical layout we just made is the XML file that actually defines the views. We're a
help
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".LoginActivity" >
<EditText
android:id="@+id/usernameField"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:ems="10"
android:hint="Username" >
<requestFocus />
</EditText>
<EditText
android:id="@+id/passwordField"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/usernameField"
android:layout_below="@+id/usernameField"
android:ems="10"
android:hint="Password"
android:inputType="textPassword" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/passwordField"
android:layout_below="@+id/passwordField"
android:text="Sign In" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/signUpTextView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="@+id/loginButton"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="52dp"
android:text="Sign Up for Ribbit" />
</RelativeLayout>
2 Answers

Dan Johnson
40,532 PointsTo change the id of a view all you need to do is modify the part after the @+id/
. Set the id for the button with this:
android:id="@+id/loginButton"

MUZ140584 Heredity Mbundire
4,979 Pointsthanks ts works