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Android Build a Simple Android App (2014) Creating the Screen Layout Adding a Button

Taurean Howard
Taurean Howard
149 Points

Button element

The instructions are ... Button element. Copy and paste the TextView element and just change 'TextView' to 'Button' . I don't see 'TextView'. ? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

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

  <Button
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

</RelativeLayout>

2 Answers

Hi,

When you start the challenge you should see the following code. If you don't I'd suggest starting again:

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

  <TextView
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

</RelativeLayout>

So, to complete the challenge you do exactly as it says leaving you with code that looks like:

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

  <TextView
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

  <Button
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

</RelativeLayout>

I hope that helps!

Steve.

Taurean Howard
Taurean Howard
149 Points

Wow... I really appreciate your help Steve, thanks !

No problem! :-)