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Android Build a Simple Android App Creating the Screen Layout Setting Colors

Posted by James Trevithick
James Trevithick
748 Points

Can't complete color challenge Task. I was told to change the text color to white but it does not reconize the change

I can't seem to past this challange every time I think I put in the right code it says "Don't forget the and the text color attribute in the TextView. I thought I did that and it keeps coming out with the same problem. Any ideas?

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 Trevithick
James Trevithick
748 Points
James Trevithick
James Trevithick
748 Points

never mind. I just figured out the problem. I needed to put it by textview itself and it worked.