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

Posted by David Santos
David Santos
1,486 Points

can't figure out how to complete these challenge

I have tried to copy paste the color code but didn't work. What am i missing?

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/#fff092b0" >

  <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>

2 Answers

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

Hi, David. You want to remove the '@android:color/' part, as it no longer needs to be specified.

  android:background="#fff092b0"
David Santos
David Santos
1,486 Points
David Santos
David Santos
1,486 Points

Hey Tks CJ.