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Android Build a Simple Android App (retired 2014) Getting Started with Android Initial Layout

Posted by DeVante Marshall
DeVante Marshall
1,974 Points

Changing ID

Having trouble changing the ID for a textview for the challenge.

2 Answers

Ernest Grzybowski
Ernest Grzybowski
Treehouse Project Reviewer

What have you tried?

To start the code challenge you should have:

  <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="I love Treehouse!" />

Next they ask you to change the id of the TextView to "treehouseLabel". Without seeing what you have tried, it is hard to tell what problem you are having, but make sure that you keep android:id="@+id/INSERT_LABEL_NAME_HERE" and replace INSERT_LABEL_NAME_HERE with treehouseLabel. Also, make sure that the L in Label is capitalized or it won't pass the code challenge.

DeVante Marshall
DeVante Marshall
1,974 Points
DeVante Marshall
DeVante Marshall
1,974 Points

Thank you, I was not capitalizing the L

Ernest Grzybowski
Ernest Grzybowski
Treehouse Project Reviewer

Glad I could help. Eclipse and Android wouldn't complain about your lower case L (as long as it is lower case everywhere you reference it). Since you look like a new user, just be sure to do exactly what the challenge requests. Sometimes this can get frustrating, but it usually does teach you good practice (like camel case http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CamelCase). Let me know if you need any more help, and welcome to Treehouse!