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Android Build an Interactive Story App (Retired) User Input Getting Text from an EditText

Posted by Terence Evans
Terence Evans
1,870 Points

Correct code for Interactive Story

Is there a place I can get the proper code for the Interactive story, so I can copy/paste it into my activity? At the end of the lesson "Build an Interactive Story" I am getting several messages about "Should use @string resource". I have tried to follow Ben's lessons, but obviously missed something.

Terence Evans
Terence Evans
1,870 Points

Thanks for your help. Hopefully I'll still be able to carry on even with all the red "squigglies"

1 Answer

Kristian Terziev
Kristian Terziev
28,449 Points

You will get to @string resource in time. The message you're given is just a warning since you're hard-coding a string and that should not be done. Why? Image you had to use the same message 200 times. Now image you had to change it. Not that good huh? That's why we use string recources. You declare a string and use it anywhere you want. Then if you need to change it, you just change the source. Keep uo with the videos and you'll get there soon enough.

Terence Evans
Terence Evans
1,870 Points

Sorry Kristian I am not able to proceed with the Adding a Second Activity lesson until I clear up this problem. I guess I'll just go back and check each line again as Ben works through it.