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

Rafael Lora
Rafael Lora
3,419 Points
Posted by Rafael Lora
Rafael Lora
3,419 Points

Don't understand what is wrong with my code need help!!!

keeps telling me to add textColor to TextView but i already did

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>
Mitchell Giles
Mitchell Giles
3,887 Points
Mitchell Giles
Mitchell Giles
3,887 Points

try having the textColor inside the caret. So the last couple lines would be like this.

android:textSize="72sp" android:textColor ="@android:color/white" >

1 Answer

Erik Jacobsson
Erik Jacobsson
1,674 Points

I think your end bracket is in the wrong spot. Delete the one after "72sp".

Rafael Lora
Rafael Lora
3,419 Points
Rafael Lora
Rafael Lora
3,419 Points

thanks for the help