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Android Build a Simple Android App (2014) Basic Android Programming Making a Button Do Something

Posted by Douglas Kaynor
Douglas Kaynor
912 Points

Error with View.OnClickListener

View.OnClickListener listener = new View.OnClickListener() { I get a message stating that Class 'anonymous class derived from OnClickListener ' must either be declared abstract or implement abstract method 'onClick(View)' in 'OnClickListener '

1 Answer

Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points
Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points

you need to override the onclick method inside of that block:

View.OnClickListener listener = new View.OnClickListener() {

  @Override
  public void onClick(View view) {
     //this is what runs when you click the button
  }

};