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

rojy mathew
rojy mathew
145 Points

help me find the error-android challenge task 1 of 2

<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" />

</RelativeLayout>

Qn

Challenge Task 1 of 2

The current layout has black text on a white background. Let's change the text color to be white. You will need to add the android:textColor attribute, and copy/paste the Android white value from the RelativeLayout's android:background attribute.

link

https://teamtreehouse.com/library/build-a-simple-android-app-2/creating-the-screen-layout/setting-colors-2

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" />

</RelativeLayout>

1 Answer

Kourosh Raeen
Kourosh Raeen
23,733 Points

As the instruction says, you need to add the android:textColor attribute to the TextView and set its value to: @android:color/white.