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Jay Reyes
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 15,937 PointsHow do I change the string without hardcoding it?
It turns out we have a Values folder in the project tree. This folder contains strings.xml Inside strings.xml, you can create a string element that contains our beloved string "Did You Know?" I decided to name it as main_page_text.
<string name="main_page_text">Did You Know?</string>
Then in activity_fun_facts.xml, I changed the value of android:text:
<TextView
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/main_page_text" />
Voila, now I can change the string in one place instead of multiple times in multiple places.
