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

Patrick Hansen
Patrick Hansen
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I can't get rid of my action bar.

As the title states, i can't get rid of my actionbar, i checked the 2 other posts at no avail.

Manifest ´´´xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="neotic.funfacts">

<application
    android:allowBackup="true"
    android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
    android:supportsRtl="true"
    android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
    <activity android:name=".FunFactsActivity">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>
</application>

</manifest> ´´´

styles ´´´xml <resources>

<!-- Base application theme. -->
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
    <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
    <item name="colorPrimary">@color/colorPrimary</item>
    <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
    <item name="colorAccent">@color/colorAccent</item>
</style>

</resources> ´´´

layout ´´´xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto" xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:background="#51b46d" android:padding="50dp" tools:context="neotic.funfacts.FunFactsActivity">

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/funFact"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text="Ants stretch when they wake up in the morning"
    android:textColor="@android:color/background_light"
    android:textSize="24sp"
    app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@+id/funFactButton"
    app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="1.0"
    app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/didYouKnow"
    app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.527" />

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/didYouKnow"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text="Did you know?"
    android:textColor="@color/semiTransWhite"
    android:textSize="24sp"
    tools:layout_editor_absoluteX="7dp"
    tools:layout_editor_absoluteY="9dp" />

<Button
    android:id="@+id/funFactButton"
    android:layout_width="0dp"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_marginBottom="16dp"
    android:background="@android:color/background_light"
    android:text="Show another fun fact!"
    app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent" />

</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout> ´´´

java ´´´java package neotic.funfacts;

import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity; import android.os.Bundle;

public class FunFactsActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_fun_facts);
}

} ´´´