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Veasna Mam
263 PointsI don't get this.
Can someone re-explain this to me in a basic form because I dont't Know what I'm suppose to do.
Initialize the showFactButton variable using the findViewById() method like the TextView above it. The ID for the button is showFactButton, and don't forget to cast it to a Button with (Button)!
import android.app.Activity; import android.os.Bundle; import android.view.View; import android.widget.Button; import android.widget.TextView;
public class FunFactsActivity extends Activity {
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_fun_facts);
// Declare our View variables and assign them the Views from the layout file
TextView factLabel = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.factTextView);
Button showFactButton;
}
}
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class FunFactsActivity extends Activity {
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_fun_facts);
// Declare our View variables and assign them the Views from the layout file
TextView factLabel = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.factTextView);
Button showFactButton;
}
}
4 Answers
Charles Van Way
5,814 PointsGilbert's line works. Or, separating declaration from definition,
Button showFactButton; showFactButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.showFactButton);
MUZ140668 Gilbert Sibanda
4,918 PointsButton showFactButton =( Button) findViewById(R.id.showFactButton);
Hope that works!
Veasna Mam
263 PointsThank you guys
MUZ140668 Gilbert Sibanda
4,918 Pointsua wlcme