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Android Build a Simple Android App Basic Android Programming Adding the OnClick Method

Hyejin Yoon
Hyejin Yoon
133 Points
Posted by Hyejin Yoon
Hyejin Yoon
133 Points

I get the Error. Error:(51, 32) error: cannot find symbol method setText(String) for mFactTextView =setText(fact).

i run the app. it keeps giving me an error on the line, mFactTextView =setText(fact); Error message :cannot find symbol method. i tried on compilers to type bug , but it still did not work. Is there any other solutions to it?

1 Answer

Gunjeet Hattar
Gunjeet Hattar
14,483 Points

Hyejin,

I see what you're trying to do here. So the statement mFactTextView =setText(fact); is actually setting setText(fact) value to a variable mFactTextView.

What it should have been was 

mFactTextView.setText(fact);

setText is a function on the TextView and not a standalone property that you can assign value to. Just a typo error I guess. Change it and compile should be ok.