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Android Styles and Themes in Android Using Styles in Layouts Styling EditTexts and Buttons

Cristian Gerardo Hernandez Barrios
Cristian Gerardo Hernandez Barrios
28,382 Points

I need help to this code challenge:

Next, switch to the activity_main.xml file and add this new style to each EditText in the layout.

I don't know how to put the style in the other xml code... please help me

styles.xml
<resources xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

  <style name="CustomEditText">

  </style>

</resources>
activity_main.xml
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent" >

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/nameField"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
        android:hint="@string/hint_name"
        android:textSize="20sp"
        android:textColor="@color/dark_green" />

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/cityField"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
        android:layout_below="@id/nameField"
        android:hint="@string/hint_city"
        android:textSize="20sp"
        android:textColor="@color/dark_green" />

</RelativeLayout>

1 Answer

Jimmy Ma
Jimmy Ma
5,796 Points

style="@style/CustomEditText"

add this to the EditTexts