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Android Build a Simple Android App (2014) Creating the Screen Layout Setting Colors

Posted by Aspin Isoe
Aspin Isoe
207 Points

I think this Question has a problem, Despite answering correctly, it still says "Bummer!" Or what is the correct answer?

The Challenge is this one ;

The current layout has black text on a white background. Let's change the text color to be white. You will need to add the android:textColor attribute, and copy/paste the Android white value from the RelativeLayout's android:background attribute.

After adding the line of code on <TextView, I get the "Bummer! Try Again" Message. Am I Wrong?

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

  <TextView
    android:id="@+id/textView1"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
    android:layout_centerVertical="true"
    android:text="Treehouse loves me!"
    android:textSize="72sp" />
    android:textColor="@android:color/white" />         (I Added This)


</RelativeLayout>

5 Answers

John McDonald
John McDonald
13,958 Points
John McDonald
John McDonald
13,958 Points

Hi Aspin,

You nearly had the right answer but you added the android:textColor attribute outside the TextView XML element.

Move the android:textColor attribute into the TextView element so your code looks like this:

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:background="@android:color/white" >

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textView1"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_centerVertical="true"
        android:text="Treehouse loves me!"
        android:textSize="72sp"
        android:textColor="@android:color/white" />

</RelativeLayout>
Zuhayr Elahi
Zuhayr Elahi
2,582 Points
Zuhayr Elahi
Zuhayr Elahi
2,582 Points

Try this: android:textColor="@color/white"

I think you might have to remove the @android part

Aspin Isoe
Aspin Isoe
207 Points
Aspin Isoe
Aspin Isoe
207 Points

Thank you for Answering but that did not work either.

I have gotten it, I had to to remove the "/>" on the previous line and add it at the end of the line i add so that it looks like this;

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:background="@android:color/white" >

<TextView android:id="@+id/textView1" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" android:layout_centerVertical="true" android:text="Treehouse loves me!" android:textSize="72sp" android:textColor="@android:color/white" />

Rebecca Bompiani
Rebecca Bompiani
16,948 Points
Rebecca Bompiani
Rebecca Bompiani
16,948 Points

You have two closing brackets in your code. Remove the one after android:textSize...

Aspin Isoe
Aspin Isoe
207 Points
Aspin Isoe
Aspin Isoe
207 Points

Thanks Everyone who answered.

Cheers!