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Android Build a Simple Android App Basic Android Programming Initializing a Button

im stuck in this challenges

can someone help me to solve this problem

FunFactsActivity.java
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 = (showFactbutton) findviewById(R.id.Button); 
    }
}

1 Answer

Hi there,

You've got this line back to front:

Button showFactButton = (showFactbutton) findviewById(R.id.Button);

To the right of the equals sign you want to type cast this to a Button type. So, put Button inside the first brackets. Then inside the second brackets comes the ID of the button which is R.id.showFactButton. Also, Capitalise View inside findViewById.

You end up with:

Button showFactButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.showFactButton);

Good luck!

Steve.

thanks alot Steve.!!