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Android Build an Interactive Story App (Retired) Finishing the User Interface Customizing a Button

Posted by Adlight Sibanda
Adlight Sibanda
5,701 Points

In the layout below we have one button. Add an attribute to set its background to #ffaa0000.

please help i am a bit stuck.

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

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/thrustButton"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_centerInParent="true"
        android:text="@string/thrust_label" />

</RelativeLayout>

1 Answer

Damien Watson
Damien Watson
27,419 Points
Damien Watson
Damien Watson
27,419 Points

Hi, you just need to set the background color to "#ffaa0000":

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/thrustButton"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_centerInParent="true"
        android:text="@string/thrust_label"
        android:background="#ffaa0000"
   />
Adlight Sibanda
Adlight Sibanda
5,701 Points

Thank you Damien, :-)