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Android

Posted by Jacob Montague
Jacob Montague
Courses Plus Student 681 Points

Initialize the getAnswerButton Varible

package com.example.crystal.ball;

import android.app.Activity; import android.os.Bundle; import android.view.View; import android.widget.Button; import android.widget.TextView;

public class MainActivity extends Activity {

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

    // Declare our view variables
    TextView answerLabel = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textView1);     
    Button getAnswerButton;
}

} Need help i dont know where to start on this code.

5 Answers

HELGA TANWANI
HELGA TANWANI
2,059 Points

// what you need to do is find the button id and assign it to the AnswerButton variable. Thats what it means to initialize. For example:

Button AnswerButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button1);

// Not sure if that helps....let me know if that is what you needed. If not please explain in detail what lecture and where you need help.

Jacob Montague
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Jacob Montague
Courses Plus Student 681 Points
Jacob Montague
Jacob Montague
Courses Plus Student 681 Points

Thanks that's what i needed Thanks. By looking at how to do it from what you wrote helped showed me how to initialize it.

HELGA TANWANI
HELGA TANWANI
2,059 Points
HELGA TANWANI
HELGA TANWANI
2,059 Points

I am glad I was of help. I would also suggest you get this book on how to program with Java by Deitel and Deitel. Also these free intro to java videos on youtube http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL07BAEC9E3E9E49F3 will help as well. They will help you a bunch in your Android programming path and give you a good grasp of java and object oriented programming which will help you a lot in Android.

Jacob Montague
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Jacob Montague
Courses Plus Student 681 Points
Jacob Montague
Jacob Montague
Courses Plus Student 681 Points

Alright Thanks i guess i have alot of watching to do.

HELGA TANWANI
HELGA TANWANI
2,059 Points
HELGA TANWANI
HELGA TANWANI
2,059 Points

Sure let me know if you need assistance