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Android Build a Simple Android App (retired 2014) Getting Started with Android Accessing Views in Code

Posted by Stormy Forrester
Stormy Forrester
1,360 Points

Intellesense didn't give me TextView1 highlighted in blue after I entered "TextView answerLabel = findViewById(R.id.)

I've organized both imports TextView answerLabel; Button getAnswerButton;

And then wrote "TextView answerLabel = findViewById(R.id.

After the dot I haven't been given the "TextView1" option via intellesense. What do I do? What is happening? My Activity Main said "TextView1 is there in the outline window?

1 Answer

Harry James
Harry James
14,780 Points
Harry James
Harry James
14,780 Points

I had this problem as well. It's quite a hassle to fix at times.

Here's some steps to check everything:

  1. Check your activity_main.xml file (Located in res >> layout) and make sure your TextView id looks like this:
        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/textView1"
            ... other code ...
  1. Test, see if the problem is fixed. If not, continue:
  2. Run a project clean. Click Project on the top bar and then click the Clean button. Select CrystalBall or all projects.
  3. Test, see if the problem is fixed. If not, continue:
  4. Make sure that your MainActivity.java file (Located in your package) has a line of code like this:
mAnswerLabel = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textView1);
  1. Test, see if the problem is fixed. If not, continue.
  2. If you get this far, I'm not sure what it could be. Perhaps export your project (Right click on project then click Export) and upload it to a cloud service for me or somebody else to look at.

P.S: Also try writing in textView1 even if IntelliSense doesn't show it. If it doesn't show an error underneath the text, it must've worked!

Also, it seems Markdown didn't like me putting the steps with a space between them. It just resets the numbers...