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

Posted by Charles Kelly
Charles Kelly
620 Points

Issue changing color in background on a challenge.

I have the text color correct I think but it is telling me to fix the background. This is what I have typed so far in both sections, the question, and the error message.

-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.

-Bummer! Make sure you use the white value exactly as set in android:background.

android:background="#ffffffff"> android:textColor="#ffffffff"

And I know the background and text are both white. Where am I going wrong here. This seems pretty straight forward.

thanks in advance!

Amin Lalji
Amin Lalji
1,350 Points
Amin Lalji
Amin Lalji
1,350 Points

Here's the code from the code challenge:

<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"
 />

</RelativeLayout>

The challenge is asking you to 1) add a new property to TextView android:textColor and set its value to the one used by android:background property in the RelativeLayout element above.

So you are probably looking to add:

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

instead of "#ffffff"

HTH

Gloria Dwomoh
Gloria Dwomoh
13,116 Points

Hi Amin Lalji. Try to post your reply as an "answer" instead of a"comment" since it is an actual answer, that way if your reply solves the issue you can be selected as Best Answer and this question can be marked as resolved. Thank you.