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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

Just a bit lost

Now add the attribute to change the color of the button text to white. Use the system value or the appropriate hex color code. (Don't forget the "alpha" code at the beginning!)

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" 
        android.text_color="#ffffffff" 
        android:background="#ffaa0000"    
        />

</RelativeLayout>

2 Answers

Abhin Iype
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Abhin Iype
Courses Plus Student 4,615 Points
Abhin Iype
Abhin Iype
Courses Plus Student 4,615 Points

You have to use: 

android:textColor="#ffffffff"

Your using:

android:text_color="#ffffffff"

There is no such thing as text_color. Its textColor.

MUZ140663 Question Ngwarati
MUZ140663 Question Ngwarati
11,782 Points
MUZ140663 Question Ngwarati
MUZ140663 Question Ngwarati
11,782 Points

android: textColor ="#ffffffff"