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Android Build a Simple Android App Improving Our Code Dynamically Changing the Background Color

Posted by spamme too
spamme too
92 Points

My emulator says " Unfortunately , App has stopped ". And the error is on line "mRelativeLayout..."

Just can't find the problem

1 Answer

Grynt Logmadrssen
Grynt Logmadrssen
2,556 Points
Grynt Logmadrssen
Grynt Logmadrssen
2,556 Points

I was getting the same error, but I changed all layout instances from relative to constraint in both the XML and FunFactsActivity.java files, and now it's working for me.

Brian Bochicchio
Brian Bochicchio
19,978 Points

Just the opposite for me. The activity type we choose at the beginning (Android Studio 2.3.3) defaults to android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout . Not relative like the videos.

Where the instructor used RelativeLayout I used ConstraintLayout.
I also used mBGColor for my name, that is just my preference.
appBody is the id I gave the layout in the XML

android:id ="@+id/appBody"

so I could find it by Id. 

public class FunFactsActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    // Create Instance or FactBook for use in OnClick
    private FactBook mFactBook = new FactBook();
    //Declare View Variables
    private TextView mFactTextView;
    private Button mShowFactButton;
    private ConstraintLayout mBGColor;



    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_fun_facts);

        // Assign views to variables
        mFactTextView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.funfactTextView);
        mShowFactButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.showFactButton);
        mBGColor = (ConstraintLayout) findViewById(R.id.appBody);

        //Setup OnClick
        View.OnClickListener listener = new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
            String fact = mFactBook.getFact();
                // Update the screen with the fact and change color
                mFactTextView.setText(fact);
                mBGColor.setBackgroundColor(Color.RED);

            }
        };

        mShowFactButton.setOnClickListener(listener);



    }
}