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Android Build a Blog Reader Android App Adapting Data for Display in a List Handling Errors Using Dialogs

Ricky Sparks
Ricky Sparks
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Posted by Ricky Sparks
Ricky Sparks
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Need Help with JAVA code?

AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);

Ricky Sparks
Ricky Sparks
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Ricky Sparks
Ricky Sparks
22,249 Points

stuck on 3/4 challenge

Now switch back to CodeChallenge.java and set the title and message for your Builder variable using the string resources you just added.

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poltexious
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poltexious
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poltexious
poltexious
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Hey there,

I also got stuck on task 3/4, and did not get it right the first time.

This is the working code for this task:

/*** This code is an excerpt from a class that extends Activity ***/
AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);

builder.setTitle(getString(R.string.dialog_title));
builder.setMessage(getString(R.string.dialog_message));

Although the .xml file with strings is called strings.xml, you still have to refer to 'R.string.YOUR_OWN_DEFINED_STRING_KEY' and not just 'strings.YOUR_OWN_DEFINED_STRING_KEY'. In my case, I used 'dialog_title' and 'dialog_message' as the YOUR_OWN_DEFINED_STRING_KEY, respectively.

Christopher Eckhardt
Christopher Eckhardt
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Christopher Eckhardt
Christopher Eckhardt
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AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(YourActivityGoesHere.this);
        builder.setTitle(R.string.blah_blah)
                   .setMessage(R.string.your_message);
AlertDialog dialog = builder.create();

I didn't fully understand your question, but I hope this helps.