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Android Build an Interactive Story App (Retired) Finishing the User Interface Customizing a Button

Posted by MUZ140564 Kudakwashe Jena
MUZ140564 Kudakwashe Jena
4,895 Points

Now add the attribute to change the color of the button text to white. Use the system value or the appropriate hex colo

please help i dont know how to do stage 2 of the question.

activity_main.xml 
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent" >
    android:background="#ffaa0000" >
    <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:background="#ffaa0000" />
</RelativeLayout>

5 Answers

Sean Do
Sean Do
11,933 Points
Sean Do
Sean Do
11,933 Points

They're asking you to change the text color with either system value or hex color. Ex: HexColor below

android:textColor="ffffffff"

OR

System Value

android:textColor="@color/white"
MUZ140564 Kudakwashe Jena
MUZ140564 Kudakwashe Jena
4,895 Points
MUZ140564 Kudakwashe Jena
MUZ140564 Kudakwashe Jena
4,895 Points

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:background="#ffaa0000" android:textColor="#ff00aabb" > <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:background="#ffaa0000" android:textColor="#ff00aabb"/> </RelativeLayout>

thnaks i did that and am still not getting it right.

MUZ140564 Kudakwashe Jena
MUZ140564 Kudakwashe Jena
4,895 Points

i tried this as well android:textColor="ff00aabb" and its still not passing

Sean Do
Sean Do
11,933 Points
Sean Do
Sean Do
11,933 Points

You just need to apply it to the button tag only.

MUZ140564 Kudakwashe Jena
MUZ140564 Kudakwashe Jena
4,895 Points
MUZ140564 Kudakwashe Jena
MUZ140564 Kudakwashe Jena
4,895 Points

i just tried applying it to the button tag only but still no change.

MUZ140564 Kudakwashe Jena
MUZ140564 Kudakwashe Jena
4,895 Points
MUZ140564 Kudakwashe Jena
MUZ140564 Kudakwashe Jena
4,895 Points

am getting an error saying "make sure you use the correct code for white."

Sean Do
Sean Do
11,933 Points
Sean Do
Sean Do
11,933 Points

Oh. Sorry, the correct hex-color is #ffffffff

Change #ff00aabb to #ffffffff

MUZ140564 Kudakwashe Jena
MUZ140564 Kudakwashe Jena
4,895 Points
MUZ140564 Kudakwashe Jena
MUZ140564 Kudakwashe Jena
4,895 Points

lol its okaey.Thanks you very much for your help,it finally worked.Dankie