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

Posted by MUZ140584 Heredity Mbundire
MUZ140584 Heredity Mbundire
4,979 Points

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

<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:background="#ffaa0000"/> </RelativeLayout>

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:background="#ffaa0000"/>
</RelativeLayout>

1 Answer

jason phillips
jason phillips
18,131 Points

the hex color for white is #ffffffff so you need to add this to the button:

android:textColor="#ffffffff"