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Android Build a Simple Android App (2014) Creating the Screen Layout Setting Colors

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

Now let's change the background color of the whole RelativeLayout to a dark pink. Use the code #fff092b0..

am stuck

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="@android:color/#fff092b0" >

  <TextView
    android:id="@+id/textView1"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
    android:layout_centerVertical="true"
    android:text="Treehouse loves me!"
    android:textSize="72sp"
    android:textColor="@android:color/white" /> 

</RelativeLayout

1 Answer

James Simshaw
James Simshaw
28,738 Points
James Simshaw
James Simshaw
28,738 Points

Hello,

When defining a color in xml via its hex code, you do not need to put in "@android:color/", just the hex value. So

android:background="@android:color/#fff092b0"

should be

android:background="#fff092b0"

You might also want to make sure your </RelativeLayout> tag is complete, in your code above, the final > is missing.

pankaj kumar
pankaj kumar
Courses Plus Student 367 Points

Thanks dear ...