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Android Build a Blog Reader Android App Adapting Data for Display in a List Cleaning Up Our Presentation

Posted by Danial Goodwin
Danial Goodwin
13,247 Points

Quiz Error, wrong answer: "In an Activity, the correct way to get the TextView with an ID of "empty" is:"

The quiz question I have a concern about is "In an Activity, the correct way to get the TextView with an ID of "empty" is:"

Two of the choices are: A. findViewById(R.id.empty) B. getListView().getEmptyView()

Granted, I know the video talked about and used B, but that is only with a ListActivity. A regular Activity as stated in the question does not have getListView(), so I chose A, which was marked wrong.

So, I'm thinking that either the question or answer is mistaken.

Did anybody else catch this or find this confusing?

Wesley Seago
Wesley Seago
10,424 Points
Wesley Seago
Wesley Seago
10,424 Points

When I took this test, I interpreted the question the same as you. The context of the question was during the ListActivity portion of the application, so I took it with a grain of salt, but yes, you are correct.