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

Posted by Eddie Low
Eddie Low
Courses Plus Student 953 Points

RelativeLayout color change

i changed the textcolor to white and now i need to change the whole background to darkpink with the code #fff092b0 but it doesn't work and i don't know what to do.. i changed the android:background="@android:color blabla" from white to this code for darkPink but it says there is a error, please help!

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:textColor="@android:color/white" >
    android:textSize="72sp" />

</RelativeLayout>
Eddie Low
Eddie Low
Courses Plus Student 953 Points

nevermind i found a solution!

1 Answer

Jacob Bergdahl
Jacob Bergdahl
29,119 Points
Jacob Bergdahl
Jacob Bergdahl
29,119 Points

Change "@android:color/#fff092b0" to "#fff092b0". "@android:color" is used for already defined colours.