Welcome to the Treehouse Community

Want to collaborate on code errors? Have bugs you need feedback on? Looking for an extra set of eyes on your latest project? Get support with fellow developers, designers, and programmers of all backgrounds and skill levels here with the Treehouse Community! While you're at it, check out some resources Treehouse students have shared here.

Looking to learn something new?

Treehouse offers a seven day free trial for new students. Get access to thousands of hours of content and join thousands of Treehouse students and alumni in the community today.

Start your free trial

Android Build an Interactive Story App (Retired) Intents and Multiple Activities Using String Resources

Posted by MUZ140118 Cathrine Makuya
MUZ140118 Cathrine Makuya
10,300 Points

stage 2 challenge 1

String resources can be used throughout an app. In this challenge we want to use a String resource to set the text of a Button. Switch to the strings.xml file and add a new String item named morePuppies with the value "See More Puppies".

CodeChallenge.java 
Button loadPuppiesButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.puppiesButton);
String buttonLabel = "";
loadPuppiesButton.setText("LOAD");
strings.xml 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
  < String morePuppies= "See More Puppies";

</resources>

5 Answers

Nejc Vukovic
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree seal-36
Nejc Vukovic
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 51,574 Points 
<string name="morePuppies">See More Puppies</string>
MUZ140118 Cathrine Makuya
MUZ140118 Cathrine Makuya
10,300 Points

THANKS it worked

Nejc Vukovic
seal-mask
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree seal-36
Nejc Vukovic
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 51,574 Points
Nejc Vukovic
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree seal-36
Nejc Vukovic
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 51,574 Points 
<String morePuppies="See More Puppies">

Try this.

MUZ140118 Cathrine Makuya
MUZ140118 Cathrine Makuya
10,300 Points

it also working here is the error that it is saying Bummer! Exception caught! Please carefully check your XML syntax.

Nejc Vukovic
seal-mask
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree seal-36
Nejc Vukovic
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 51,574 Points
Nejc Vukovic
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree seal-36
Nejc Vukovic
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 51,574 Points 
    < String morePuppies= "See More Puppies";>

Notice the missing >

MUZ140118 Cathrine Makuya
MUZ140118 Cathrine Makuya
10,300 Points

l notice but its not working

Nejc Vukovic
seal-mask
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree seal-36
Nejc Vukovic
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 51,574 Points
Nejc Vukovic
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree seal-36
Nejc Vukovic
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 51,574 Points

Sure. Had to think there myself :)

MUZ140118 Cathrine Makuya
MUZ140118 Cathrine Makuya
10,300 Points

you are very intelligent

MUZ140118 Cathrine Makuya
MUZ140118 Cathrine Makuya
10,300 Points

ok

Nejc Vukovic
seal-mask
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree seal-36
Nejc Vukovic
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 51,574 Points
Nejc Vukovic
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree seal-36
Nejc Vukovic
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 51,574 Points

Thanks for the compliment. I do try to think :) And I'm resourceful :)

MUZ140118 Cathrine Makuya
MUZ140118 Cathrine Makuya
10,300 Points

you are correct

MUZ140118 Cathrine Makuya
MUZ140118 Cathrine Makuya
10,300 Points

what about this one Now switch back to CodeChallenge.java. Set the buttonLabel variable to the new String resource you just added using the getString(int id) method. Don't forget: the id parameter will begin with R.string.

and here its my answer

intent.putExtra(getString(R.string.morePuppies),buttonLabel);

correct me

Nejc Vukovic
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree seal-36
Nejc Vukovic
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 51,574 Points

Open a new question. And provide the whole code. So I can see the whole picture.