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Android Build an Interactive Story App Finishing the User Interface Loading the First Page

Posted by Evan Kuester
Evan Kuester
Courses Plus Student 763 Points

storyTextView not importing correctly

The storyTextView under the findViewByID(R.id.storyTextView) is underlined red and I cannot make it go away

package com.example.interactivestory.ui;

import android.content.Context; import android.content.Intent; import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable; import android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat; import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity; import android.os.Bundle; import android.util.Log; import android.widget.Button; import android.widget.ImageView; import android.widget.TextView;

import com.example.interactivestory.R; import com.example.interactivestory.model.Page; import com.example.interactivestory.model.Story;

public class StoryActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

public static final String TAG = StoryActivity.class.getSimpleName();

private String name;
private Story story;
private ImageView storyImageView;
private TextView storyTextView;
private Button choice1Button;
private Button choice2Button;



@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_story);

    storyImageView = (ImageView)findViewById(R.id.storyImageView);
    storyTextView = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.storyTextView);
    choice1Button = (Button)findViewById(R.id.choice1Button);
    choice2Button = (Button)findViewById(R.id.choice2Button);

    Intent intent = getIntent();
    name = intent.getStringExtra(getString(R.string.key_name));
    if (name == null || name.isEmpty()) {
        name = "Friend";
    }
    Log.d(TAG, name);

    story = new Story();
    loadPage(0);

}

private void loadPage(int pageNumber) {
    Page page = story.getPage(pageNumber);

    Drawable image = ContextCompat.getDrawable(this, page.getImageId());
    storyImageView.setImageDrawable(image);

    String pageText = getString(page.getTextId());
    // add name is placeholder include. Wont add if not

    pageText = String.format(pageText, name);
    storyTextView.setText(pageText);

    choice1Button.setTextColor(page.getChoice1().getTextId());
    choice2Button.setTextColor(page.getChoice2().getTextId());
}

}

2 Answers

Martin Klestil
Martin Klestil
5,520 Points
Martin Klestil
Martin Klestil
5,520 Points

which ID did you give the TextView?

activity_story.xml

<TextView
                android:id="@+id/storyTextView"
/>
Evan Kuester
PLUS
Evan Kuester
Courses Plus Student 763 Points
Evan Kuester
Evan Kuester
Courses Plus Student 763 Points

That did it, I forgot to write story in front of it!

Thanks for your help