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

Posted by Amon Dow III
Amon Dow III
4,086 Points

String resource Help

I need help with this assignment my code is attach below

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 = "See More Puppies";
loadPuppiesButton.setText("LOAD");
strings.xml 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
  <string name="See More Puppies">morePuppies</string>
</resources>
shezazr
shezazr
8,275 Points

String buttonLabel = "See More Puppies";

is where you need to use the string used in strings.xml.. should review the video.. its pretty simple.

1 Answer

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points
Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Hiya,

Your string resource should look like:

<string name="morePuppies">See More Puppies</string>

Try that first and see if the rest falls into place.

Steve.

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Next up is:

String buttonLabel = getString(R.string.morePuppies);

Where the existing variable is assigned.

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Lastly, you change the line of code to this:

loadPuppiesButton.setText(buttonLabel);