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ISAIAH S
1,409 PointsThe Emulator Isn't Running my New Fun Fact.
I have no error, only
it won't show the next fun fact. Here's my code:
FunFactsActivity.java:
package com.example.admin.funfacts;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.DialogInterface;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class FunFactsActivity extends Activity {
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_fun_facts);
// Declare our View variables and assign the variables from the layout file
final TextView factLabel = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.factTextView);
Button showFactButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.showFactButton);
View.OnClickListener listener = new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View view) {
// update the fact file with a new fact
String fact = "Ostriches can run faster than horses.";
factLabel.setText(fact);
}
};
showFactButton.setOnClickListener(listener);
}
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.fun_facts, menu);
return true;
}
@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
/*Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.*/
int id = item.getItemId();
if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
return true;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}
activity_fun_facts.xml:
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
tools:context=".FunFactsActivity"
android:background="#ff51b46d">
<TextView
android:text="Did you know?"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textSize="24sp"
android:textColor="#80ffffff"
android:id="@+id/TextView" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Ants stretch when they wake up in the morning."
android:id="@+id/factTextView"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
android:textSize="24sp"
android:textColor="@android:color/white" />
<Button
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:id="@+id/showFactButton"
android:visibility="invisible"
android:singleLine="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignParentEnd="true" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="(Touch for next Fun Fact)"
android:id="@+id/newFunFactTextView"
android:textSize="15sp"
android:textColor="#82ffffff"
android:layout_below="@+id/factTextView"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="82dp" />
</RelativeLayout>
Thanks!! ISAIAH S
1 Answer

Josip Dorvak
18,126 PointsBecause everytime you click the button, you are telling your program to keep the same fact
public void onClick(View view) {
// update the fact file with a new fact
String fact = "Ostriches can run faster than horses.";
factLabel.setText(fact);
}
Your onClick listener is setting the fact text to be the same thing every time
ISAIAH S
1,409 PointsISAIAH S
1,409 PointsNo, I mean it's only saying 'Ants stretch when they wake up in the morning.'