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Android Build a Weather App (2015) Hooking Up the Model to the View Using Butter Knife for Views

Posted by Can Arsoy
Can Arsoy
7,804 Points

This quiz question tends to get stuck at Task 2, when I try to bind my TextView variable via @BindView

The compiler gives out an error after I type @BindView(R.id.movieTitle) TextView mTitleLabel

Error:

./MovieActivity.java:13: error: annotation type not applicable to this kind of declaration

Am I doing something wrong?

MovieActivity.java 
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.ImageView;

public class MovieActivity extends Activity {

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_movie);
        ButterKnife.bind(this);
        @BindView(R.id.movieTitle) TextView mTitleLabel;
        // The rest of the code is omitted for brevity :)
    }
}
activity_movie.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/white" >

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/movieTitle"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:textSize="32sp"
        android:text=""
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_centerVertical="true" />

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/movieImage"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_above="@id/movieTitle" />

    <LinearLayout
        android:orientation="horizontal"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_below="@id/movieTitle"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:id="@+id/linearLayout">

        <TextView
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text=""
            android:id="@+id/textView"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:gravity="left" />

        <TextView
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text=""
            android:id="@+id/textView2"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:gravity="right" />

    </LinearLayout>

</RelativeLayout>

2 Answers

Taiwo O
Taiwo O
2,173 Points
Taiwo O
Taiwo O
2,173 Points

Try binding the view above the onCreate method. So put @BindView(R.id.movieTitle) TextView mTitleLabel; directly above the onCreate method

Can Arsoy
Can Arsoy
7,804 Points
Can Arsoy
Can Arsoy
7,804 Points

Thank you, solved my problem