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Android Build a Simple Android App (2014) Creating the Screen Layout Adding a Button

Posted by Edmund Pereira,
Edmund Pereira,
217 Points

We just saw how adding a Button generates the XML for us. Now let's write the XML by hand. Start simple by adding a Butt

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activity_main.xml 
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:layout_width="match_parent"
  android:layout_height="match_parent" >

  <TextView
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

</RelativeLayout>

2 Answers

Daniel Hartin
Daniel Hartin
18,106 Points
Daniel Hartin
Daniel Hartin
18,106 Points

Hi Edmund

This challenge is simply asking you to add the Button into the XML file in the same way the auto generate function of android adds it in for you, the hint that says copy the TextView code should get you doing something similar to the below

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:layout_width="match_parent"
  android:layout_height="match_parent" >

  <TextView
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
  <Button
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" />


</RelativeLayout>

Hope this helps

Daniel

Malvern Mangwiro
Malvern Mangwiro
2,284 Points
Malvern Mangwiro
Malvern Mangwiro
2,284 Points

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" >

<TextView android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" /> <Button //properties here />

</RelativeLayout>