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Android Build a Simple Android App (2014) Testing and Debugging Writing to the Log

Posted by Joshua Torres
Joshua Torres
1,368 Points

what am I doing wrong?

Use a method to set the TAG variable instead of hard-coding the class name as "TreehouseActivity". We want just the class name by itself without the package name: is it getName() or getSimpleName()? Change the "TreehouseActivity" string to the correct method call (ex. TreehouseActivity.class.<insert correct method>).

2 Answers

Kevin Faust
Kevin Faust
15,353 Points
Kevin Faust
Kevin Faust
15,353 Points

Just do:

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

We just want the name without the com package stuff

Emmanuel Chiraerae
Emmanuel Chiraerae
6,029 Points

this code doesnt work

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,414 Points
Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,414 Points

Just the name of the class by itself is getSimpleName(). getName() will include the package name along with the class name.

TreehouseActivity.class.getSimpleName() == "TreehouseActivity"

TreehouseActivity.class.getName() == "com.treehouse.TreehouseActivity"

Joshua Torres
Joshua Torres
1,368 Points

its still wrong

Joshua Torres
Joshua Torres
1,368 Points

yes