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Android Build a Simple Android App with Java Creating the Screen Layout Setting Colors

Posted by abhijeet singh
abhijeet singh
Courses Plus Student 181 Points

why im getting bummer when copy pasted the hex code at the correct place

give the imputs for the correct answers im stuck

activity_main.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/#fff092b0" >

  <TextView
    android:id="@+id/textView1"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
    android:layout_centerVertical="true"
    android:textColor="@android:color/white"
    android:text="Treehouse loves me!"
    android:textSize="72sp" />

</RelativeLayout>

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher

Hi there, abhijeet singh! You don't need the @android:color part :) Just the hexadecimal value. This is likely to be some shade not defined by Android. In that case, you can add your color directly using hexadecimal values.

You need:

android:background="#fff092b0"

Hope this helps! :sparkles:

abhijeet singh
abhijeet singh
Courses Plus Student 181 Points

Thankyou