Why is inputted name not showing up?

Hey guys.. I had the same problem, but you simply need to delete the String declaration in 'String mName = intent.getStringExtra(getString(R.string.key_name));' and simply set mName, like so: 'mName = intent.getStringExtra(getString(R.string.key_name));'

Before Ben altered the code, we declared name as a string. But now that it's a private variable of our class and already declared as a string when we made it a private variable, we don't need to put 'String' in front, we simply set mName equal to the key_name, which is whatever the user types in.

So when I had this issue my fix was to change the line mTextView.setText(page.getText); to mTextView.setText(pageText);

You have applied the formatting to the "copy" string pageText with pageText = String.format(pageText, mName);, but haven't modified the string of the TextView. You called the getter of page, so instead of replacing the TextView's text with the new "copy" formatted string, you "replaced" it with what was already there.

I have the exact same thing I have copied Paul Harding's code and compared to mine, aside from a few enters, no actual differences. Now the name is replaced by null. I can't figure out why.

I guess your error is to declare twice the mName variable. At the beginning you declare it as private String mName as a method variable, and beside, in the onCreate method, you declare it again as String mName to get the intent value. You should code just

mName = intent.getStringExtra(getString(R.string.key_name));

Otherwise, method loadPage() is trying to access a variable that is not initialized (the one that is assigned with the intent value only "lives" within the onCreate() method), thus you get a null result.

Hope this helps!

You missed the step where you set name to a member class variable in StoryActivity: Add this to your class variables:
private String mName;

This is my onCreate method:

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_story);

    Intent intent = getIntent();
    String mName = intent.getStringExtra(getString(R.string.key_name));

    //Log.d(TAG, mName);

    if (mName == null){
        mName = "Friend";
    }

    mImageView = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.storyImageView);
    mTextView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.storyTextView);
    mChoice1 = (Button) findViewById(R.id.choiceButton1);
    mChoice2 = (Button) findViewById(R.id.choiceButton2);

    loadPage();

}

Here is my loadPage Method:

private void loadPage(){
    Page page = mStory.getPage(0);

    Drawable drawable = getResources().getDrawable(page.getImageId());
    mImageView.setImageDrawable(drawable);

    String pageText = page.getText();
    // Add the name if the placeholder was included //
    pageText = String.format(pageText, mName);

    //Log.d(TAG, mName);

    mTextView.setText(pageText);
    mChoice1.setText(page.getChoice1().getText());
    mChoice2.setText(page.getChoice2().getText());

}