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Android Build an Interactive Story App Intents and Multiple Activities Using String Resources

Posted by ROBERT RUBY II
ROBERT RUBY II
10,586 Points

Why is this not working... it works in the app and is exactly how the video goes or am I missing something?

tton loadPuppiesButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.puppiesButton); String buttonLabel = ""; Resources resources = getResources(); buttonLabel = resources.getString(R.string.morePuppies); loadPuppiesButton.setText(buttonLabel);

CodeChallenge.java 
Button loadPuppiesButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.puppiesButton);
String buttonLabel = "";
Resources resources = getResources();
buttonLabel = resources.getString(R.string.morePuppies);
loadPuppiesButton.setText(buttonLabel);
strings.xml 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
  <string name="morePuppies">See More Puppies</string>
</resources>

2 Answers

Lauren Moineau
Lauren Moineau
9,483 Points

Hi. Have you tried calling getString() directly? (without calling getResources() first)

String buttonLabel = getString(R.string.morePuppies);

getString() is a shortcut for getResources.getString()here. Maybe this is what they want here. These challenges tend to only accept a specific solution, even though sometimes others are possible.

ROBERT RUBY II
ROBERT RUBY II
10,586 Points

Lol. Thanks a ton... tunnel vision is the worst.

Lauren Moineau
Lauren Moineau
9,483 Points

No problem, we've all been there :)

Yusuf Mohamed
Yusuf Mohamed
2,631 Points
Yusuf Mohamed
Yusuf Mohamed
2,631 Points

Instead of giving buttonLabel value twice you should just give it a value once like this.

Button loadPuppiesButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.puppiesButton);
Resources resources = getResources();
String buttonLabel = resources.getString(R.string.morePuppies);
loadPuppiesButton.setText(buttonLabel);
ROBERT RUBY II
ROBERT RUBY II
10,586 Points

Even after making this change it still won't pass me. I do not understand as I'm done with the weather app portion, or 90% done and this code works in AS.