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Android Build a Blog Reader Android App Getting Data from the Web Trying Code and Catching Exceptions

Posted by Papaijas jr.
Papaijas jr.
8,016 Points

Android Blog Reader Challenge(PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!)

Need help!! Declare a constant String variable named URL and set it to "teamtreehouse.com". Declare it as a static constant like we saw in the video. Thank you!

Juan Gallardo
Juan Gallardo
1,568 Points

You did not add enough "!" hence why you did not get an answer on time ;)

6 Answers

Jason Thorn
Jason Thorn
2,611 Points

very close :) it should be:

public static final String URL ="teamtreehouse.com";

Sorry if i mislead you with my parenthesis.

Jason Thorn
Jason Thorn
2,611 Points

And don't forget you need to add it outside of the onCreate() method.

Jason Thorn
Jason Thorn
2,611 Points
Jason Thorn
Jason Thorn
2,611 Points

Hi Papaijas,

public static final String = (I'll leave the rest to you :) )

Papaijas jr.
Papaijas jr.
8,016 Points
Papaijas jr.
Papaijas jr.
8,016 Points

Am I even close? public static final String = (teamtreehouse.com);

Juan Gallardo
Juan Gallardo
1,568 Points
Juan Gallardo
Juan Gallardo
1,568 Points

What needs to be added is

public static final String URL ="teamtreehouse.com";

It needs to be added outside of the onCreate() method. Which means that this is how the entire file looks

package com.example;

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import android.util.Log;



public class MainListActivity extends ListActivity {

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main_list);

        // Add Task 2 code here

    }
    public static final String URL ="teamtreehouse.com";
}
Stephen Amaza
Stephen Amaza
1,549 Points

It worked for me. But can you briefly explain why we add it outside the method at the bottom? Thank you

Papaijas jr.
Papaijas jr.
8,016 Points
Papaijas jr.
Papaijas jr.
8,016 Points

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Papaijas jr.
Papaijas jr.
8,016 Points
Papaijas jr.
Papaijas jr.
8,016 Points

Thank you!:)