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6,095 Pointsbg_gradient challenge
ERROR: Bummer! hexadecimal colors start with #
So what is the problem??
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<gradient
android:startColor="TARDIS"
android:endColor="#ffffffff"/>
<gradient
android:startColor="#102372"
android:endColor="#ffffff"/>
</shape>
3 Answers
James Simshaw
28,738 PointsHello,
I believe the Challenge is complaining about your first gradient starting with the color "TARDIS". I believe that you can remove your first gradient which should remove the source of this error. The reference in Task 1 about "TARDIS" blue was likely in reference to the hex code #102372 in Task 2.
D J W
6,095 PointsThank you. The challenge said it was a second gradient so I left the first one there. The first challenge did not complain about "TARDIS". Oh well.
Thanks, Dan
Nicholas Caminiti
Courses Plus Student 9,388 PointsHex colors only have 6 values. Your first endColor "#ffffffff" has 8, thus is an invalid hex.
James Simshaw
28,738 PointsActually, 8 values is a valid value since it would be #AARRGGBB where AA is the alpha value.
Nicholas Caminiti
Courses Plus Student 9,388 PointsAh good to know!
jenyufu
3,311 Pointsjenyufu
3,311 Pointsyeah, that question was unnecessarily confusing, TARDIS isn't a color lol