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Android Build a Simple Android App (2014) Creating the Screen Layout Adding a Button

Cannot change TextView to Button

After seeing the video lesson and undergoing a quick try.....I was unable to change TextView to Button

activity_main.xml
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:layout_width="match_parent"
  android:layout_height="match_parent" >

  <TextView
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
    android:text="Ants stretch when they wake up in the morning."
    android:id="@+id/TextView"

</RelativeLayout>

1 Answer

I just did the challenge and found your problem. Copy the TextView code and paste it underneath the TextView, now all you have to do is change TextView to Button:

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:layout_width="match_parent"
  android:layout_height="match_parent" >

  <TextView
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

<Button
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>

</RelativeLayout>