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Android Styles and Themes in Android Using Styles in Layouts Creating a Style

Challenge Task 3 of 3 Switch to the file activity_main.xml.Use the new style you just created for the Button.

Challenge Task 3 of 3 Switch to the file activity_main.xml. Use the new style you just created for the Button. Bummer! Make sure you are adding the style to the 'Button'. Restart Get Help Recheck work styles.xml activity_main.xml <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" > <Button android:id="@+id/sendButton" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="@string/send_button_label" android:textColor="#0000ff" </style> </RelativeLayout>

can anyone help? stuck on challenge 3

styles.xml
<resources xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
  <style name ="TweetButton">
    <item name = "android:textColor">#0000ff</item>
  </style>


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

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/sendButton"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="@string/send_button_label" 
        android:textColor="#0000ff"
           </style>


</RelativeLayout>

1 Answer

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points

When applying a style you need to add it as an attribute style="..." similar to the other attributes line android:text and not a tag. Go ahead and fix the end tag so the <Button> is self-closing and add the style as an attribute.

thanks Seth i got it style = "@style/TweetButton"