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12,276 PointsGetting "Bummer! Don't forget to include 'android:layout_alignParentLeft' in the style!". What I missed here?
Getting "Bummer! Don't forget to include 'android:layout_alignParentLeft' in the style!" when trying to submit 3-rd task.
<resources xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<style name="CustomEditText">
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:textColor="@color/dark_green"
</style>
</resources>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
<EditText
android:id="@+id/nameField"
style="@style/CustomEditText"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:hint="@string/hint_name" />
<EditText
android:id="@+id/cityField"
style="@style/CustomEditText"
android:layout_below="@id/nameField"
android:hint="@string/hint_city" />
</RelativeLayout>
1 Answer
Jessie Burton
5,198 PointsYou probably found the answer by now but in the style.xml file the style elements are items. Its not as simple as copy and paste like the question says, you need to refactor the code yourself.
<item name="....</item>
Zaur Kandokhov
12,276 PointsZaur Kandokhov
12,276 PointsExample:
<item name="android:layout_alignParentLeft">true</item>
And you need to do that for all common properties of two EditText objects that you have.