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Android Build a Simple Android App (2014) Creating the Screen Layout Setting Colors

Posted by Tyson Yeager
Tyson Yeager
228 Points

Not sure how to change the background color of the whole relative layout

Im not sure how to change the color of the whole relative layout of this android app. Can anyone help?

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

  <TextView
    android:id="@+id/textView1"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
    android:layout_centerVertical="true"
    android:text="Treehouse loves me!"
    android:textSize="72sp" 
    android:textColor="@android:color/white"/>

</RelativeLayout>

3 Answers

Alexander Rose
Alexander Rose
3,376 Points
Alexander Rose
Alexander Rose
3,376 Points

Change the value of the android:background attribute in the relative layout (it's currently set to @android:color/white).

Willio Jeanvilma
Willio Jeanvilma
844 Points
Willio Jeanvilma
Willio Jeanvilma
844 Points

It doesn't work. I don't know what to do anymore

Tyson Yeager
Tyson Yeager
228 Points
Tyson Yeager
Tyson Yeager
228 Points

Thanks! It turns out I had done that part correct'y, but had accidentally added a number to the end of my code in the TextView ha.