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Android Build a Simple Android App with Java Creating the Screen Layout Setting Colors

Terrell Stewart
Terrell Stewart
203 Points

android:background="@android:#fff092b0." > what is wrong with this line

chow do i change this text view to the color pink i chose

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:#fff092b0." >


  <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:textColor="@android:color/white" >
    android:textSize="72sp" />

</RelativeLayout>

1 Answer

Milos Ribera
Milos Ribera
9,633 Points

You need to specify "color" property before the color value and don't put the block point at the end. Try to write:

android:background="@android:color/#fff092b0"

Hope it could help!