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Android Build an Interactive Story App (Retired) Finishing the User Interface Customizing a Button

Posted by MUZ140881 Munyaradzi Dhodho
MUZ140881 Munyaradzi Dhodho
1,326 Points

Background color

Am failing to set the attribute background #ffaa0000

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/thrustButton"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_centerInParent="true"
        android:text="@string/thrust_label" />
        android:background: #ffaa0000
</RelativeLayout>

1 Answer

Karim Vally
Karim Vally
646 Points
Karim Vally
Karim Vally
646 Points

That would be simply because you are closing the Button tag before you add the background attribute. You also need to add the '=' when specifying what the attributes value is then surround the value in speech marks, try this:

<Button
    android:id="@+id/thrustButton"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_centerInParent="true"
    android:text="@string/thrust_label" 
    android:background="#ffaa0000" />
MUZ140881 Munyaradzi Dhodho
MUZ140881 Munyaradzi Dhodho
1,326 Points

Did this still its not working