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Android Build an Interactive Story App (Retired) Intents and Multiple Activities Using String Resources

Nikolay Egov
Nikolay Egov
96 Points
Posted by Nikolay Egov
Nikolay Egov
96 Points

Error: cannot find symbol

I keep getting this error. I checked the video several times and I can't find the issue. Any ideas?

CodeChallenge.java 
Button loadPuppiesButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.puppiesButton);
String buttonLabel = getString(R.string.morePuppies);
loadPuppiesButton.setText(getString(R.string.buttonLabel));
strings.xml 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
    <string name="morePuppies">See More Puppies</string>
    <string name="buttonLabel">LOAD</string>
</resources>
Nikolay Egov
Nikolay Egov
96 Points
Nikolay Egov
Nikolay Egov
96 Points

Full Error message: JavaTester.java:72: error: cannot find symbol loadPuppiesButton.setText(getString(R.string.buttonLabel)); ^ symbol: variable buttonLabel location: class string 1 error

1 Answer

Nikolay Egov
Nikolay Egov
96 Points
Nikolay Egov
Nikolay Egov
96 Points

I misunderstood what was asked in the assignment. All set now. Please ignore.