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

Posted by Allan Chimangah
Allan Chimangah
713 Points

Failing to use strings

Bummer! Type the value for the 'morePuppies' string exactly as specified in the instructions...

I am getting the error above .Can anyone assist me its my first time working with strings.

The question is, String resources can be used throughout an app. In this challenge we want to use a String resource to set the text of a Button. Switch to the strings.xml file and add a new String item named morePuppies with the value "See More Puppies".

~~~xml for android <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <resources> <string name="morePuppies">See More Puppies </string> </resources>

the java code is as follows

Button loadPuppiesButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.puppiesButton); String buttonLabel = ""; loadPuppiesButton.setText("LOAD");

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

1 Answer

andren
andren
28,558 Points
andren
andren
28,558 Points

You have a space at the end of your "morePuppies" string resource which should not be there. Remove the space at the end of it, like this:

<string name="morePuppies">See More Puppies</string>

And you'll be able to pass the first task.

Allan Chimangah
Allan Chimangah
713 Points

thanks mate!! really appreciate it