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Android Build an Interactive Story App (Retired) Finishing the User Interface Using a Model in the Controller

Moussa Ismail
Moussa Ismail
4,175 Points

How do I use the TextView method to 'set' the 'text' of 'mTypeLabel' to the type from 'mSpaceship' in this example?

The question suggests that I use the getter method here but I'm confused ... having watched the class again I still don't get how I am to solve this.

LandingActivity.java
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;

public class LandingActivity extends Activity {

    public Button mThrustButton;
    public TextView mTypeLabel;
    public EditText mPassengersField;

    public Spaceship mSpaceship;

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_landing);

        mThrustButton = (Button)findViewById(R.id.thrustButton);
        mTypeLabel = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.typeTextView);
        mPassengersField = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.passengersEditText);

        mSpaceship = new Spaceship();

    }
}
Spaceship.java
public class Spaceship {
    private String mType;
    private int mNumPassengers = 0;

    public String getType() {
      return mType;
    }

    public void setType(String type) {
      mType = type;
    }

    public int getNumPassengers() {
      return mNumPassengers;
    }

    public void setNumPassengers(int numPassengers) {
      mNumPassengers = numPassengers;
    }

    public Spaceship() {
      mType = "FIREFLY";
    }

    public Spaceship(String type) {
      mType = type;
    }
}

Try using this mTypeLabel.setText(mSpaceship.getType());

Moussa Ismail
Moussa Ismail
4,175 Points

Thanks Sara! It works!