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

Posted by ayush rai
ayush rai
307 Points

how the background color of the whole RelativeLayout to a dark pink.

the background color of the whole RelativeLayout to a dark pink.

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:color/ #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

Shay Paustovsky
Shay Paustovsky
4,281 Points
Shay Paustovsky
Shay Paustovsky
4,281 Points

Changing the color of the whole layout is simple. Instead of changing the color of the textView , you'll need to write the given color value that they request, in " " with # at the beginning

android:background = "#fff092b0" (The answer)

I can see you've used the @android:color/ color (this is only for color keywords not hexadecimal values

ayush rai
ayush rai
307 Points

THANK YOU VERY MUCH