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Vignashwar Veeramani
454 PointsI am getting a syntax error. Couldn't resolve it.
What did I do worong here?
public class MealActivity extends Activity {
public TextView foodLabel;
public TextView drinkLabel;
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_meal);
foodLabel = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.foodTextView);
drinkLabel = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.drinkTextView);
RelativeLayout mealLayout = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.mealLayout);
mealLayout.setBackgroundColor(Color.GREEN);
foodLabel.setBackgroundColor(Color.BLUE);
drinkLabel.setBackgroundColor(Color.GRAY);
}
}
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,184 PointsApparently, a "TextView" does not have a "setBackgroundColor" method. But the instructions ask you to set the text color of both items instead.