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1,756 PointsWe did not do this at the video...
We didn't do this at the video so I dont know how to do it. Please help me.
Button loadPuppiesButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.puppiesButton);
String buttonLabel = getString(R.string.morePuppies);
loadPuppiesButton.setText("LOAD");
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<string name="morePuppies">See More Puppies</string>
</resources>
1 Answer
Kourosh Raeen
23,733 PointsUse the getString() method to get the string resource. You need to pass to the method the id of the string resource, which you can get using: R.string.morePuppies
Button loadPuppiesButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.puppiesButton);
String buttonLabel = "";
loadPuppiesButton.setText("LOAD");
buttonLabel = getString(R.string.morePuppies);