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Android

DEXUAN LI
DEXUAN LI
6,222 Points
Posted by DEXUAN LI
DEXUAN LI
6,222 Points

do i need to write (someView) before findViewById

do i need to cast the view in the newest version of Android Studio? Like do need to write (someView) before findViewById(R.id.someView);

1 Answer

Calin Bogdan
Calin Bogdan
14,921 Points
Calin Bogdan
Calin Bogdan
14,921 Points

Hello!

You have to cast the type everytime you bind a view to a variable, like so:

TextView someView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.someView);

The basic syntax is:

// view_object_name variable_name = (view_object_name) findViewById(R.id.view_object_id);

Hope it helped!