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Android

Posted by Eboni Thomas
Eboni Thomas
118 Points

How do I copy and past text view element?

This question is in refenece to adding a button element to an Android app.

1 Answer

Ben Jakuben
STAFF
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse Teacher
Ben Jakuben
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse Teacher

Are you looking to add a second TextView? Or since you mention a Button, are you looking to copy the TextView and change it to a Button?

To just copy and paste, you can right-click on elements in the Design view and copy and paste them, or use keyboard shortcuts like Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V (Cmd+C/Cmd+V for Mac). You can also switch to the Text tab (XML view) and copy the XML text for a TextView from there.

If you need a Button, it'll be better to just drag a new one in from the Palette.

If you're talking about where the views are accessed in the Activity, then you will want to declare a Button variable and set it using findViewById() just like the code for a TextView.