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Android Build a Simple Android App with Kotlin Improving Our Code Adding Colors

Alina Pohl
Alina Pohl
5,089 Points
Posted by Alina Pohl
Alina Pohl
5,089 Points

Set the text color of foodLabel to Color.BLUE. Then set the text color of drinkLabel to Color.GRAY. Doesn't Work, Help

I don't know what's wrong, can somebody find the mistake and help me?

import android.app.Activity import android.os.Bundle import android.widget.TextView import android.widget.RelativeLayout

class MealActivity : Activity() { override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)

setContentView(R.layout.activity_meal)

val foodLabel = findViewById(R.id.foodTextView) as TextView
val drinkLabel = findViewById(R.id.drinkTextView) as TextView
val mealLayout = findViewById(R.id.mealLayout) as RelativeLayout
mealLayout.backgroundColor = Color.RED

foodLabel.setTextColor(Color.BLUE)
drinkLabel.setTextColor(Color.GRAY)

} }

I always get this error: MealActivity.kt:17:15: error: unresolved reference: setTextColor foodLabel.setTextColor(Color.BLUE) ^ MealActivity.kt:18:16: error: unresolved reference: setTextColor drinkLabel.setTextColor(Color.GRAY)

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher

Hi there, Alina Pohl ! It looks to me like you're doing pretty well. The biggest hint in this challenge is this line:

mealLayout.backgroundColor = Color.RED

Your two lines that set the textColor should be almost identical including the use of an equals sign as opposed to a pair of parentheses. In this line, they are setting the backgroundColor. Note that it does not use the word "set" as you have in your code. Instead, it just says backgroundColor. We're looking for the same thing here except with textColor instead of backgroundColor.

I feel like you can get it with these hints, but let me know if you're still stuck! :sparkles:

Alina Pohl
Alina Pohl
5,089 Points
Alina Pohl
Alina Pohl
5,089 Points

Thanks, it worked!