Here's my main:
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main_menu);
Button btn = (Button) findViewById(R.id.newgame_button);
btn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener()
{
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
changeBackground(v);
}
});
}
I've tried the follow methods, both of which have failed:
public void changeBackground(View v)
{
View someView = findViewById(R.id.main);
View root = someView.getRootView();
root.setBackgroundColor(getResources().getColor(R.color.red));
}
public void changeBackground(View v)
{
View root = v.getRootView();
root.setBackgroundColor(getResources().getColor(R.color.red));
}
I searched and found the solution for how to solve this in How to set background color of Activity to white programmatically?; the solution posted was:
// Now get a handle to any View contained
// within the main layout you are using
View someView = findViewById(R.id.randomViewInMainLayout);
// Find the root view
View root = someView.getRootView()
// Set the color
root.setBackgroundColor(android.R.color.red);
When I try android.R.color.red
, eclipse tells me that it should be in the form in my examples.
I did manage to change the background of my button with:
public void changeBackground(View v)
{
v.setBackgroundColor(getResources().getColor(R.color.red));
}
So, I'm pretty confident that the issue is not with: getResources().getColor(R.color.red)
. I've tried many different ways, and I'm not getting anywhere. For reference, here's my xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:background="@color/LightCyan"
android:id="@+id/main">
<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="0dip"
android:text="@string/welcome"
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_weight="3" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="200dp"
android:layout_height="0dip"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_weight="2" >
<Button
android:id="@+id/resume_button"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/resume"
android:background="@color/Plum"/>
<Button
android:id="@+id/newgame_button"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/new_game"
android:background="@color/Plum"
android:onClick="changeBackground"/>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.