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Figure 5.5 Diagram of layout for CheatActivity
Open activity_cheat.xml from the layout directory and switch to the Text view.
Try creating the XML for the layout using Figure 5.5 as a guide. Replace the sample layout with a
new LinearLayout and so on down the tree. After Chapter 9, we will only show layout diagrams like
Figure 5.5 instead of long passages of XML, so it is a good idea to start using them now to create your
layout XML. You can check your work against Listing 5.2.
Listing 5.2 Filling out the second activity’s layout (activity_cheat.xml)
<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:gravity="center"
tools:context="com.bignerdranch.android.geoquiz.CheatActivity">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:padding="24dp"
android:text="@string/warning_text"/>
<TextView
android:id="@+id/answer_text_view"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:padding="24dp"
tools:text="Answer"/>
<Button
android:id="@+id/show_answer_button"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/show_answer_button"/>