Apps Cnat Reference main Layout Android Studio

[Richard MacLeod]

Hi, I´m trying to reference the main layout in a project but I always get a null reference.

Help is appreciated. Thanks !

This is the xml of main activity:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android: paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android: paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android: paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android: paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
app:layout_behavior="@String/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior"
tools:showIn="@layout/activity_main"
tools:context=".MainActivity"
android:background="#12a9db"
android:id="@+id/LayPrin">
...



I'm trying to make reference to the main RelativeLayout in the MainActivity java code but always returns null.

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
importandroid.widget.RelativeLayout;

@override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

Log.i(Mi_Tag,"onCreate");

super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
}

@override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu);
return true;
}

...
public void cambiaRojo(View view) {

RelativeLayout fondoprin = (RelativeLayout)findViewById(R.id.LayPrin);
}
}

This is the manifest

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.ricardo.myfirstapp" >

<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="@Mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label="@String/app_name"
android:supportsRtl="true"
android:theme="@Style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:label="@String/app_name"
android:theme="@Style/AppTheme.NoActionBar" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity
android:name=".About"
android:label="@String/title_activity_about"
android:theme="@Style/AppTheme.NoActionBar" >
</activity>
</application>

</manifest>

 

[Deleted User]

Where is method

cambiaRojo()

called from?
I would actually call

(RelativeLayout)findViewById(R.id.LayPrin);

from your

onCreate()

method, and make

fondoprin

a class variable.

 

[Richard MacLeod]

Thanks for your answer !

cambiaRojo() is called from a button. Here´s the code:


<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Rojo"
android:id="@+id/botonRojo"
androidnClick="cambiaRojo"/>

I´ve tryed what you said but I have the same result. Null variable.

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

RelativeLayout fondoprin;
...


-----------------------------
public void cambiaRojo(View view) {
fondoprin = (RelativeLayout)findViewById(R.id.LayPrin);
fondoprin.setBackgroundColor(Color.parseColor("#006699"));
}


I stuck here.