Android Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide, 4th Edition

Setting Up a Second Activity

There is a lot to do in this chapter. Fortunately, some of the grunt work can be done for you by Android Studio’s New Activity wizard.

Before you invoke the magic, open res/values/strings.xml and add all the strings you will need for this chapter.

Listing 6.1  Adding strings (res/values/strings.xml)

<resources>
    ...
    <string name="incorrect_toast">Incorrect!</string>
    <string name="warning_text">Are you sure you want to do this?</string>
    <string name="show_answer_button">Show Answer</string>
    <string name="cheat_button">Cheat!</string>
    <string name="judgment_toast">Cheating is wrong.</string>

</resources>

Creating a new activity

Creating an activity typically involves touching at least three ...