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61.2 Designing the User Interface

The user interface for the MainActivity class is very simple, consisting solely of a ConstraintLayout and a Button object. Within the Project tool window, locate the app -> res -> layout -> activity_main.xml file and double-click on it to load it into the Layout Editor tool.

Delete the default TextView and, with Autoconnect mode enabled, position a Button widget so that it is centered within the layout. Note that the text on the button (“Show Web Page”) has been extracted to a string resource named show_web_page.

Figure 61-1

With the Button selected use the Attributes tool window to configure the onClick property to call a method named showWebPage.

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Neil Smyth has over 25 years of experience in the IT industry, including roles in software development and enterprise-level UNIX and Linux system administration. In addition to a bachelor’s degree in information technology, he also holds A+, Security+, Network+, Project+, and Microsoft Certified Professional certifications and is a CIW Database Design Specialist. Neil is the co-founder and CEO of Payload Media, Inc. (a technical content publishing company), and the author of the Essentials range of programming and system administration books.
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