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    So I am studying how to build android apps by myself and I am stuck trying to understand some of the life of codes for this particular code:

    package com.ebookfrenzy.javalayout;
     
    import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
    import android.os.Bundle;
    import android.view.Menu;
    import android.view.MenuItem;
    import android.widget.Button;
    import android.widget.RelativeLayout;
     
    public class JavaLayoutActivity extends AppCompatActivity
    {
        @Override
        protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
        {
            super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
            Button myButton = new Button(this);
            RelativeLayout myLayout = new RelativeLayout(this);
            myLayout.addView(myButton);
            setContentView(myLayout);
        }
    }

    This is to create a simple button. However, I do not under what "this" in:
    Button myButton = new Button(this);
    RelativeLayout myLayout = new RelativeLayout(this);

    refers to, and the book does not say.

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    Default Re: need help understanding code

    under what "this" in
    In standard java the this variable holds a reference to the the class it is in. For the posted code, this would refer to the instance of the JavaLayoutActivity class.
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    Default Re: need help understanding code

    Ah, I see now. Thanks

    --- Update ---

    I have one more question (I don't want to create another thread since it is basically more on understanding the code)

    This is the same code, but added more to create a background of blue and a yellow button that says "PRESS ME".

    package com.ebookfrenzy.javalayout;
     
    import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
    import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
    import android.os.Bundle;
    import android.view.Menu;
    import android.view.MenuItem;
    import android.widget.Button;
    import android.widget.RelativeLayout;
    import android.graphics.Color;
    import android.widget.EditText;
    import android.content.res.Resources;
    import android.util.TypedValue;
     
    public class JavaLayoutActivity extends AppCompatActivity
    {
        @SuppressLint("ResourceType")
        @Override
        protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
        {
            super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
     
            //sets button
            Button myButton = new Button(this);
            myButton.setText("Press Me");
            myButton.setBackgroundColor(Color.YELLOW);
     
            //sets background color
            RelativeLayout myLayout = new RelativeLayout(this);
            myLayout.setBackgroundColor(Color.BLUE);
     
            EditText myEditText = new EditText(this);
     
            myButton.setId(1);
            myEditText.setId(2);
     
            //sets location of the button relative to the screen
            RelativeLayout.LayoutParams buttonParams = new RelativeLayout.LayoutParams(
     
                    RelativeLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, RelativeLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT
            );
     
            RelativeLayout.LayoutParams textParams = new RelativeLayout.LayoutParams(
     
                    RelativeLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, RelativeLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT
            );
     
            textParams.addRule(RelativeLayout.ABOVE, myButton.getId());
     
            textParams.addRule(RelativeLayout.CENTER_HORIZONTAL);
            textParams.setMargins(0, 0, 0, 80);
     
            buttonParams.addRule(RelativeLayout.CENTER_HORIZONTAL);
            buttonParams.addRule(RelativeLayout.CENTER_VERTICAL);
     
            myLayout.addView(myButton, buttonParams);
            myLayout.addView(myEditText, textParams);
            setContentView(myLayout);
        }
    }

    My question is, for:
    myButton.setId(1);
    myEditText.setId(2);
    there was an error, and automatically is created something called: @SuppressLint("ResourceType")
    What does this mean? and why was there an error for the setId methods?

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    Have you read the API doc for the setId method? What is it supposed to do? Why is it in the code?
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