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I am new to Android. I have been working thru some examples in a book called Head First Android Development. I entered a small program using fragments and get a Casting Error.cannot cast…Continue
Tags: Fragment
Started Oct 10, 2017
My name is Rob Sobol.I have been working through a book called Head First Android Development.I hit a syntax error in a simple exercise that uses one fragment. I have been trying to figure out the…Continue
Tags: Fragments
Started Oct 10, 2017
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