Android Programming Tutorials, 3rd Edition

О книге: Android Programming Tutorials show you what you can do with Android, through a series of 40 individual exercises. Android Programming Tutorials gives you hands-on instruction in how to build sophisticated Android applications, using many of the technologies outlined in CommonsWare’s other Android books. These exercises lead you through the basics of creating Android applications, all the way through many fun Android features like Internet access, location tracking, maps, integrated WebKit browsers, cameras, accelerometers, home screen widgets, and much more.Full source code to all the exercise answers is available, to help you if you get stuck. Android Programming Tutorials makes an excellent companion volume to more traditional Android books that merely tell you what is possible. Android Programming Tutorials ......Page 2 Prerequisites......Page 16 Using the Tutorials......Page 17 What's New......Page 19 Errata and Book Bug Bounty......Page 20 Source Code License......Page 21 Lifecycle of a CommonsWare Book......Page 22 Roster of Tutorials......Page 23 Step #1: Create the New Project......Page 28 Step #1: Eclipse......Page 29 Step #2: Command Line......Page 32 Step #1: Eclipse......Page 33 Step #2: Command Line......Page 34 Step #1: Generate the Application Skeleton......Page 38 Step #2: Modify the Layout......Page 39 Step #3: Support All Screen Sizes......Page 41 Step #5: Run the Application in the Emulator......Page 42 Step #7: Save the Form to the Model......Page 43 Further Reading......Page 45 Step #1: Switch to a TableLayout......Page 46 Step #2: Add a RadioGroup......Page 48 Step #3: Update the Model......Page 50 Step #4: Save the Type to the Model......Page 51 Extra Credit......Page 53 Further Reading......Page 54 Step #1: Hold a List of Restaurants......Page 56 Step #2: Save Adds to List......Page 57 Step #4: Add a ListView Widget......Page 58 Step #5: Build and Attach the Adapter......Page 60 Extra Credit......Page 62 Further Reading......Page 63 Step-By-Step Instructions......Page 64 Step #2: Design Our Row......Page 65 Step #3: Override getView(): The Simple Way......Page 67 Step #4: Create a RestaurantHolder......Page 68 Step #5: Recycle Rows via RestaurantHolder......Page 69 Further Reading......Page 72 Step #1: Rework the Layout......Page 74 Step #2: Wire In the Tabs......Page 76 Step #4: Update Our Restaurant Form On Clicks......Page 78 Step #5: Switch Tabs On Clicks......Page 79 Further Reading......Page 83 Step #1: Add Notes to the Restaurant......Page 84 Step #2: Add Notes to the Detail Form......Page 85 Step #3: Define the Option Menu......Page 87 Step #4: Show the Notes as a Toast......Page 88 Further Reading......Page 94 Step #1: Initialize the Progress Bar......Page 96 Step #2: Create the Work Method......Page 97 Step #3: Fork the Thread from the Menu......Page 98 Step #4: Manage the Progress Bar......Page 100 Extra Credit......Page 102 Further Reading......Page 103 Step #1: Lengthen the Background Work......Page 104 Step #2: Pause in onPause()......Page 105 Step #3: Resume in onResume()......Page 106 Further Reading......Page 113 Step #1: Review our Current Resources......Page 114 Step #2: Create a Landscape Layout......Page 115 Extra Credit......Page 118 Further Reading......Page 119 Step #1: Create a Stub SQLiteOpenHelper......Page 120 Step #2: Manage our Schema......Page 121 Step #4: Get Access to the Helper......Page 122 Step #5: Save a Restaurant to the Database......Page 123 Step #6: Get the List of Restaurants from the Database......Page 124 Step #7: Change our Adapter and Wrapper......Page 125 Step #8: Clean Up Lingering ArrayList References......Page 127 Step #9: Refresh Our List......Page 128 Extra Credit......Page 133 Further Reading......Page 134 Step #1: Create a Stub Activity......Page 136 Step #2: Launch the Stub Activity on List Click......Page 137 Step #3: Move the Detail Form UI......Page 138 Step #4: Clean Up the Original UI......Page 142 Step #5: Pass the Restaurant _ID......Page 143 Step #6: Load the Restaurant Into the Form......Page 144 Step #7: Add an "Add" Menu Option......Page 145 Step #8: Detail Form Supports Add and Edit......Page 146 Extra Credit......Page 159 Further Reading......Page 160 Step #1: Define the Preference XML......Page 162 Step #2: Create the Preference Activity......Page 163 Step #3: Connect the Preference Activity to the Option Menu......Page 164 Step #4: Apply the Sort Order on Startup......Page 168 Step #5: Listen for Preference Changes......Page 169 Step #6: Re-Apply the Sort Order on Changes......Page 170 Extra Credit......Page 171 Further Reading......Page 172 Step #1: Add a Stub onSaveInstanceState()......Page 174 Step #4: Fix Up the Landscape Detail Form......Page 175 Extra Credit......Page 177 Further Reading......Page 178 Step #1: Add a Feed URL to the Data Model......Page 180 Step #2: Update the Detail Form......Page 184 Step #3: Add a Feed Options Menu Item......Page 188 Step #4: Add Permissions and Check Connectivity......Page 189 Step #5: Install the RSS Library......Page 193 Step #6: Fetch and Parse the Feed......Page 194 Step #7: Display the Feed Items......Page 197 Extra Credit......Page 206 Further Reading......Page 207 Step #1: Create an Register a Stub IntentService......Page 208 Step #2: Move Feed Fetching and Parsing to the Service......Page 210 Step #3: Send the Feed to the Activity......Page 211 Step #4: Display the Feed Items, Redux......Page 213 Extra Credit......Page 219 Further Reading......Page 220 Step #1: Add Latitude and Longitude to the Data Model......Page 222 Step #2: Save the Restaurant in onPause()......Page 227 Step #3: Add a TextView and Options Menu Item for Location......Page 228 Step #4: Update the Permissions......Page 232 Step #5: Find Our Location Using GPS......Page 233 Step #6: Only Enable Options Menu Item If Saved......Page 236 Extra Credit......Page 242 Further Reading......Page 243 Step-By-Step Instructions......Page 244 Step #2: Create and Use a MapActivity......Page 245 Step #3: Create an ItemizedOverlay......Page 248 Step #4: Handle Marker Taps......Page 257 Extra Credit......Page 262 Further Reading......Page 263 Step-By-Step Instructions......Page 264 Step #1: Create a TimePreference......Page 265 Step #2: Collect Alarm Preferences......Page 268 Step #3: Set Up a Boot-Time Receiver......Page 269 Step #4: Manage Preference Changes......Page 271 Step #5: Display the Alarm......Page 278 Extra Credit......Page 284 Further Reading......Page 285 Step-By-Step Instructions......Page 286 Step #2: Display the Alarm, Redux......Page 287 Further Reading......Page 295 How To Get Started......Page 296 Step #2: Learn Java......Page 297 Step #1: Install the Base Tools......Page 298 Step #2: Install the SDKs and Add-Ons......Page 299 Install the ADT for Eclipse......Page 303 Install Apache Ant......Page 305 Set Up the Emulator......Page 306 Set Up the Device......Page 313 Step #1: Windows......Page 314 Step #2: OS X and Linux......Page 315 How to Import a Non-Eclipse Project......Page 318 How to Get To DDMS......Page 323 How to Create an Emulator......Page 325 How to Run a Project......Page 326 How to Get Past Eclipse......Page 327 Android Programming Tutorials show you what you can do with Android, through a series of 40 individual exercises. Android Programming Tutorials gives you hands-on instruction in how to build sophisticated Android applications, using many of the technologies outlined in CommonsWare's other Android books. These exercises lead you through the basics of creating Android applications, all the way through many fun Android features like Internet access, location tracking, maps, integrated WebKit browsers, cameras, accelerometers, home screen widgets, and much more. Full source code to all the exercise answers is available, to help you if you get stuck. Android Programming Tutorials serves as a companion volume to more traditional Android books that merely tell you what is possible. If you prefer more traditional programming guides, check out the author's Beginning Android 2 (also known as The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development, published in partnership with Apress) and The Busy Coder's Guide to Advanced Android Development . Android Programming Tutorials show you what you can do with Android, through a series of 40 individual exercises. Android Programming Tutorials gives you hands-on instruction in how to build sophisticated Android applications, using many of the technologies outlined in CommonsWare's other Android books. These exercises lead you through the basics of creating Android applications, all the way through many fun Android features like Internet access, location tracking, maps, integrated WebKit browsers, cameras, accelerometers, home screen widgets, and much more. Full source code to all the exercise answers is available, to help you if you get stuck. Android Programming Tutorials makes an excellent companion volume to more traditional Android books that merely tell you what is possible.