Android programming : the Big Nerd Ranch guide

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Phillips, Bill, Author.

Contributor:

Hardy, Brian, Contributor.

Big Nerd Ranch (Firm)

Series:

Big Nerd Ranch guides Android programming

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Android (Electronic resource).

Application software--Development.

Application software.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 v.) : ill., map.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Big Nerd Ranch 2013

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Android Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide: is an introductory Android book for programmers with Java experience. Based on Big Nerd Ranch’s popular Android Bootcamp course, this guide will lead you through the wilderness using hands-on example apps combined with clear explanations of key concepts and APIs. This book focuses on practical techniques for developing apps compatible with all versions of Android widely used today (Android 2.2 - 4.2). Write and run code every step of the way – creating apps that catalog crime scenes, browse photos, track your jogging route, and more. Each chapter and app has been designed and tested to provide the knowledge and experience you need to get started in Android development. Write and run code every step of the way — creating apps that catalog crime scenes, browse photos, track your jogging route, and more. Each chapter and app has been designed and tested to provide the knowledge and experience you need to get started in Android development. " Big Nerd Ranch provided the training we needed to get hundreds of engineers building skillfully on Android. This book is a great distillation of that training and will be a huge help to anyone looking to ramp up as well. " – Mike Shaver, Director of Mobile Engineering, Facebook " …a must-have for the developer just starting in Android or ready for more advanced techniques. I was impressed with this book’s content and clarity of presentation. The authors explain simple and complex Android topics with equal ease. " – James Steele, author of The Android Developer's Cookbook

Contents:

Learning Android. Your first Android application

Android and Model-View-Controller

The Activity lifecycle

Debugging Android apps

Your second activity

Android SDK versions and compatibility

UI fragments and the Fragment Manager

Creating user interfaces with layouts and widgets

Displaying lists with ListFragment

Using fragment arguments

Using ViewPager

Dialogs

Audio playback using MediaPlayer

Retained fragments

Localization

The action bar

Saving and loading local files

Context menus and contextual action mode

Camera I: Viewfinder

Camera II: taking pictures and handling images

Implicit intents

Two-pane master-detail interfaces

More about intents and tasks

Styles and includes

XML drawables and 9-patches

HTTP & background tasks

Loopers, handlers, and HandlerThread

Search

Background services

Broadcast intents

Browsing the web & WebView

Custom views and touch events

Tracking the device's location

Local databases with SQLite

Loading asynchronous data with loaders

Using maps

Afterword.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

9780132869102

0132869101

9780132869126

0132869128

OCLC:

850705363