Learning Android / Marko Gargenta.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gargenta, Marko.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Android (Electronic resource).

Application software--Development.

Application software.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (268 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Beijing ; Sebastopol, California : O'Reilly Media, 2011.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Want to build apps for Android devices? This book is the perfect way to master the fundamentals. Written by an expert who's taught this mobile platform to hundreds of developers in large organizations, this gentle introduction shows experienced object-oriented programmers how to use Android's basic building blocks to create user interfaces, store data, connect to the network, and more. You'll build a Twitter-like application throughout the course of this book, adding new features with each chapter. Along the way, you'll also create your own toolbox of code patterns to help you pr

Contents:

Android overview

The stack

Quick start

Main building blocks

Yamba project overview

Android user interface

Preferences, the Filesystem, the options menu, and intents

Services

The database

Lists and adapters

Broadcast receivers

Content providers

System services

The Android interface definition language

The Native Development Kit (NDK).

Notes:

"Building applications for the Android market"--Cover.

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 8, 2013).

ISBN:

9781449307240

1449307248

9781449307349

1449307345

OCLC:

780425448