Android : a programmer's guide

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Master the Android mobile development platform

Build compelling Java-based mobile applications using the Android SDK and the Eclipse open-source software development platform. Android: A Programmer's Guide shows you, step-by-step, how to download and set up all of the necessary tools, build and tune dynamic Android programs, and debug your results. Discover how to provide web and chat functions, interact with the phone dialer and GPS devices, and access the latest Google services. You'll also learn how to create custom Content Providers and database-enable your applications using SQLite.

Install and configure Java, Eclipse, and Android plugin

Create Android projects from the Eclipse UI or command line Integrate web content, images, galleries, and sounds Deploy menus, progress bars, and auto-complete functions Trigger actions using Android Intents, Filters, and Receivers Implement GPS, Google Maps, Google Earth, and GTalk Build interactive SQLite databases, calendars, and notepads

Test applications using the Android Emulator and Debug Bridge

Author Notes

Jerome (J. F.) DiMarzio is a senior Web developer with a leading academic development firm. He works in VB.NET, C#, ASP.NET Java, and many other languages.

Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
1 What Is Android?	p. 1
Brief History of Embedded Device Programming	p. 2
Open Handset Alliance and Android	p. 5
Introduction to Android	p. 6
2 Downloading and Installing Eclipse	p. 9
Why Eclipse?	p. 11
Downloading and Installing the JRE	p. 12
Downloading and Installing Eclipse	p. 18
3 Downloading and Installing the Android SDK	p. 21
Downloading the Android SDK	p. 24
Downloading and Installing the Android Plugin for Eclipse	p. 24
Configuring the Android Plugin for Eclipse	p. 30
4 Exploring the Android SDK	p. 35
What Is in the Android SDK?	p. 37
Android Documentation	p. 38
Android Samples	p. 39
Try This: Run the API Demos Sample Application	p. 41
Android Tools	p. 45
APIs	p. 48
Application Life Cycle	p. 49
Standard ASP Application Life Cycle	p. 49
Android Application Life Cycle	p. 50
5 Application: Hello World!	p. 53
Creating Your First Android Project in Eclipse	p. 55
Examining the Android-Created Files	p. 61
AndroidManifest.xml	p. 62
Referenced Libraries	p. 62
Directories	p. 63
Hello World! Again	p. 69
Hello World! Using an Image	p. 72
Hello World! Code-Based UI	p. 75
Hello World! XML-Based UI	p. 78
Try This: Use TextView and ImageView	p. 81
6 Using the Command-Line Tools and the Android Emulator	p. 83
Creating a Shell Activity Using the Windows CLI	p. 84
Running the ActivityCreator.bat	p. 85
The Project Structure	p. 88
Creating the Hello World! Activity in the Windows CLI	p. 95
Editing the Project Files	p. 95
Adding the JAVA_HOME Variable	p. 96
Compiling and Installing the Application	p. 97
Hello World! on Linux	p. 109
Configuring the PATH Statement	p. 109
Try This: Create an Image-Based Hello World! in the CLI	p. 115
7 Using Intents and the Phone Dialer	p. 117
What Are Intents?	p. 119
Using the Dialer	p. 124
Placing a Call from Your Activity	p. 128
Adding the Intent to Your Activity	p. 129
Editing Activity Permissions	p. 131
Modifying the AndroidPhoneDialer	p. 136
Adding a Button	p. 136
Implementing an EditText View	p. 141
Try This: Modify the AndroidPhoneDialer Project	p. 145
8 Lists, Menus, and Other Views	p. 149
Building the Activities	p. 151
Intent Code for the .xml File	p. 152
Intent Code for the .java File	p. 154
Modifying the AndroidManifest.xml	p. 155
Using the Menu	p. 157
Creating the Activity for AutoComplete	p. 163
Button	p. 173
CheckBox	p. 178
EditText	p. 183
RadioGroup	p. 189
Spinner	p. 195
Try This: Modify More View Attributes	p. 202
9 Using the Cell Phone's GPS Functionality	p. 203
Using the Android Location-Based API	p. 204
Creating a kml File	p. 205
What Is a track File?	p. 208
Getting the nmea File in Windows	p. 208
Getting the nmea File in Linux	p. 210
Reading the GPS with the Android Location-Based API	p. 212
Creating the AndroidLBS Activity	p. 212
Passing Coordinates to Google Maps	p. 222
Adding Zoom Controls	p. 226
Try This: Toggling Between Map View's Standard and Satellite Views	p. 232
10 Using the Google API with GTalk	p. 239
Configuring the Android Emulator for GTalk	p. 241
Implementing GTalk in Android	p. 244
Creating the Activity's Layout in the GoogleAPI.xml	p. 245
Adding Packages to GoogleAPI.java	p. 247
Implementing the View.OnClickListener	p. 248
Compiling and Running GoogleAPI	p. 252
Try This: Add a Settings Feature to Your GoogleAPI Activity	p. 255
11 Application: Find a Friend	p. 257
Creating a SQLite Database	p. 259
Creating a Custom Content Provider	p. 263
Editing the strings.xml	p. 263
Creating Your Content Provider	p. 265
Creating the FindAFriend Activity	p. 276
Editing AndroidManifest.xml	p. 276
Creating the NameEditor Activity	p. 278
Creating the LocationEditor Activity	p. 283
Creating the FriendsMap Activity	p. 293
Creating the FindAFriend Activity	p. 299
Running the FindAFriend Activity	p. 302
Try This: Real-Time Location Updating	p. 305
12 Android SDK Tool Reference	p. 307
Android Emulator Commands	p. 308
Android Debug Bridge Commands	p. 310
Index	p. 313

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