Android Development

Day - 2

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Agenda
Session 1
Introduction to Android Stack
How to Set-Up Development Environment
Setup JDK
Setup Eclipse
Setup Android SDK and Emulator/s

Session 2
Practically set-up the dev-environment
Running a Hello Android Program
Understanding different components of Hello Android
 Android Software Development

Java Programming Language

Object Oriented Concepts

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Android Architecture

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 Application Framework
Developers
can build extremely rich and innovative
applications
have full access to framework APIs

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 Application Framework

Underlying all applications is a set of

services and systems, including:
Views
Content Providers
Resource Manager
Notification Manager
Activity Manager

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 Application Components
no main() function
There are four types of components:
Activities
Services.
Broadcast Receivers
Content providers

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Types of Android Applications
Foreground Apps
Background
Services and intent receivers
Intermittent
Widget
Developing for Mobile
Hardware imposed design consideration
Low processing power
Limited RAM
Limited storage
Small Screen
High costs of use
Slow data rates
Unreliable Data connection
Limited Battery Life
Mobile Development
Best Practices
Try your best to accommodate the limitations
Be prepared for unreliability
Expect low speeds and high latency
Keep the costs low wherever possible
Make seamless and easy UIs
Android Development Philosophy
Android design philosophy expects apps are designed
for:
Performance
Responsiveness
Seamlessness
Security
 Development Kickstart
Step 1 – Downloads:

JDK 5 or 6
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downl
oads/index.html

Eclipse
http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/

Andriod SDK
http://developer.android.com/sdk/
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 Development Kickstart
Step 2: Install and unzip

Install JDK/Eclipse for Java

Unzip the Eclipse Plugin

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 Development Kickstart
Step 3 – Configure Eclipse and SDK

This includes
Configure Eclipse Plugin for Android
Configure SDK with Eclipse

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Downloading
Download JDK
Download SDK
Download Eclipse
Configuring Dev Environment
Install JDK
Unzip Eclipse
Add Eclipse Plugin,
How?
Adding Eclipse Plugin
Goto Help Menu
Click Install
Software
Configuring Eclipse
Type following URL
https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse
Press Add
Wait for the components to load
Select all checkboxes and install the software
 Configure Android SDK

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And you are ready to develop
 Lets make a
Hello Android

.........

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 Understanding Hello Example
package com.test9;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class activity9 extends Activity {

/** Called when the activity is first created. */

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
}
}

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 Package and Imports
package com.test9;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;

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 Activity

public class activity9 extends Activity {

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 onCreate over-ride

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
}

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 Where did the Hello string come from?

setContentView(R.layout.main);

This line inflates a Layout Resource already defined

for the user interface layout design.

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 Layout
Layouts can be defined in two ways:

As an XML layout resource

Programmatically in the code

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 Main.xml for Hello Project
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
>
<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/hello"
/>
</LinearLayout>

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Understanding Layout XML
XML defines which layout you are using
LinearLayout being used right now (we will see other
layouts later)
XML tells you which components to add to the screen,
for examole:
Buttons
Text boxes and text areas
List boxes etc
What does the XML say?

This screen has a Linear Layout

The main view fills the whole screen horizontally and
vertically
This screen has a TextView
Textview fits the height
Why UI in XML?
UI design is done independent of programming
language
Decouples our UI design from your code

Benefits?
Users can work in parallel developing the UI xml and
code.
Resource Types

XML Layouts (res.layout)

String value pairs (res.values)
Drawable icons and images (res.drawable)
String Value Pairs
String value pairs define constants and values that you
need to have initially loaded into the system.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<resources>
<string name="hello">Hello World, activity!</string>
<string name="app_name">TestApp</string>
</resources>
TextView value

="@string/hello”
Creating the same layout via code
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

LinearLayout.LayoutParams lp;
lp = new
LinearLayout.LayoutParams(LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT,
LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT);

LinearLayout.LayoutParams textViewLP;
textViewLP = new
LinearLayout.LayoutParams(LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT,
LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
LinearLayout ll = new LinearLayout(this);

ll.setOrientation(LinearLayout.VERTICAL);

TextView myTextView = new TextView(this);

myTextView.setText("Hello World, HelloWorld");

ll.addView(myTextView, textViewLP);
this.addContentView(ll, lp);
}