Hello, Android

by Burnett, Ed

• ISBN13: 9781934356562
• ISBN10: 1934356565
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-07-20
• Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf

Summary

Android is a software toolkit for mobile phones, created by Google and the Open Handset Alliance. It's inside millions of cell phones and other mobile devices, making Android a major platform for application developers. That could be your own program running on all those devices.

Within minutes, Hello, Android will get you started creating your first working application: Android's version of "Hello, World." From there, you'll build up a more substantial example: an Android Sudoku game. By gradually adding features to the game, you'll learn the basics of Android programming. You'll also see how to build in audio and video support, add graphics using 2D and 3D OpenGL, network with web pages and web services, and store data with SQLite. You'll also learn how to publish your applications to the Android Market.

The #1 book for learning Android is now in its third edition. Every page and example was reviewed and updated for compatibility with the latest versions. Freshly added material covers installing applications to the SD card, supporting multi-touch, and creating live wallpaper. You'll also find plenty of real-world advice on how to support all the Android versions in use today-everything from Cupcake (Android 1.5) to FroYo (Android 2.2) and beyond.

If you'd rather be coding than reading about coding, this book is for you.

Author Biography

Ed Burnette is editor of the articles section at eclipse.org, and author of the web site's "The Rich Client Platform (RCP) Tutorial" series. Ed also co-authored Eclipse in Action (Manning) and runs the eclipsepowered.org site, where he can often be found hanging out in the Eclipse community forums. He's written everything from multi-user servers to compilers to commercial video games since earning a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from North Carolina State University. He is a Principal Systems Developer at SAS, and lives near Research Triangle Park, NC.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
What Makes Android Special?	p. xiii
Who Should Read This Book?	p. xiv
What's in This Book?	p. xv
What's New in the Third Edition?	p. xv
Online Resources	p. xvii
Fast-Forward >>	p. xvii
Introducing Android	p. 1
Quick Start	p. 3
Installing the Tools	p. 3
Creating Your First Program	p. 9
Running on the Emulator	p. 9
Running on a Real Phone	p. 14
Fast-Forward >>	p. 15
Key Concepts	p. 17
The Big Picture	p. 17
It's Alive!	p. 22
Building Blocks	p. 26
Using Resources	p. 27
Safe and Secure	p. 27
Fast-Forward >>	p. 28
Android Basics	p. 29
Designing the User Interface	p. 31
Introducing the Sudoku Example	p. 31
Designing by Declaration	p. 32
Creating the Opening Screen	p. 33
Using Alternate Resources	p. 43
Implementing an About Box	p. 45
Applying a Theme	p. 49
Adding a Menu	p. 52
Adding Settings	p. 53
Starting a New Game	p. 54
Debugging	p. 57
Exiting the Game	p. 59
Fast-Forward >>	p. 59
Exploring 2D Graphics	p. 61
Learning the Basics	p. 61
Adding Graphics to Sudoku	p. 66
Handling Input	p. 75
The Rest of the Story	p. 81
Making More Improvements	p. 91
Fast-Forward >>	p. 91
Multimedia	p. 93
Playing Audio	p. 93
Playing Video	p. 100
Adding Sounds to Sudoku	p. 103
Fast-Forward >>	p. 107
Storing Local Data	p. 109
Adding Options to Sudoku	p. 109
Continuing an Old Game	p. 111
Remembering the Current Position	p. 113
Accessing the Internal File System	p. 115
Accessing SD Cards	p. 116
Fast-Forward >>	p. 117
Beyond the Basics	p. 119
The Connected World	p. 121
Browsing by Intent	p. 122
Web with a View	p. 126
From JavaScript to Java and Back	p. 131
Using Web Services	p. 138
Fast-Forward >>	p. 151
Locating and Sensing	p. 153
Location, Location, Location	p. 153
Set Sensors to Maximum	p. 160
Bird's-Eye View	p. 163
Fast-Forward >>	p. 169
Putting SQL to Work	p. 171
Introducing SQLite	p. 171
SQL 101	p. 172
Hello, Database	p. 174
Data Binding	p. 182
Using a ContentProvider	p. 185
Implementing a ContentProvider	p. 188
Fast-Forward >>	p. 189
3D Graphics in OpenGL	p. 191
Understanding 3D Graphics	p. 191
Introducing OpenGL	p. 192
Building an OpenGL Program	p. 193
Rendering the Scene	p. 195
Building a Model	p. 199
Lights, Camera	p. 202
Action!	p. 205
Applying Texture	p. 205
Peekaboo	p. 209
Measuring Smoothness	p. 210
Fast-Forward >>	p. 211
The Next Generation	p. 213
Multi-Touch	p. 215
Introducing Multi-Touch	p. 215
Building the Touch Example	p. 217
Understanding Touch Events	p. 220
Setting Up for Image Transformation	p. 223
Implementing the Drag Gesture	p. 224
Implementing the Pinch Zoom Gesture	p. 225
Fast-Forward >>	p. 227
There's No Place Like Home	p. 229
Hello, Widget	p. 229
Live Wallpaper	p. 238
Fast-Forward >>	p. 250
Write Once, Test Everywhere	p. 253
Gentlemen, Start Your Emulators	p. 254
Building for Multiple Versions	p. 254
Evolving with Android APIs	p. 256
Bug on Parade	p. 262
All Screens Great and Small	p. 264
Installing on the SD Card	p. 265
Fast-Forward >>	p. 267
Publishing to the Android Market	p. 269
Preparing	p. 269
Signing	p. 270
Publishing	p. 271
Updating	p. 273
Closing Thoughts	p. 274
Appendixes	p. 275
Java vs. the Android Language and APIs	p. 277
Language Subset	p. 277
Standard Library Subset	p. 279
Third-Party Libraries	p. 280
Bibliography	p. 281
Insdex	p. 283
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