SECOND EDITION
Programming Android
Zigurd Mednieks, Laird Dornin, G. Blake Meike,
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Programming Android, Second Edition
by Zigurd Mednieks, Laird Dornin, G. Blake Meike, and Masumi Nakamura
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Table of Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Part I. Tools and Basics
1. Installing the Android SDK and Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Installing the Android SDK and Prerequisites 3
The Java Development Kit (JDK) 4
The Eclipse Integrated Development Environment (IDE) 5
The Android SDK 7
Adding Build Targets to the SDK 8
The Android Developer Tools (ADT) Plug-in for Eclipse 9
Test Drive: Confirm That Your Installation Works 12
Making an Android Project 12
Making an Android Virtual Device (AVD) 16
Running a Program on an AVD 19
Running a Program on an Android Device 20
Troubleshooting SDK Problems: No Build Targets 21
Components of the SDK 21
The Android Debug Bridge (adb) 21
The Dalvik Debug Monitor Server (DDMS) 21
Components of the ADT Eclipse Plug-in 23
Android Virtual Devices 25
Other SDK Tools 26
Keeping Up-to-Date 27
Keeping the Android SDK Up-to-Date 28
Keeping Eclipse and the ADT Plug-in Up-to-Date 28
Keeping the JDK Up-to-Date 29
Example Code 30
SDK Example Code 30
Example Code from This Book 30
On Reading Code 31
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