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Android Programming Tutorials
by Mark L. Murphy
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Android Programming Tutorials
by Mark L. Murphy
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Table of Contents
Welcome to the Warescription!.........................................................xvii
Preface..................................................................................................xix
Welcome to the Book!...............................................................................xix
Prerequisites...............................................................................................xix
Using the Tutorials.....................................................................................xx
Warescription...........................................................................................xxii
What's New...............................................................................................xxii
About the "Further Reading" Sections...................................................xxiii
Errata and Book Bug Bounty..................................................................xxiii
Source Code License................................................................................xxiv
Creative Commons and the Four-to-Free (42F) Guarantee.................xxiv
Lifecycle of a CommonsWare Book........................................................xxv
Roster of Tutorials...................................................................................xxvi
Your First Android Project......................................................................1
Step #1: Create the New Project...................................................................1
Step #1: Eclipse.......................................................................................2
Step #2: Command Line........................................................................5
Step #2: Build, Install, and Run the Application in Your Emulator or
Device............................................................................................................6
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Step #1: Eclipse.......................................................................................6
Step #2: Command Line........................................................................7
A Simple Form........................................................................................11
Step-By-Step Instructions............................................................................11
Step #1: Generate the Application Skeleton........................................11
Step #2: Modify the Layout..................................................................12
Step #3: Compile and Install the Application.....................................13
Step #4: Run the Application in the Emulator...................................14
Step #5: Create a Model Class..............................................................14
Step #6: Save the Form to the Model..................................................15
Extra Credit..................................................................................................16
Further Reading...........................................................................................17
A Fancier Form.......................................................................................19
Step-By-Step Instructions...........................................................................19
Step #1: Switch to a TableLayout.........................................................19
Step #2: Add a RadioGroup..................................................................21
Step #3: Update the Model..................................................................23
Step #4: Save the Type to the Model..................................................24
Extra Credit.................................................................................................26
Further Reading..........................................................................................27
Adding a List..........................................................................................29
Step-By-Step Instructions..........................................................................29
Step #1: Hold a List of Restaurants.....................................................29
Step #2: Save Adds to List....................................................................30
Step #3: Implement toString().............................................................31
Step #4: Add a ListView Widget..........................................................31
Step #5: Build and Attach the Adapter...............................................33
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