Beginning Android 4/
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York:
Apress,
c2012
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Table of Contents:
- Part I. Core Concept
- The Big Picture
- How to Get Started
- Your First Android Project
- Examining Your First Project
- A Bit About Eclipse
- Enhancing Your First Project
- Part II. Activities
- Rewriting Your First Project
- Using XML-Based Layouts
- Employing Basic Widgets
- Working with Containers
- The Input Method Framework
- Using Selection Widgets
- Getting Fancy with Lists
- Still More Widgets and Containers
- Embedding the WebKit Browser
- Applying Menus
- Showing Pop-Up Messages
- Handling Activity Lifecycle Events
- Handling Rotation
- Dealing with Threads
- Creating Intent Filters
- Launching Activities and Subactivities
- Working with Resources
- Part III. Honeycomb and Tablets
- Defining and Using Styles
- Handling Multiple Screen Sizes
- Focusing on Tablets and Larger UIs
- Using the Action Bar
- Fragments
- Handling Platform Changes
- Part IV. Data Stores, Network Services, and APIs
- Accessing Files
- Using Preferences
- Managing and Accessing Local Databases
- Leveraging Java Libraries
- Part V. Services
- Communicating via the Internet
- Services: The Theory
- Basic Service Patterns
- Part VI. Other Android Capabilities
- Alerting Users via Notifications
- Requesting and Requiring Permissions
- Accessing Location-Based Services
- Mapping with MapView and MapActivity
- Handling Telephone Calls
- Fonts
- More Development Tools
- Part VII. Alternative Application Environments
- The Role of Alternative Environments
- HTML5
- PhoneGap
- Other Alternative Environments
- Part VIII. The Ever-Evolving Android
- Dealing with Devices
- Where Do We Go from Here?