Android Apps for Absolute Beginners

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4302-3446-3
Verlag: Apress

Buch, Englisch, 344 Seiten, Format (B × H): 192 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 615 g

Anybody can start building simple apps for the Android platform, and this book will show you how! takes you through the process of getting your first Android applications up and running using plain English and practical examples. It cuts through the fog of jargon and mystery that surrounds Android application development, and gives you simple, step-by-step instructions to get you started. 

• Teaches Android application development in language anyone can understand, giving you the best possible start in Android development
• Provides simple, step-by-step examples that make learning easy, allowing you to pick up the concepts without fuss
• Offers clear code descriptions and layout so that you can get your apps running as soon as possible

Zielgruppe

Popular/general

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jackson, Wallace

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Handheld Programmierung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Preliminary Information: Before We Get Started

- What’s Next? Our Road Ahead

- Setting Up an Open Source Android Development  Environment

- An Introduction to Java, XML and How Android Works

- An Overview of the Android Application Framework

- Screen Layout Design: Views, ViewGroups and Layout Types

- User Interface Design: Buttons, Menus, Dialogs and Alerts

- Designing Graphics for Android: 2D Images & Animation

- Adding Interactivity: Handling UI Events

- Understanding Content Providers

- Understanding Intents and Intent Filters

- The Future: 3D, Widgets, Bluetooth, Maps, Search, and More

Über Autor(innen)

Wallace Jackson has been writing for leading multimedia publications about his work in new media content development since the advent of Multimedia Producer Magazine nearly two decades ago, when he wrote about computer processor architectures for centerfolds (removable "mini-issue" insert) distributed at SIGGRAPH. Since then, Wallace has written for several other publications about his work in interactive 3D and new media advertising campaign design, including 3D Artist,Desktop Publishers Journal, CrossMedia, AVvideo and Kiosk Magazine.