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Creating Dynamic UIs with Android Fragments - Second Edition

By : Jim Wilson
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Creating Dynamic UIs with Android Fragments - Second Edition

By: Jim Wilson

Overview of this book

Today’s users expect mobile apps to be dynamic and highly interactive, with rich navigation features. These same apps must look fantastic whether running on a medium-resolution smartphone or high-resolution tablet. Fragments provide the toolset we need to meet these user expectations by enabling us to build our applications out of adaptable components that take advantage of the rich capabilities of each individual device and automatically adapt to their differences. This book looks at the impact fragments have on Android UI design and their role in both simplifying many common UI challenges and in providing best practices for incorporating rich UI behaviors. We look closely at the roll of fragment transactions and how to work with the Android back stack. Leveraging this understanding, we explore several specialized fragment-related classes such as ListFragment and DialogFragment. We then go on to discuss how to implement rich navigation features such as swipe-based screen browsing, and the role of fragments when developing applications that take advantage of the latest aspects of Material Design. You will learn everything you need to provide dynamic, multi-screen UIs within a single activity, and the rich UI features demanded by today’s mobile users.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)

Summary


Modern app development requires that apps be more than just functional to be successful. Apps must support the wide variety of Android devices on the market, be visually appealing, and provide a rich interactive experience. Throughout this book, we've discussed the important role that fragments play in meeting these demands.

Fragments allow us to create modular UI components that are more adaptable and easier to work with than the more monolithic approach of using activities alone. Fragments are a key element in creating a modern app navigation experiences, such as swipeable screens and the navigation drawer. With the advent of material design, fragments allow us to incorporate motion to provide more engaging user experiences that provide a greater sense of continuity.

Using what you've learned about working with fragments in this book, you will be able to successfully deliver the rich, adaptable, and engaging app experience that users demand. We wish you a successful start to being...