Open Eclipse and create a new Android application project named NfcBookCh2Example2 with the package name nfcbook.ch2.example2.

Open the MainActivity.java file located under nfcbook.ch2.example2 and add the following class member:

private NfcAdapter nfcAdapter;.

Instantiate the nfcAdapter class field in the onCreate method:

protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { 
... 
nfcAdapter = NfcAdapter.getDefaultAdapter(this); 
}

Implement the following method and invoke it in the onResume method, as shown in the following code:

void enableForegroundDispatch...