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Android Studio Essentials

By : Belén Cruz Zapata
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Android Studio Essentials

By: Belén Cruz Zapata

Overview of this book

<p>Android Studio is an IDE that is based on the JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA. It gives developers a unique platform to develop and debug Android apps using various developer tools. It has a wide array of features such as live layout facility, Gradle build support, and template-based wizards, which makes it a preferred choice for developers.</p> <p>Starting off with the basic installation and configuration of Android Studio, this book aids you in building a new project by helping you to create a custom launcher icon and guiding you to choose your activity. You then gain an insight on the additional tools provided in Android Studio, namely the Software Development Kit (SDK) Manager, Android Virtual Device (AVD) Manager, and Javadoc.</p> <p>Finally, it helps you to familiarize yourself with the Help section in Android Studio that enables you to search for the help you might require in different scenarios.</p>
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Android Studio Essentials
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Version control systems


Android Studio integrates some version control systems (VCS): GitHub, CVS, Git, Mercurial, and Subversion. To enable version control integration, navigate to VCS | Enable Version Control Integration and select the type of system. Now some more options will be added to the VCS menu:

  • To update the entire project, navigate to VCS | Update Project

  • To commit all the changes of the project, navigate to VCS | Commit Changes

  • To clean up the project, navigate to VCS | Cleanup Project

The first step is to do the checkout from the version control system. Go to VCS | Checkout from Version Control, click on the add icon, and type the repository URL or repository configuration.

The version control actions can also be applied to individual files. Right-click on any file of the project and select the Subversion section. From the emerging menu, we can add the file to the repository, add it to the ignore list, browse the changes, revert the changes, or lock it.

A simpler way to control...