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Android Programming for Beginners - Second Edition

By : John Horton
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Android Programming for Beginners - Second Edition

By: John Horton

Overview of this book

Are you trying to start a career in programming, but haven't found the right way in? Do you have a great idea for an app, but don't know how to make it a reality? Or maybe you're just frustrated that in order to learn Android, you must know Java. If so, then this book is for you. This new and expanded second edition of Android Programming for Beginners will be your companion to create Android Pie applications from scratch. We will introduce you to all the fundamental concepts of programming in an Android context, from the basics of Java to working with the Android API. All examples use the up-to-date API classes, and are created from within Android Studio, the official Android development environment that helps supercharge your application development process. After this crash course, we'll dive deeper into Android programming and you'll learn how to create applications with a professional-standard UI through fragments and store your user's data with SQLite. In addition, you'll see how to make your apps multilingual, draw to the screen with a finger, and work with graphics, sound, and animations too. By the end of this book, you'll be ready to start building your own custom applications in Android and Java.
Table of Contents (35 chapters)
Android Programming for Beginners - Second Edition
Contributors
Preface
Other Books You May Enjoy
Index

SQL syntax primer


Before we can learn how to use SQLite with Android, we need to first learn the basics of how to use SQLite in general, in a platform neutral context.

Let's look at some example SQL code that could be used on an SQLite database directly, without any Java or Android classes, and then we can more easily understand what our Java code is doing later on.

SQLite example code

SQL has keywords, much like Java, that cause things to happen. Here is a flavor of some of the SQL keywords we will soon be using:

  • INSERT: Allows us to add data to the database

  • DELETE: Allows us to remove data from the database

  • SELECT: Allows us to read data from the database

  • WHERE: Allows us to specify the parts of the database that match a specific criteria we want to INSERT, DELETE, or SELECT from

  • FROM: Used for specifying a table or column name in a database

Note

There are many more SQLite keywords than this and, for a comprehensive list, take a look at this link: https://sqlite.org/lang_keywords.html.

In addition...