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Android Programming for Beginners - Second Edition

By : John Horton
Book Image

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

Laying out data with TableLayout


In the project window, expand the res folder. Now right-click the layout folder and select New. Notice that there is an option for Layout resource file.

Select Layout resource file and you will see the New Resource File dialog window.

In the File name field, enter my_table_layout. This is the same name we used in the call to setContentView within the loadTableLayout method.

Notice that it has already selected LinearLayout as the Root element option. Delete LinearLayout and type TableLayout.

Click the OK button and Android Studio will generate a new TableLayout in an XML file called my_table_layout and place it in the layout folder ready for us to build our new table-based UI. Android Studio will also open the UI designer (if it isn't already) with the palette on the left and the Attributes window on the right.

You can now uncomment the loadTableLayout method:

void loadTableLayout(View v){
   setContentView(R.layout.my_table_layout);
}

You can now switch to the...