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Android Programming for Beginners - Third Edition

By : John Horton
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Android Programming for Beginners - Third Edition

By: John Horton

Overview of this book

Do you want to make a career in programming but don’t know where to start? Do you have a great idea for an app but don't know how to make it a reality? Or are you worried that you’ll have to learn Java programming to become an Android developer? Look no further! This new and expanded third edition of Android Programming for Beginners will be your guide to creating Android applications from scratch. The book starts by introducing you to all the fundamental concepts of programming in an Android context, from the basics of Java to working with the Android API. You’ll learn with the help of examples that use up-to-date API classes and are created within Android Studio, the official Android development environment that helps supercharge your mobile application development process. After a crash course on the key programming concepts, you’ll explore Android programming and get to grips with creating applications with a professional-standard UI using fragments and storing user data with SQLite. This Android Java book also shows you how you can make your apps multilingual, draw on the screen with a finger, and work with graphics, sound, and animations. By the end of this Android programming book, you'll be ready to start building your own custom applications in Android and Java.
Table of Contents (30 chapters)

Making the Note to Self settings persist

We have already learned how to save data to the device's memory. As we implement saving the users' settings, we will also see again how we handle Switch input and where exactly the code we have just seen will go to make our app work the way we want it to.

Coding the SettingsActivity class

Most of the action will take place in the SettingsActivity.java file. So, click on the appropriate tab and we will add the code a bit at a time.

First, we need some member variables that will give us working SharedPreferences and Editor instances. We also want a member variable to represent the user's settings option: whether they want decorative dividers or not.

Add the following member variables to the SettingsActivity class just after the class declaration:

private SharedPreferences mPrefs;
private SharedPreferences.Editor mEditor;
private boolean mShowDividers;

Import the SharedPreferences class:

import android.content...