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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)

Frequently asked question

  1. The missing link is that if all these fragments are fully functioning independent controllers, then we need to learn a bit more about how we would implement our model layer. If we simply have, say, an ArrayList, like with the Note to Self app, where will the ArrayList instance go? How would we share it between fragments (assuming both/all fragments need access to the same data)?

    There is an entirely more elegant solution we can use to create a model layer (both the data itself and the code to maintain the data). We will see this when we explore the NavigationView layout in Chapter 26, Advanced UI with Navigation Drawer and Fragment, and Android databases in Chapter 27, Android Databases.