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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)

Chapter 7: Java Variables, Operators, and Expressions

In this chapter and the next, we are going to learn and practice the core fundamentals of Java data and how to manipulate that data. In this chapter, we will focus on creating and understanding the data itself, and in the next chapter, we will see how to manipulate and respond to it.

We will also quickly recap on what we learned in the earlier chapters about Java, and then dive into learning how to write our very own Java code. The principles we are about to learn are not limited to Java but are applicable to other programming languages as well.

By the end of the chapter, you will be comfortable writing Java code that creates and uses data within Android. This chapter takes you through the following topics:

  • Understanding Java syntax and jargon
  • Storing and using data with variables
  • Using variables
  • Changing values in variables with operators
  • Trying out expressions

Let's learn some Java.

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