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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)

Questions

  1. What is wrong with this method definition?
    doSomething(){
       // Do something here
    }

    No return type is declared. You do not have to return a value from a method, but its return type must be void in this case. This is how the method should look:

    void doSomething(){
       // Do something here
    }
  2. What is wrong with this method definition?
    float getBalance(){
       String customerName = "Linus Torvalds";
       float balance = 429.66f;
       return userName;
    }

    The method returns a string (userName) but the signature states that it must return a float type. With a method name like getBalance, this code is what was likely intended:

    float getBalance(){
       String customerName = "Linus Torvalds";
       float balance = 429.66f;
       return balance;
    }
  3. When do we call the onCreate method? (Trick question alert!)

    We don't. Android decides when to call the...