Android development tools for Eclipse

In Detail The increase in Android's popularity with every passing day cannot be understated. This has resulted in a large programmer base willing to contribute to its success. Eclipse has a powerful IDE and has been adopted widely by programmers across the globe. The focus of ADT is to use existing familiar territory and ease development of Android applications. In this sense, ADT provides a one stop solution for Android application development. Android Development Tools for Eclipse is a step-by-step guide that provides you with hands-on, practical, and to the point discussion and steps for using Eclipse tools for developing, debugging, and signing Android applications for distribution. It also teaches you to incorporate advertisements to monetize your applications. Every concept and its usage has been demonstrated in this book by implementing them via real world applications. Android Development Tools for Eclipse starts with the installation of ADT, and then discusses important tools before guiding you through Android application development from scratch, demonstrating different concepts and implementation before finally helping you distribute your applications in the Android market. You will start the development of your first application, explore project structure, and add different widgets including multimedia ones. You will learn everything about developing, debugging, testing, distributing, and monetizing your Android application using Eclipse ADT. Approach A standard tutorial aimed at developing Android applications in a practical manner. Who this book is for Android Development Tools for Eclipse is aimed at beginners and existing developers who want to learn more about Android development. It is assumed that you have experience in Java programming and that you have used IDE for development.

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Authors; About the Reviewer; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Installing Eclipse, ADT and SDK; Introducing the Android platform; What is Android?; Introducing the Android app; What is Dalvik Virtual?; Understanding API level; How many versions (distributions) Android has.; Preparing for Android development; Installing the JDK; Installing the Android SDK; Installing the Eclipse (Juno); Installing the ADT in Eclipse Juno; Linking the Android SDK to the Eclipse; Summary; Chapter 2: Important Features of the IDE; Project explorer.

Code editorGraphical layout editor; Android manifest editor; Menu editor; Resources editor; XML resources editor; Graphical user interface designer; The configuration chooser; The screen layout designer; Properties window; Debugging pane; Dalvik Debug Monitor Server (DDMS); SDK manager; Android virtual device manager; Running the Application; Getting help; Summary; Chapter 3: Creating a New Android Project; Creating a new Android application project; String resources; Using the graphical layout designer; The XML layout code editor; Widgets interactions through the source code editor.

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