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| ANDROID IN PRACTICE |
Android in practice is treasure trove of android goodness, with over 100 tested, ready-to-use techniques including complete end-to-end example applications and practical tips for real world mobile application developers. written by real world android developers, this book addresses the trickiest questions raised in forums and mailing lists. using an easy-to-follow problem/solution/discussion format, it dives into important topics not covered in other android books, like advanced drawing and graphics, testing and instrumentation, building and deploying applications, using alternative languages, and native development.
if you are new to android, or even if you have a few cycles under your belt, you will love the quick "pre-flight check" where you will review key platform details and tools and the building blocks of all android applications. then, you will delve into android use cases-from visual elements and style, to saving and sharing data, networking, background tasks, concurrency, and more.
this book assumes you have a working knowledge of java, but no prior experience with android is required.
part 1 background and fundamentals
1 introducing android
1.1 android in a nutshell
1.2 hello android!
1.3 java, but not java java
1.4 linux, but not linux linux
1.5 more capabilities with native libraries
1.6 tools of the trade
1.7 summary
2 android application fundamentals
2.1 the dealdroid application
2.2 core building blocks
2.3 application manifest
2.4 resources
2.5 layout, views, and widgets
2.6 activities
2.7 adapters
2.8 intents and intentfilters
2.9 the application object
2.10 summary
3 managing lifecycle and state
3.1 defining an android application
3.2 knowing the activity lifecycle
3.3 controlling activity instance state
3.4 getting things done within a task
3.5 summary
part 2 real world recipes
4 getting the pixels perfect
4.1 the mymovies application
4.2 view hierarchies and rendering
4.3 arranging views in layouts
4.4 expanding on listview and adapter
4.5 applying themes and styles
4.6 working with drawables
4.7 creating portable user interfaces
4.8 summary
5 managing background tasks with services
5.1 it?s all about the multitasking
5.2 why services and how to use them
5.3 scheduling and services
5.4 summary
6 threads and concurrency
6.1 concurrency in android
6.3 working with asynctask
6.4 miscellaneous techniques
6.5 summary
7 storing data locally
7.1 reading and writing files
7.2 maintaining preferences
7.3 working with a database
7.4 inspecting sqlite databases
7.5 summary
8 sharing data between apps
8.1 process-to-process sharing
8.2 accessing common data
8.3 summary
9 http networking and web services
9.1 basic http networking
9.2 consuming xml and json web services
9.3 how to gracefully recover from network failures
9.4 summary
10 location is everything
10.1 a brief introduction to geospatial coordinates
10.2 location managers, providers, and listeners
10.3 building a map-based application
10.4 summary
11 appeal to the senses using multimedia
11.1 features too good for a feature phone
11.2 managing media
11.3 media playback
11.4 capturing input
11.5 summary
12 2d and 3d drawing
12.1 drawing with the 2d libraries
12.2 3d and opengl es
12.3 summary
part 3 beyond standard development
13 testing and instrumentation
13.1 testing the android
13.2 pulling strings: android instrumentation
13.3 beyond instrumentation: mocks and monkeys
13.4 summary
14 build management
14.1 building android applications
14.2 managing builds with maven
14.3 build servers and continuous builds
14.4 summary
15 developing for android tablets
15.1 tablet prep
15.2 tablet fundamentals
15.3 summary
appendix a debugging tools of the trade
appendix b extending android development
appendix c proguard
appendix d monkeyrunner
index
Author : Charlie collins, michael galpin, matthias kappler
Publication : Dreamtech press
Isbn : 9789350042397
Store book number : 107
NRS 960.00
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