Android Programming for Beginners: Learn all the Java and Android skills you need to start making powerful mobile applications by John Horton
Table of Contents
- Beginning Android and Java
- First Contact: Java, XML, and the UI Designer
- Exploring Android Studio and the Project Structure
- Getting Started with Layouts and Material Design
- Beautiful Layouts with CardView and ScrollView
- The Android Lifecycle
- Java Variables, Operators and Expressions
- Java Decisions and Loops
- Learning Java Methods
- Object-Oriented Programming
- More Object-Oriented Programming
- The Stack, the Heap, and the Garbage Collector
- Anonymous Classes – Bringing Android Widgets to Life
- Android Dialog Windows
- Arrays, Maps, and Random Numbers
- Adapters and Recyclers
- Data Persistence and Sharing
- Localization
- Animations and Interpolations
- Drawing Graphics
- Threads and Starting the Live Drawing App
- Particle Systems and Handling Screen Touches
What you will learn?
- Understand the fundamentals of coding in Java for Android
- Install and set up your Android development environment
- Build functional user interfaces with the Android Studio visual designer
- Add user interaction, data captures, sound, and animation to your apps
- Manage your apps’ data using the built-in Android SQLite database
- Explore the design patterns used by professionals to build top-grade applications
- Build real-world Android applications that you can deploy to the Google Play marketplace
