Android Application Development for Java Programmers

by James C. Sheusi

Overview

If you're looking for a fast, user-friendly guide to developing mobile apps in Java for Android, look no further: ANDROID APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT FOR JAVA PROGRAMMERS is the ideal first step. Offering quick-start, hands-on lessons, this book explains and illustrates, by careful example, the essential components of the development process. You'll learn, through the book's simple tutorial-based style, how to create useful and marketable mobile apps for this popular platform. Written in a conversational style, ANDROID APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT FOR JAVA PROGRAMMERS is concise, complete, and gives you just the information you need to excel in mobile app development. After completing the lessons and following the examples here, you'll be inspired and ready to join the ranks of developers creating apps for Android.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781133594543
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	02/01/2012
Sold by:	CENGAGE LEARNING
Format:	eBook
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

James C. Sheusi copyrighted and sold his first application for the real estate sales industry in 1984 and has developed applications for small businesses for more than 25 years. He is an associate professor and currently chair of the Department of Computer and Information Science in the School of Technology at Johnson and Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island. He is the author of another book, Android Application Development for Java Programmers. He resides with his wife in Bristol, Rhode Island.

Table of Contents

Introduction. 1. Installation and Configuration of Your Development Platform. 2. Starting an Android Application Project. 3. Application Design. 4. Controls and the User Interface. 5. Basic Graphics by Extending the View Class. 6. Find a Location with Google Maps. 7. Multiscreen Applications. 8. Working with Images. 9. Text Files, Data Tables, and XML. 10. Client-Server Applications. 11. Publishing Your Application. 12. Applying the Principles. Index.