Android for .NET Developers: 2 Building Apps With Android Studio

Pluralsight

Course Summary

This course provides an introduction to building Android applications using Android Studio focusing on those issues that are familiar to developers with desktop and web-based application experience. Topics covered include user interface management, multi-Activity applications, Android resource management, and exchanging information between Activities.

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Course Description

This course provides an introduction to building Android applications using Android Studio. The course focuses on those aspects of application development that are familiar to developers with desktops or web-based application experience. The course takes you through the components of a user interface along with how to manage their appearance and layout. Detailed coverage of multi-Activity applications and exchanging information between Activities is included. Special attention is paid to Android resource management and avoiding the common pitfalls experienced by developers who are new to the platform.

Course Description

This course provides an introduction to building Android applications using Android Studio. The course focuses on those aspects of application development that are familiar to developers with desktops or web-based application experience. The course takes you through the components of a user interface along with how to manage their appearance and layout. Detailed coverage of multi-Activity applications and exchanging information between Activities is included. Special attention is paid to Android resource management and avoiding the common pitfalls experienced by developers who are new to the platform.

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Course Syllabus

Activities and the Options Menu
- 31m 40s

—Introduction 0m 38s
—Course Prerequisites and Expectations 1m 43s
—Anatomy of An Activity 3m 3s
—Walkthrough: Anatomy of An Activity 6m 6s
—Options Menu 1m 46s
—Walkthrough: Options Menu Definition 5m 56s
—Walkthrough: Options Menu Handling 11m 4s
—Summary 1m 24s

Add Activities
- 32m 39s

—Introduction 0m 46s
—Creating and Displaying Activities 4m 43s
—Adding New Activities 7m 30s
—Displaying Activities 10m 53s
—Demo: Creating and Display Activities 0m 39s
—Adding Menus to New Activities 3m 58s
—Closing Activities 1m 25s
—Demo: Closing Activities 1m 34s
—Summary 1m 11s

Views and Layouts
- 41m 21s

—Introduction 0m 40s
—The role of Views and Layouts 3m 54s
—Using Layouts 5m 20s
—Working with LinearLayout 8m 40s
—Working with RelativeLayout 5m 20s
—Demo: LinearLayout and RelativeLayout 0m 42s
—Handling Event Callbacks with Interfaces 8m 20s
—Mimicking Delegates to Handle Event Callbacks 3m 59s
—Handling Event Callbacks More Easily 2m 55s
—Summary 1m 31s

Activity Lifecycle
- 39m 9s

—Introduction 0m 54s
—Mobile Resource Challenge 1m 14s
—Traditional Resource Management 1m 22s
—Moving Beyond Processes and Threads 1m 22s
—Android Resource Management 5m 12s
—Activity States 1m 50s
—Activity State Callback Methods 5m 22s
—Demo: Activity State Callback Methods 4m 46s
—Device Orientation and State 2m 2s
—Demo: Manage State of Activity Views 7m 23s
—Demo: Manage State of Activity Fields 4m 51s
—Demo: Views with Self-Managing State 0m 54s
—Summary 1m 57s

Accessing Activity Results
- 40m 7s

—Introduction 1m 7s
—Working with Activity Results 1m 46s
—Handling Activity Results 2m 23s
—Starting Custom Activity for Results 3m 47s
—Custom Activity Return Results 6m 59s
—Handling Returned Activity Results 6m 40s
—Walkthrough: Handling Activity Results 2m 1s
—Starting Camera from Your App 4m 12s
—Handling Camera Results 5m 36s
—Walkthrough: Starting Camera and Handling Results 1m 59s
—Configuring the Emulator for Camera Support 1m 59s
—Summary 1m 38s