Android Programming with Intents

Pluralsight

Course Summary

Virtually all interactivity between Android components occurs through a special messaging concept known as intents. In this course you will learn how to work effectively with and capitalize on the many capabilities of the Android platform provided through intents.

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Course Description

Three of the core components of an application - activities, services, and broadcast receivers - are activated through messages, called intents. Intent messaging is a facility for late run-time binding between components in the same or different applications. In this course you will learn how to work effectively with and capitalize on the many capabilities of the Android platform provided through intents.

Course Description

Three of the core components of an application - activities, services, and broadcast receivers - are activated through messages, called intents. Intent messaging is a facility for late run-time binding between components in the same or different applications. In this course you will learn how to work effectively with and capitalize on the many capabilities of the Android platform provided through intents.

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Course Syllabus

Android Late Binding and Intents
- 37m 8s

—Introduction 6m 13s
—Android and program interactivity 8m 40s
—What is an Intent 8m 52s
—Matching components to Intents 4m 55s
—Delegating actions with PendingIntents 4m 19s
—Summary 4m 9s

Component activation with intents
- 1h 5m

—Introduction 1m 56s
—Activating components with Intents 5m 32s
—Demo: Activating components with Intents 9m 29s
—Implicit intents and intent filters 3m 32s
—Intent action tests 5m 44s
—Demo: Intent action tests 15m 36s
—Intent category and data tests 7m 39s
—Demo: Intent category and data tests 9m 58s
—Getting a closer look at intent resolution 3m 57s
—Summary 2m 18s

Delegation and Callbacks through PendingIntents
- 44m 51s

—Introduction 1m 23s
—The role of PendingIntents 2m 59s
—Demo: The role of PendingIntents 7m 40s
—The contents of a PendingIntent 4m 41s
—Demo: The contents of a PendingIntent 3m 36s
—PendingIntent sharing 6m 18s
—Demo: PendingIntent sharing 8m 30s
—Sending a PendingIntent 3m 5s
—Demo: Sending a PendingIntent 5m 2s
—Summary 1m 37s

IntentFilter data tests
- 43m 4s

—Introduction 3m 16s
—Data test basics 6m 43s
—Relationship of data attributes 2m 47s
—Demo: Relationship of data attributes 10m 53s
—URI Paths 3m 3s
—Demo: URI Paths 9m 24s
—Mime types 3m 33s
—Summary 3m 25s

Working with Platform Features Through Intents
- 1h 3m

—Introduction 3m 11s
—Changes in system state 9m 6s
—Demo: Changes in system state 13m 7s
—Scheduling app components 6m 12s
—Demo: Scheduling app components 5m 37s
—Using platform activities, browser and telephone 4m 16s
—Demo: Using platform activities, browser and telephone 3m 11s
—Using platform activities, camera and contacts 5m 45s
—Demo: Using platform activities, camera and contacts 12m 1s
—Summary 1m 29s