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Android HelloWorld

The document describes the steps to create a simple "Hello World" Android application. It introduces Android activities and manifest files and shows how to display text by setting the content view from XML layout files or programmatically. It also demonstrates how to introduce and debug a bug. The application's components like Java code, resources, and generated R class are examined.

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Android HelloWorld

The document describes the steps to create a simple "Hello World" Android application. It introduces Android activities and manifest files and shows how to display text by setting the content view from XML layout files or programmatically. It also demonstrates how to introduce and debug a bug. The application's components like Java code, resources, and generated R class are examined.

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Android Introduction

Hello World

@2010 Mihail L. Sichitiu 1


Goal
 Create a very simple
application
 Run it on a real
device
 Run it on the
emulator
 Examine its
structure

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Google Tutorial
 We will follow the tutorial at:
http://developer.android.com/resources/tut
orials/hello-world.html
 Start Eclipse (Start -> All Programs ->
Eclipse)
 Create an Android Virtual Device (AVD)
 Create a New Android Project

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Package Content
All source code here Java code for our activity

All non-code Generated Java code


resources Helps link resources to
Java code

Images Layout of the activity

Strings used in the


program

Android Manifest

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Android Manifest
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
 package="com.example.helloandroid"
 android:versionCode="1"
 android:versionName="1.0">
 <application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name">
 <activity android:name=".HelloAndroid"
 android:label="@string/app_name">
 <intent-filter>
 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
 </intent-filter>
 </activity>

 </application>

 </manifest>

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Activity
 An Android activity
is focused on a
single thing a user
can do.
 Most applications
have multiple
activities

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Activities start each other

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Revised HelloAndroid.java
package com.example.helloandroid; Inherit
from the
import android.app.Activity; Activity
import android.os.Bundle; Class
import android.widget.TextView;

public class HelloAndroid extends Activity {


/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
TextView tv = new TextView(this);
tv.setText("Hello, Android by hand");
setContentView(tv);
}
} Set the view by
hand from the
program
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Run it!

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/res/layout/main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
>
<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/hello"
/>
</LinearLayout>
Further redirection to
/res/values/strings.xml

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/res/values/strings.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>


<resources>
<string name="hello">Hello World, HelloAndroid by resources!</string>
<string name="app_name">Hello, Android</string>
</resources>

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HelloAndroid.java
package com.example.helloandroid;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
public class HelloAndroid extends Activity {

/** Called when the activity is first created. */


@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
}
}
Set the layout of the
view as described in
the main.xml layout
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/gen/R.java
package com.example.helloandroid;
public final class R {
public static final class attr {
}
public static final class drawable {
public static final int icon=0x7f020000;
}
public static final class id {
public static final int textview=0x7f050000;
}
public static final class layout {
public static final int main=0x7f030000;
}
public static final class string {
public static final int app_name=0x7f040001;
public static final int hello=0x7f040000;
}
}

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Run it!

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Introduce a bug
package com.example.helloandroid;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class HelloAndroid extends Activity {


/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
Object o = null;
o.toString();
setContentView(R.layout.main);
}
}

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Run it!

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