Android

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UNIT
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Introduction
Android OS and Features 1-11
Android development framework; 11-18
Installing and running applications on Android 18-25

I Studio
Creating Activities 26-31
Android application components 49-52

Building User Interfaces
Critical Section problem 52-57
II
Fragments 66-82
III
Intents and Broadcasts 90-105
IV
Database 111-119
V
UNIT-I
Introduction to Android Operating System: Android OS and Features – Android development
framework;
Installing and running applications on Android Studio, Creating AVDs, Types of Android application;
Creating Activities, Activity Life Cycle, Activity states, monitoring state changes;
Introduction To Android
Android is an open source and Linux-based Operating System for mobile devices such as smartphones
and tablet computers. Android was developed by the Open Handset Alliance, led by Google, and other
companies.
Android offers a unified approach to application development for mobile devices which means
developers need only develop for Android, and their applications should be able to run on different
devices powered by Android.
Android has come a long way from its humble
beginnings, as the product of a small start up, all the way
to becoming the leading mobile operating system
worldwide. Google’s introduction of Project Treble in
Android Oreo should make it easier for phone makers to
update their devices faster.
One challenge for Android device owners that has been

an issue for the OS ever since it launched is updating it
with the latest security patches, for major feature
updates. Google’s supported Nexus and Pixel devices
consistently receive regular monthly security updates,
and the latest version of the OS.
Operating Systems
Different OS run on different types of hardware and are designed for different types of
applications. For example, iOS is designed for iPhones and iPad tablets, while Mac desktops
and laptops use macOS.
Microsoft Windows :
Initial versions of Windows worked with MS-DOS, providing a modern graphical interface on
top of DOS's traditional text-based commands. The Windows Start menu helps users find
programs and files on their devices.
APPLE IOS
Apple's iOS is one of the most popular smartphone operating systems, second only to Android. It
runs on Apple hardware, including iPhones, iPad tablets and iPod Touch media players.
GOOGLE'S ANDROID OS
Android is the most popular operating system in the world judging by the number of devices
installed. Users can download custom versions of the operating system.
APPLE MAC OS
Apple's macOS, successor to the popular OS X operating system, runs on Apple laptops and
desktops.. MacOS is known for its user-friendly features, which include Siri and FaceTime.
LINUX OPERATING SYSTEM
Linux can be run on a wide variety of hardware and is available free of charge over the internet.
Features ofAndroid
Android is a powerful operating system competing with Apple 4GS and
support great features. Few of them are listed below:
Feature Description
Beautiful UI Android OS basic screen provides a beautiful and intuitive user

interface.
Connectivity GSM/EDGE, IDEN, CDMA, EV-DO, UMTS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, LTE, NFC
and WiMAX.
Storage SQLite, a lightweight relational database, is used for data storage

purposes.
Media support H.263, H.264, MPEG-4 SP, AMR, AMR-WB, AAC, HE-AAC, AAC 5.1,
MP3, MIDI, Ogg Vorbis, WAV, JPEG, PNG, GIF, and BMP
Messaging SMS and MMS
Web browser Based on the open-source WebKit layout engine, coupled with
Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine supporting HTML5 and CSS3.
Multi-touch Android has native support for multi-touch which was initially made
available in handsets such as the HTC Hero.
Multi-tasking User can jump from one task to another and same time various
application can run simultaneously.
Resizable widgets Widgets are resizable, so users can expand them to show more
content or shrink them to save space
Multi-Language Support single direction and bi-directional text.

GCM Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) is a service that let developers send
short message data to their users on Android devices, without
needing a proprietary sync solution.
Wi-Fi Direct A technology that let apps discover and pair directly, over a high-
bandwidth peer-to-peer connection.
Android Beam A popular NFC-based technology that let users instantly share, just by
touching two NFC-enabled phones together.
THE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK: ANDROID ARCHITECTURE

Android operating system is a stack of software components which is roughly divided into five sections
and four main layers as shown below in the architecture diagram
Android is structured in the form of a software stack comprising applications, an operating

system, run-time environment, middleware, services and libraries. Each layer of the stack,
and the corresponding elements within each layer, are tightly integrated and carefully tuned
to provide the optimal application development and execution environment for mobile
devices.
THE LINUX KERNEL
Positioned at the bottom of the Android software stack, the Linux Kernel provides a level of
abstraction between the device hardware and the upper layers of the Android software
stack. Based on Linux version 2.6, the kernel provides pre-emptive multitasking, low-level
core system services such as memory, process and power management in addition to
providing a network stack and device drivers for hardware such as the device display, Wi-Fi
and audio.
ANDROID RUNTIME – ART
When an Android app is built within Android Studio it is compiled into an intermediate byte-
code format (DEX format). When the application is subsequently loaded onto the device, the
Android Runtime (ART) uses a process referred to as Ahead-of-Time (AOT) compilation to
translate the byte-code down to the native instructions required by the device processor.
This format is known as Executable and Linkable Format (ELF). Each time the application is
subsequently launched, the ELF executable version is run, resulting in faster application
performance and improved battery life.
This section provides a key component called Dalvik Virtual Machine which is a kind of Java
Virtual Machine specially designed and optimized for Android.
The Dalvik VM makes use of Linux core features like memory management and multi-
threading, which is intrinsic in the Java language. The Dalvik VM enables every Android
application to run in its own process, with its own instance of the Dalvik virtual machine.
The Android runtime also provides a set of core libraries which enable Android application
developers to write Android applications using standard Java programming language.
ANDROID LIBRARIES
In addition to a set of standard Java development libraries (providing support for such
general purpose tasks as string handling, networking and file manipulation), the Android
development environment also includes the Android Libraries. These are a set of Java-based
libraries that are specific to Android development.
C/C++ LIBRARIES
The Android runtime core libraries are Java-based and provide the primary APIs for
developers writing Android applications. It is important to note, however, that the core
libraries do not perform much of the actual work and are, in fact, essentially Java
―wrappers‖ around a set of C/C++ based libraries.
APPLICATION FRAMEWORK
The Application Framework is a set of services that collectively form the environment in
which Android applications run and are managed. This framework implements the concept
that Android applications are constructed from reusable, interchangeable and replaceable
components. This concept is taken a step further in that an application is also able to publish
its capabilities along with any corresponding data so that they can be found and reused by
other applications.
APPLICATIONS
Located at the top of the Android software stack are the applications. These comprise both
the native applications provided with the particular Android implementation (for example
web browser and email applications) and the third party applications installed by the user
after purchasing the device.
INSTALLING AND RUNNING APPLICATIONS ON ANDROID STUDIO
Step 1 - System Requirements

The required tools to develop Android applications are open source and can be downloaded from the
Web. Following is the list of software's you will need before you start your Android application
programming.
 Java JDK5 or later version

 Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6
 Android Studio
Step 2 - Setup Android Studio
Android Studio is the official IDE for android application development.It works based on IntelliJ IDEA,
You can download the latest version of android studio from Android Studio 2.2 Download, If you are
new to installing Android Studio on windows,you will find a file, which is named as android-studio-
bundle-143.3101438-windows.exe.So just download and run on windows machine according to android
studio wizard guideline.
If you are installing Android Studio on Mac or Linux, You can download the latest version from Android
Studio Mac Download,or Android Studio Linux Download, check the instructions provided along with the
downloaded file for Mac OS and Linux. This tutorial will consider that you are going to setup your
environment on Windows machine having Windows 8.1 operating system.
Installation
So let's launch Android Studio.exe,Make sure before launch Android Studio, Our Machine should
required installed Java JDK. To install Java JDK,take a references of Android environment setup
Once you launched Android Studio, its time to mention JDK7 path or later version in android studio
installer.
Below the image initiating JDK to android SDK
Need to check the components, which are required to create applications, below the image has
selected Android Studio, Android SDK, Android Virtual Machine and performance(Intel chip).
Need to specify the location of local machine path for Android studio and Android SDK, below the image
has taken default location of windows 8.1 x64 bit architecture.
Need to specify the ram space for Android emulator by default it would take 512MB of local machine
RAM.
At final stage, it would extract SDK packages into our local machine, it would take a while time to finish
the task and would take 2626MB of Hard disk space.
After done all above steps perfectly, you must get finish button and it gonna be open android studio
project with Welcome to android studio message as shown below
You can start your application development by calling start a new android studio project. in a new
installation frame should ask Application name, package information and location of the project.
After entered application name, it going to be called select the form factors your application runs on,
here need to specify Minimum SDK, in our tutorial, I have declared as API23: Android 6.0(Mashmallow)
The next level of installation should contain selecting the activity to mobile, it specifies the default
layout for Applications
At the final stage it going to be open development tool to write the application code.
Step 3 - Create Android Virtual Device
To test your Android applications, you will need a virtual Android device. So before we start writing our
code, let us create an Android virtual device. Launch Android AVD Manager Clicking AVD_Manager icon
as shown below
After Click on a virtual device icon, it going to be shown by default virtual devices which are present on
your SDK, or else need to create a virtual device by clicking Create new Virtual device button
If your AVD is created successfully it means your environment is ready for Android application
development. If you like, you can close this window using top-right cross button. Better you re-start
your machine and once you are done with this last step, you are ready to proceed for your first Android
example but before that we will see few more important concepts related to Android Application
Development.
Hello Word Example
Before Writing a Hello word code, you must know about XML tags.To write hello word code, you should
redirect to App>res>layout>Activity_main.xml
To show hello word, we need to call text view with layout ( about text view and layout, you must take
references at Relative Layout and Text View ).
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin" tools:context=".MainActivity">
<TextView android:text="@string/hello_world"
android:layout_width="550dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</RelativeLayout>
Need to run the program by clicking Run>Run App or else need to call shift+f10key.
Finally, result should be placed at Virtual devices as shown above.
CREATING AN ANDROID PROJECT
CREATE THE APP PROJECT

1. Open Android Studio if it is not already opened.
2. In the main Welcome to Android Studio window, click Start a new Android Studio project.
3. In the Create Android Project window, enter Hello World for the Application name.
4. Verify that the default Project location is where you want to store your Hello World
app and other Android Studio projects, or change it to your preferred directory.
5. Accept the default android.example.com for Company Domain, or create a unique
company domain. If you are not planning to publish your app, you can accept the
default. Be aware that changing the package name of your app later is extra work.
6. Leave unchecked the options to Include C++ support and Include Kotlin support, and click
Next.
7. On the Target Android Devices screen, Phone and Tablet should be selected. Ensure
that API 15: Android 4.0.3 IceCreamSandwich is set to Minimum SDK; if not, use the
popup menu to set it.
These are the settings. As of this writing, these settings make Hello World app
compatible with 97% of Android devices active on the Google Play Store.
8. Leave unchecked the Include Instant App support and all other options. Then click
Next. If your project requires additional components for your chosen target SDK,
Android Studio will install them automatically.
9. The Add an Activity window appears. An Activity is a single, focused thing that the
user can do. It is a crucial component of any Android app. An Activity typically has a
layout associated with it that defines how UI elements appear on a screen. Android
Studio provides Activity templates to help you get started. For the Hello World
project, choose Empty Activity as shown below, and click Next.
10. The Configure Activity screen appears (which differs depending on which template
you chose in the previous step). By default, the empty Activity provided by the
template is named MainActivity. You can change this if you want, but this lesson uses
MainActivity.
11. Make sure that the Generate Layout file option is checked. The layout
name by default is activity_main. You can change this if you want, but this lesson
uses activity_main.
12. Make sure that the Backwards Compatibility (App Compat) option is checked. This
ensures that your app will be backwards-compatible with previous versions of
Android.
13. Click Finish.
Android Studio creates a folder for your projects, and builds the
project with Gradle. The Android Studio editor appears. Follow these
steps:
1. Click the activity_main.xml tab to see the layout editor.
2. Click the layout editor Design tab, if not already selected, to show a graphical
rendition of the layout as shown below.
3. Click the MainActivity.java tab to see the code editor as shown below.
Explore the Project > Android pane

.
1. If not already selected, click the Project tab in the vertical tab column on the left
side of the Android Studio window. The Project pane appears.
2. To view the project in the standard Android project hierarchy, choose Android
from the popup menu at the top of the Project pane, as shown below.
Explore the manifests folder
The manifests folder contains files that provide essential information about your app to the
Android system, which the system must have before it can run any of the app's code.
1. Expand the manifests folder.
2. Open the AndroidManifest.xml file.
The AndroidManifest.xml file describes all of the components of your Android app. All
components for an app, such as each Activity, must be declared in this XML file. In other
course lessons you will modify this file to add features and feature permissions. For an
introduction, see App Manifest Overview.
RUN ON EMULATOR
1. Lets create an android virtual device (avd). In order to run an emulator on your computer,
you have to create a configuration that describes the virtual device. In Android Studio, select
Tools > Android > AVD Manager, or click the AVD Manager icon in the toolbar.
The Your Virtual Devices screen appears. If you've already created virtual devices, the
screen shows them; otherwise you see a blank list.
2. Click the +Create Virtual Device. The Select Hardware window appears showing a list of
pre configured hardware devices. For each device, the table provides a column for its
diagonal display size (Size), screen resolution in pixels (Resolution), and pixel density
(Density).
3. Choose a device such as Nexus 5x or Pixel XL, and click Next. The System Image screen appears.
4. Click the Recommended tab if it is not already selected, and choose which version of the
Android system to run on the virtual device (such as Oreo).Click the link to start the
download, and click Finish when it's done.
5. After choosing a system image, click Next. The Android Virtual Device (AVD) window
appears. You can also change the name of the AVD. Check your configuration and click
Finish.
Run the app on the virtual device

Let’s run your Hello World app.
1. In Android Studio, choose Run > Run app or click the Run icon in the toolbar.
2. The Select Deployment Target window, under Available Virtual Devices, select
the virtual device, which you just created, and click OK
The emulator starts and boots just like a physical device. Your app builds, and once the
emulator is ready, Android Studio will upload the app to the emulator and run it.
DEPLOY IT ON USB-CONNECTED ANDROID DEVICE
Configure the Android device
In order to install an application directly to your device, you need to configure it to use a
USB connection. The configuration settings vary by device.
For Android 4.2 and later devices, you need to enable Developer options by
opening Settings, click About then click the Build number item seven items. If you do
not do this, you will not see the Developer options item in Settings.
1. Open Settings.
2. Click Security.
3. Enable Unknown sources, that is, check this option. This permits the device to
install apps that do not originate from Google Play.
4. Back out to Settings.
5. Click Developer options.
6. If available: Set the switch in the title bar to on.
7. Enable USB debugging, that is, check this option. This permits the device to install
apps over a USB connection.
8. Optional: Enable Stay awake, that is, check this option. This option keeps the
screen on and disables the lock screen while the device is connected to USB.
9. Optional: Enable Allow mock locations, that is, check this option. This option
creates fake GPS locations to test location services.
10. Back out of or close
Settings. Install the USB driver
(Windows only)
Developers on Windows may need to install a USB driver specific to the manufacturer
and model of the device on which they'll be testing. The driver enables your Windows
computer to communicate with your Android device. Google provides download links to
the drivers at Android Developer: OEM USB Drivers.
Connect the device
Connect the Android device to your computer using an USB cord. Note that some USB
cables are only power cables and do not allow communications with the device. Make
sure you use a USB cable that allows a data connection.
For 4.2 devices, an "Allow USB debugging?" dialog will appear once connected via
USB. Click the OK button.
Deploy the application using Axway Appcelerator Studio

Once you have configured your device and connected it to your computer's USB port, you
are ready to deploy your app to it.
In Studio, first select the project in the Project Explorer view, then in the global tool bar,
select Run from the Launch Mode drop-down list and an Android device from the Target
drop-down list under the Android Application Installer category. If the Launch
Automatically option is enabled under the Target drop- down list, the application will be
automatically launched after the device is selected. If not, you need to click the Run
button to start the build process. Your app will be built, installed to your device and
automatically launched
CREATING ACTIVITIES
An activity is the single screen in android. It is like window or frame of Java.
By the help of activity, you can place all your UI components or widgets in a single screen.
An activity represents a single screen with a user interface just like window or frame of
Java.Android activity is the subclass of ContextThemeWrapper class.
Android Activity Lifecycle
Let's see the 7 lifecycle methods of android activity.
The Activity class

defines the following call backs i.e. events. You don't need to implement all the callbacks methods.
However, it's important that you understand each one and implement those that ensure your app
behaves the way users expect.
Sr.No Callback & Description
1 onCreate()
This is the first callback and called when the activity is first created.
onStart()
2
This callback is called when the activity becomes visible to the user.
onResume()
3
This is called when the user starts interacting with the application.
onPause()
4 The paused activity does not receive user input and cannot execute any code and called when the cu
activity is being resumed.
onStop()
5
This callback is called when the activity is no longer visible.
onDestroy()
6
This callback is called before the activity is destroyed by the system.
onRestart()
7
This callback is called when the activity restarts after stopping it.
Example
This example will take you through simple steps to show Android application activity life cycle. Follow
the following steps to modify the Android application we created in Hello World Example chapter −
Step Description
1 You will use Android studio to create an Android application and name it as HelloWorld under a package
World Example chapter.
2 Modify main activity file MainActivity.java as explained below. Keep rest of the files unchanged.
3 Run the application to launch Android emulator and verify the result of the changes done in the application
Android Activity Lifecycle Example
It provides the details about the invocation of life cycle methods of activity. In this example, we are
displaying the content on the logcat.
File: MainActivity.java
package example.mrcet.com.activitylifecycle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
Log.d("lifecycle","onCreate invoked");
}
@Override
protected void onStart() {
super.onStart();
Log.d("lifecycle","onStart invoked");
}
@Override
protected void onResume() {
super.onResume();
Log.d("lifecycle","onResume invoked");
}
@Override
protected void onPause() {
super.onPause();
Log.d("lifecycle","onPause invoked");
}
@Override
protected void onStop() {
super.onStop();
Log.d("lifecycle","onStop invoked");
}
@Override
protected void onRestart() {
super.onRestart();
Log.d("lifecycle","onRestart invoked");
}
An activity class loads all the UI component using the XML file available in res/layout folder of the
project. Following statement loads UI components from res/layout/activity_main.xml file:
An application can have one or more activities without any restrictions. Every activity you define for
your application must be declared in your AndroidManifest.xml file and the main activity for your app
must be declared in the manifest with an <intent-filter> that includes the MAIN action and LAUNCHER
category as follows:
File: activity_main.xml
1. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
2. <android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
3. xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
4. xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
5. android:layout_width="match_parent"
6. android:layout_height="match_parent"
7. tools:context="example.mrcet.com.activitylifecycle.MainActivity">
8.
9. <TextView
10. android:layout_width="wrap_content"
11. android:layout_height="wrap_content"
12. android:text="Hello World!"
13. app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
14. app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
15. app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
16. app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
17.
18. </android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
UNIT - II
Android application components – Android Manifest file, Externalizing recourses like Simple Values,
Drawables, Layouts, Menus, etc,
Building User Interfaces: Fundamental Android UI design, Layouts – Linear, Relative, Grid and Table
Layouts. User Interface (UI) Components
ANDROID - APPLICATION COMPONENTS

Application components are the essential building blocks of an Android application. These components
are loosely coupled by the application manifest file AndroidManifest.xml that describes each component
of the application and how they interact.
There are following four main components that can be used within an Android application −
Sr.No Components & Description
1 Activities
They dictate the UI and handle the user interaction to the smart phone screen.
Services
2
They handle background processing associated with an application.
Broadcast Receivers
3
They handle communication between Android OS and applications.
Content Providers
4
They handle data and database management issues.
Activities
An activity represents a single screen with a user interface,in-short Activity performs actions on the
screen. For example, an email application might have one activity that shows a list of new emails,
another activity to compose an email, and another activity for reading emails. If an application has more
than one activity, then one of them should be marked as the activity that is presented when the
application is launched.
An activity is implemented as a subclass of Activity class as follows −

}
Services
A service is a component that runs in the background to perform long-running operations. For example,
a service might play music in the background while the user is in a different application, or it might fetch
data over the network without blocking user interaction with an activity.
A service is implemented as a subclass of Service class as follows −
public class MyService extends Service {

}
Broadcast Receivers
Broadcast Receivers simply respond to broadcast messages from other applications or from the system.
For example, applications can also initiate broadcasts to let other applications know that some data has
been downloaded to the device and is available for them to use, so this is broadcast receiver who will
intercept this communication and will initiate appropriate action.
A broadcast receiver is implemented as a subclass of BroadcastReceiver class and each message is
broadcaster as an Intent object.
public class MyReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {

public void onReceive(context,intent){}
}
Content Providers
A content provider component supplies data from one application to others on request. Such requests
are handled by the methods of the ContentResolver class. The data may be stored in the file system, the
database or somewhere else entirely.
A content provider is implemented as a subclass of ContentProvider class and must implement a
standard set of APIs that enable other applications to perform transactions.
public class MyContentProvider extends ContentProvider {

public void onCreate(){}
}
We will go through these tags in detail while covering application components in individual chapters.
Additional Components
There are additional components which will be used in the construction of above mentioned entities,
their logic, and wiring between them. These components are −
S.No Components & Description
1 Fragments
Represents a portion of user interface in an Activity.
Views
2
UI elements that are drawn on-screen including buttons, lists forms etc.
Layouts
3
View hierarchies that control screen format and appearance of the views.
Intents
4
Messages wiring components together.
Resources
5
External elements, such as strings, constants and drawable pictures.
Manifest
6
Configuration file for the application.
ANDROID MANIFEST FILE
The AndroidManifest.xml file contains information of your package, including components of the
application such as activities, services, broadcast receivers, content providers etc.
It performs some other tasks also:
o It is responsible to protect the application to access any protected parts by providing the
permissions.
o It also declares the android api that the application is going to use.
o It lists the instrumentation classes. The instrumentation classes provides profiling and other
informations. These informations are removed just before the application is published etc.
This is the required xml file for all the android application and located inside the root directory.
Manifest file:
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.javatpoint.hello"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="8"
android:targetSdkVersion="15" />
<application
android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:label="@string/title_activity_main" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />

</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
EXTERNALIZING RESOURCES:
There are many more items which you use to build a good Android application. Apart from
coding for the application, you take care of various other resources like static content that your code
uses, such as bitmaps, colors, layout definitions, user interface strings, animation instructions, and
more. These resources are always maintained separately in various sub-directories under res/ directory
of the project.
This tutorial will explain you how you can organize your application resources, specify alternative
resources and access them in your applications.
Organize resource in Android Studio
MyProject/
app/
manifest/
AndroidManifest.xml
java/
MyActivity.java
res/
drawable/
icon.png
layout/
activity_main.xml
info.xml
values/
strings.xml
Sr.No. Directory & Resource Type

1 anim/
XML files that define property animations. They are saved in res/anim/ folder and accessed from the R.a
2 color/
XML files that define a state list of colors. They are saved in res/color/ and accessed from the R.color clas
3 drawable/
Image files like .png, .jpg, .gif or XML files that are compiled into bitmaps, state lists, shapes, animation
accessed from the R.drawable class.
4
layout/
XML files that define a user interface layout. They are saved in res/layout/ and accessed from the R.layou
5 menu/
XML files that define application menus, such as an Options Menu, Context Menu, or Sub Menu. T
the R.menu class.
6 raw/
Arbitrary files to save in their raw form. You need to call Resources.openRawResource() with the resou
files.
7 values/
XML files that contain simple values, such as strings, integers, and colors. For example, here are some fi
in this directory −
 arrays.xml for resource arrays, and accessed from the R.array class.
 integers.xml for resource integers, and accessed from the R.integer class.
 bools.xml for resource boolean, and accessed from the R.bool class.
 colors.xml for color values, and accessed from the R.color class.
 dimens.xml for dimension values, and accessed from the R.dimen class.
 strings.xml for string values, and accessed from the R.string class.
 styles.xml for styles, and accessed from the R.style class.
8 xml/
Arbitrary XML files that can be read at runtime by calling Resources.getXML(). You can save various confi
Alternative Resources
Your application should provide alternative resources to support specific device configurations. For
example, you should include alternative drawable resources ( i.e.images ) for different screen resolution
and alternative string resources for different languages. At runtime, Android detects the current device
configuration and loads the appropriate resources for your application.
To specify configuration-specific alternatives for a set of resources, follow the following steps −
 Create a new directory in res/ named in the form <resources_name>-<config_qualifier>.
Here resources_name will be any of the resources mentioned in the above table, like layout,
drawable etc. The qualifier will specify an individual configuration for which these resources are
to be used. You can check official documentation for a complete list of qualifiers for different
type of resources.
 Save the respective alternative resources in this new directory. The resource files must be named
exactly the same as the default resource files as shown in the below example, but these files will
have content specific to the alternative. For example though image file name will be same but
for high resolution screen, its resolution will be high.
Below is an example which specifies images for a default screen and alternative images for high
resolution screen.
MyProject/
app/
manifest/
AndroidManifest.xml
java/
MyActivity.java
res/
drawable/
icon.png
background.png
drawable-hdpi/
icon.png
background.png
layout/
activity_main.xml
info.xml
values/
strings.xml
Below is another example which specifies layout for a default language and alternative layout for Arabic
language.
MyProject/
app/
manifest/
AndroidManifest.xml
java/
MyActivity.java
res/
drawable/
icon.png
background.png
drawable-hdpi/
icon.png
background.png
layout/
activity_main.xml
info.xml
layout-ar/
main.xml
values/
strings.xml
Accessing Resources
During your application development you will need to access defined resources either in your code, or
in your layout XML files. Following section explains how to access your resources in both the scenarios −
Accessing Resources in Code
When your Android application is compiled, a R class gets generated, which contains resource IDs for all
the resources available in your res/ directory. You can use R class to access that resource using sub-
directory and resource name or directly resource ID.
Example
To access res/drawable/myimage.png and set an ImageView you will use following code −
ImageView imageView = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.myimageview);

imageView.setImageResource(R.drawable.myimage);
Here first line of the code make use of R.id.myimageview to get ImageView defined with
id myimageview in a Layout file. Second line of code makes use of R.drawable.myimage to get an image
with name myimage available in drawable sub-directory under /res.
Example
Consider next example where res/values/strings.xml has following definition −
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<resources>
<string name="hello">Hello, World!</string>
</resources>
Now you can set the text on a TextView object with ID msg using a resource ID as follows −
TextView msgTextView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.msg);

msgTextView.setText(R.string.hello);
Example
Consider a layout res/layout/activity_main.xml with the following definition −

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView android:id="@+id/text"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Hello, I am a TextView" />
<Button android:id="@+id/button"
android:text="Hello, I am a Button" />
</LinearLayout>
This application code will load this layout for an Activity, in the onCreate() method as follows −
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

}
Accessing Resources in XML
Consider the following resource XML res/values/strings.xml file that includes a color resource and a
string resource −

<resources>
<color name="opaque_red">#f00</color>
<string name="hello">Hello!</string>
</resources>
Now you can use these resources in the following layout file to set the text color and text string as
follows −

<EditText xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:textColor="@color/opaque_red"
android:text="@string/hello" />
Now if you will go through previous chapter once again where I have explained Hello World! example,
and I'm sure you will have better understanding on all the concepts explained in this chapter. So I highly
recommend to check previous chapter for working example and check how I have used various
resources at very basic level.
Building User Interfaces

Android provides several common UI controls, widgets, and Layout Managers.
For most graphical applications, it’s likely that you’ll need to extend and modify these
standard Views — or create composite or entirely new Views — to provide your own user
experience.
The basic building block for user interface is a View object which is created from the View class and
occupies a rectangular area on the screen and is responsible for drawing and event handling. View is the
base class for widgets, which are used to create interactive UI components like buttons, text fields, etc.
The ViewGroup is a subclass of View and provides invisible container that hold other Views or other
ViewGroups and define their layout properties.
At third level we have different layouts which are subclasses of ViewGroup class and a typical layout
defines the visual structure for an Android user interface and can be created either at run time
using View/ViewGroup objects or you can declare your layout using simple XML
file main_layout.xml which is located in the res/layout folder of your project.
Layout params
This tutorial is more about creating your GUI based on layouts defined in XML file. A layout may contain
any type of widgets such as buttons, labels, textboxes, and so on. Following is a simple example of XML
file having LinearLayout −

android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView android:id="@+id/text"
android:text="This is a TextView" />
<Button android:id="@+id/button"
android:text="This is a Button" />

</LinearLayout>
Once your layout has created, you can load the layout resource from your application code, in
your Activity.onCreate() callback implementation as shown below −

}
Android Layout Types
There are number of Layouts provided by Android which you will use in almost all the Android
applications to provide different view, look and feel.
Sr.No Layout & Description
1 Linear Layout
LinearLayout is a view group that aligns all children in a single direction, vertically or horizontally.
2 Relative Layout
RelativeLayout is a view group that displays child views in relative positions.
3 Table Layout
TableLayout is a view that groups views into rows and columns.
4 Absolute Layout
AbsoluteLayout enables you to specify the exact location of its children.
5 Frame Layout
The FrameLayout is a placeholder on screen that you can use to display a single view.
6 List View
ListView is a view group that displays a list of scrollable items.
7 Grid View
GridView is a ViewGroup that displays items in a two-dimensional, scrollable grid.
Layout Attributes
Each layout has a set of attributes which define the visual properties of that layout. There are few
common attributes among all the layouts and their are other attributes which are specific to that layout.
Following are common attributes and will be applied to all the layouts:
Sr.No Attribute & Description
1 android:id
This is the ID which uniquely identifies the view.
2 android:layout_width
This is the width of the layout.
3 android:layout_height
This is the height of the layout
4 android:layout_marginTop
This is the extra space on the top side of the layout.
5 android:layout_marginBottom
This is the extra space on the bottom side of the layout.
6 android:layout_marginLeft
This is the extra space on the left side of the layout.
7 android:layout_marginRight
This is the extra space on the right side of the layout.
8 android:layout_gravity
This specifies how child Views are positioned.
9 android:layout_weight
This specifies how much of the extra space in the layout should be allocated to the View.
10 android:layout_x
This specifies the x-coordinate of the layout.
11 android:layout_y
This specifies the y-coordinate of the layout.
12 android:layout_width
This is the width of the layout.
13 android:paddingLeft
This is the left padding filled for the layout.
14 android:paddingRight
This is the right padding filled for the layout.
15 android:paddingTop
This is the top padding filled for the layout.
16 android:paddingBottom
This is the bottom padding filled for the layout.
Here width and height are the dimension of the layout/view which can be specified in terms of dp
(Density-independent Pixels), sp ( Scale-independent Pixels), pt ( Points which is 1/72 of an inch), px(
Pixels), mm ( Millimeters) and finally in (inches).
You can specify width and height with exact measurements but more often, you will use one of these
constants to set the width or height −
 android:layout_width=wrap_content tells your view to size itself to the dimensions required by
its content.
 android:layout_width=fill_parent tells your view to become as big as its parent view.
 Input controls are the interactive components in your app's user interface. Android provides a
wide variety of controls you can use in your UI, such as buttons, text fields, seek bars, check box,
zoom buttons, toggle buttons, and many more.

 UI Elements
 A View is an object that draws something on the screen that the user can interact with and
a ViewGroup is an object that holds other View (and ViewGroup) objects in order to define the
layout of the user interface.
 You define your layout in an XML file which offers a human-readable structure for the layout,
similar to HTML. For example, a simple vertical layout with a text view and a button looks like this
−
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

 <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
 android:layout_width="fill_parent"
 android:layout_height="fill_parent"
 android:orientation="vertical" >

 <TextView android:id="@+id/text"
 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:text="I am a TextView" />

 <Button android:id="@+id/button"
 android:text="I am a Button" />
 </LinearLayout>
 Android UI Controls
 There are number of UI controls provided by Android that allow you to build the graphical user
interface for your app.
Sr.No UI Control & Description

.
1 TextView
This control is used to display text to the user.
2 EditText
EditText is a predefined subclass of TextView that includes rich editing capabilities.
3 AutoCompleteTextView
The AutoCompleteTextView is a view that is similar to EditText, except that it shows a list of
completion suggestions automatically while the user is typing.
4 Button
A push-button that can be pressed, or clicked, by the user to perform an action.
5 ImageButton
An ImageButton is an AbsoluteLayout which enables you to specify the exact location of its
children. This shows a button with an image (instead of text) that can be pressed or clicked by
the user.
6 CheckBox
An on/off switch that can be toggled by the user. You should use check box when presenting
users with a group of selectable options that are not mutually exclusive.
7 ToggleButton
An on/off button with a light indicator.
8 RadioButton
The RadioButton has two states: either checked or unchecked.
9 RadioGroup
A RadioGroup is used to group together one or more RadioButtons.
10 ProgressBar
The ProgressBar view provides visual feedback about some ongoing tasks, such as when you
are performing a task in the background.
11 Spinner
A drop-down list that allows users to select one value from a set.
12 TimePicker
The TimePicker view enables users to select a time of the day, in either 24-hour mode or
AM/PM mode.
13 DatePicker
The DatePicker view enables users to select a date of the day.
 Create UI Controls
 Input controls are the interactive components in your app's user interface. Android provides a
wide variety of controls you can use in your UI, such as buttons, text fields, seek bars, check box,
zoom buttons, toggle buttons, and many more.
 As explained in previous chapter, a view object may have a unique ID assigned to it which will
identify the View uniquely within the tree. The syntax for an ID, inside an XML tag is −
 android:id="@+id/text_id"
 To create a UI Control/View/Widget you will have to define a view/widget in the layout file and
assign it a unique ID as follows −
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

 <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
 android:layout_width="fill_parent"
 android:layout_height="fill_parent"
 android:orientation="vertical" >

 <TextView android:id="@+id/text_id"
 android:text="I am a TextView" />
 </LinearLayout>
 Then finally create an instance of the Control object and capture it from the layout, use the
following −
 TextView myText = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.text_id);
Text View:
A TextView displays text to the user and optionally allows them to edit it. A TextView is a complete
text editor, however the basic class is configured to not allow editing.
TextView Attributes
Following are the important attributes related to TextView control. You can check Android official
documentation for complete list of attributes and related methods which you can use to change these
attributes are run time.
Attribute & Description
android:id
This is the ID which uniquely identifies the control.
android:inputType
The type of data being placed in a text field. Phone, Date, Time, Number, Password etc.
android:maxHeight
Makes the TextView be at most this many pixels tall.
android:maxWidth
Makes the TextView be at most this many pixels wide.
android:minHeight
Makes the TextView be at least this many pixels tall.
android:minWidth
Makes the TextView be at least this many pixels wide.
android:password
Whether the characters of the field are displayed as password dots instead of themselves. Possible value either "tr
android:phoneNumber
If set, specifies that this TextView has a phone number input method. Possible value either "true" or "false".
android:text
Text to display.
android:textAllCaps
Present the text in ALL CAPS. Possible value either "true" or "false".
android:textColor
Text color. May be a color value, in the form of "#rgb", "#argb", "#rrggbb", or "#aarrggbb".
android:textSize
Size of the text. Recommended dimension type for text is "sp" for scaled-pixels (example: 15sp).
Example
This example will take you through simple steps to show how to create your own Android application
using Linear Layout and TextView.
Step Description
1 You will use Android studio to create an Android application and name it as demo under a
package com.example.demo as explained in the Hello World Example chapter.
2 Modify src/MainActivity.java file to add necessary code .
2 Modify the default content of res/layout/activity_main.xml file to include Android UI control.
3 No need to change default string constants at string.xml file. Android studio takes care of
default string constants.
4 Run the application to launch Android emulator and verify the result of the changes done in
the application.
Following is the content of the modified main activity file src/com.example.demo/MainActivity.java.

This file can include each of the fundamental lifecycle methods.
package com.example.demo;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;

@Override
//--- text view---

TextView txtView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.text_id);
}
}
Following will be the content of res/layout/activity_main.xml file −
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
tools:context=".MainActivity" >
<TextView
android:id="@+id/text_id"
android:layout_height="200dp"
android:capitalize="characters"
android:text="hello_world"
android:textColor="@android:color/holo_blue_dark"
android:textColorHighlight="@android:color/primary_text_dark"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
android:textSize="50dp"/>
</RelativeLayout>
Following will be the content of res/values/strings.xml to define two new constants −

<resources>
<string name="app_name">demo</string>
</resources>
Following is the default content of AndroidManifest.xml −

package="com.example.demo" >
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:supportsRtl="true"
<activity
android:name="com.example.demo.MainActivity"
android:label="@string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
Let's try to run your demo application. I assume you had created your AVD while doing environment
setup. To run the app from Android studio, open one of your project's activity files and click Run icon
from the toolbar. Android studio installs the app on your AVD and starts it and if everything is fine with
your setup and application, it will display following Emulator window −
A EditText is an overlay over TextView that configures itself to be editable. It is the predefined subclass
of TextView that includes rich editing capabilities.
Styles of edit text

EditText Attributes
Following are the important attributes related to EditText control. You can check Android official
Inherited from android.widget.TextView Class −
Attribute & Description
android:autoText
If set, specifies that this TextView has a textual input method and automatically corrects some common spelling er
android:drawableBottom
This is the drawable to be drawn below the text.
android:drawableRight
This is the drawable to be drawn to the right of the text.
android:editable
If set, specifies that this TextView has an input method.
android:text
This is the Text to display.
Inherited from android.view.View Class −
1
android:background
This is a drawable to use as the background.
2 android:contentDescription
This defines text that briefly describes content of the view.
3 android:id
This supplies an identifier name for this view.
4 android:onClick
This is the name of the method in this View's context to invoke when the view is clicked.
5 android:visibility
This controls the initial visibility of the view.
Example
using Linear Layout and EditText.
Step Description
1 You will use Android studio IDE to create an Android application and name it as demo under a package co
Example chapter.
2 Modify src/MainActivity.java file to add a click event.
4 Define required necessary string constants in res/values/strings.xml file
Following is the content of the modified main activity file src/com.example.demo/MainActivity.java.

This file can include each of the fundamental lifecycle methods.
package com.example.demo;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;

EditText eText;
Button btn;
@Override
eText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.edittext);
btn = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button);
btn.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
String str = eText.getText().toString();
Toast msg = Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(),str,Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
msg.show();
}
});
}
}
tools:context=".MainActivity" >
<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView1"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_marginLeft="14dp"
android:layout_marginTop="18dp"
android:text="@string/example_edittext" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button"
android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/textView1"
android:layout_below="@+id/textView1"
android:text="@string/show_the_text" />
<EditText
android:id="@+id/edittext"
android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/button"
android:ems="10"
android:text="@string/enter_text" android:inputType="text" />
</RelativeLayout>
Following will be the content of res/values/strings.xml to define these new constants −

<resources>
<string name="app_name">demo</string>
<string name="example_edittext">Example showing EditText</string>
<string name="show_the_text">Show the Text</string>
<string name="enter_text">text changes</string>
</resources>

package="com.example.demo" >
<application
<activity
android:name="com.example.demo.MainActivity"
<intent-filter>
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
Let's try to run your demo application. I assume you had created your AVD while doing environment
setup. To run the app from Android studio, open one of your project's activity files and click Run icon
from the toolbar. Android Studio installs the app on your AVD and starts it and if everything is fine with
your setup and application, it will display following Emulator window −
Button:
A Button is a Push-button which can be pressed, or clicked, by the user to perform an action.
Button Attributes
Following are the important attributes related to Button control. You can check Android official
1
android:autoText
If set, specifies that this TextView has a textual input method and automatically corrects
some common spelling errors.
2 android:drawableBottom
3 android:drawableRight
4 android:editable
5 android:text
Attribute Description
1
android:background
2 android:contentDescription
3 android:id
4 android:onClick
This is the name of the method in this View's context to invoke when the vie
5 android:visibility
Example
using Linear Layout and Button.
Step Description
You will use Android studio IDE to create an Android application and name it
1 as myapplication under a package com.example.saira_000.myapplication as explained in
the Hello World Example chapter.
No need to declare default string constants at string.xml, Android studio takes care of default
4
string constants.
Run the application to launch Android emulator and verify the result of the changes done in
5
the application.
Following is the content of the modified main activity file src/MainActivity.java. This file can include
each of the fundamental lifecycle methods.
package com.example.saira_000.myapplication;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
import android.view.MenuItem;
public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity {

Button b1,b2,b3;
@Override
b1=(Button)findViewById(R.id.button);
b1.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,"YOUR MESSAGE",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
});
}
}

<RelativeLayout
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<TextView
android:text="Button Control"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:textSize="30dp" />
<TextView
android:text="Mrcet"
android:textColor="#ff87ff09"
android:textSize="30dp"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" />
<ImageButton
android:id="@+id/imageButton"
android:src="@drawable/abc"
<EditText
android:id="@+id/editText"
android:layout_below="@+id/imageButton"
android:layout_alignRight="@+id/imageButton"
android:layout_alignEnd="@+id/imageButton" />
<Button
android:text="Button"
android:layout_alignTop="@+id/editText"
android:layout_alignStart="@+id/textView1"
android:layout_alignRight="@+id/editText"
android:layout_alignEnd="@+id/editText" />
</RelativeLayout>

<resources>
<string name="app_name">myapplication</string>
</resources>
package="com.example.saira_000.myapplication" >
<application
<activity
android:name="com.example.guidemo4.MainActivity"
<intent-filter>
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
A CheckBox is an on/off switch that can be toggled by the user. You should use check-boxes when
presenting users with a group of selectable options that are not mutually exclusive.
CheckBox
CheckBox Attributes
Following are the important attributes related to CheckBox control. You can check Android official
android:autoText
1
If set, specifies that this TextView has a textual input method and automatically corrects
some common spelling errors.
android:drawableBottom
2
android:drawableRight
3
android:editable
4
android:text
5
1 android:background
android:contentDescription
2
android:id
3
android:onClick
4
This is the name of the method in this View's context to invoke when the view is clicked.
android:visibility
5
Example
using Linear Layout and CheckBox.
Step Description
1 You will use Android Studio IDE to create an Android application and name it
as myapplication under a package com.example.myapplication as explained in the Hello
4 No need to declare default string constants. Android studio takes care of default constants at
string.xml
the application.
package com.example.myapplication;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.CheckBox;

CheckBox ch1,ch2;
Button b1,b2;
@Override
ch1=(CheckBox)findViewById(R.id.checkBox1);
ch2=(CheckBox)findViewById(R.id.checkBox2);
b2=(Button)findViewById(R.id.button2);
@Override
finish();
}
});
@Override
StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer();
result.append("Thanks : ").append(ch1.isChecked());
result.append("\nThanks: ").append(ch2.isChecked());
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, result.toString(),
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
});
}
}
<RelativeLayout
<TextView
android:text="Example of checkbox"
<CheckBox
android:id="@+id/checkBox1"
android:text="Do you like Mrcet"
android:layout_above="@+id/button"
<CheckBox
android:id="@+id/checkBox2"
android:text="Do you like android "
android:checked="false"
android:layout_above="@+id/checkBox1"
android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/checkBox1"
android:layout_alignStart="@+id/checkBox1" />
<TextView
android:layout_alignRight="@+id/textView1"
android:layout_alignEnd="@+id/textView1" />
<Button
android:text="Ok"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_alignStart="@+id/checkBox1" />
<Button
android:text="Cancel"
android:id="@+id/button2"
<ImageButton
</RelativeLayout>

<resources>
<string name="app_name">MyApplication</string>
</resources>

package="com.example.myapplication" >
<application
<activity
android:name="com.example.myapplication.MainActivity"
<intent-filter>
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
A RadioButton has two states: either checked or unchecked.This allows the user to select one option
from a set.
Radio Button
Example
using Linear Layout and RadioButton.
Step Description
1 You will use Android studio to create an Android application and name it as My
Application under a package com.example.saira_000.myapplication as explained in the Hello
3 Android studio takes care of default constants so no need to declare default constants at
string.xml file
the application.
In the below example abc indicates the image of tutorialspoint
import android.widget.ImageButton;
import android.widget.RadioButton;
import android.widget.RadioGroup;
RadioGroup rg1;
RadioButton rb1;
Button b1;

addListenerRadioButton();
}
private void addListenerRadioButton() {

rg1 = (RadioGroup) findViewById(R.id.radioGroup);
b1 = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button2);
@Override
int selected=rg1.getCheckedRadioButtonId();
rb1=(RadioButton)findViewById(selected);
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,rb1.getText(),Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
});
}
}

<TextView
android:text="Example of Radio Button"
<TextView
android:layout_above="@+id/imageButton"
android:layout_marginBottom="40dp" />
<ImageButton
<Button
android:text="ClickMe"
<RadioGroup
android:id="@+id/radioGroup"
android:layout_alignStart="@+id/textView2">
<RadioButton
android:text="JAVA"
android:id="@+id/radioButton"
android:textColor="@android:color/holo_red_light"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal" />
<RadioButton
android:text="ANDROID"
android:id="@+id/radioButton2"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:textColor="@android:color/holo_red_dark"
<RadioButton
android:text="HTML"
android:id="@+id/radioButton3"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:textColor="@android:color/holo_red_dark" />
</RadioGroup>
</RelativeLayout>

<resources>
<string name="app_name">My Application</string>
</resources>

package="com.example.saira_000.myapplication" >
<application
<activity
android:name="com.example.My Application.MainActivity"
<intent-filter>
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
SPINNERS / COMBO BOXES
Spinners provide a quick way to select one value from a set. In the default state, a spinner
shows its currently selected value. Touching the spinner displays a dropdown menu with all
other available values, from which the user can select a new one.
IMAGES
public abstract class Image

extends Object implements AutoCloseable
java.lang.Object
↳ android.media.Ima
ge
A single complete image buffer to use with a media source such as a MediaCodec or a
CameraDevice.
This class allows for efficient direct application access to the pixel data of the Image through
one or more ByteBuffers. Each buffer is encapsulated in a Plane that describes the layout of
the pixel data in that plane. Due to this direct access, and unlike the Bitmap class, Images
are not directly usable as UI resources.
MENU
In android, Options Menu is a primary collection of menu items for an activity and it is
useful to implement actions that have a global impact on the app, such as Settings, Search,
etc.
In case, if we define items for the options menu in both activity or fragment, then those
items will be combine and display in UI.
DIALOG
A dialog is a small window that prompts the user to make a decision or enter additional
information. A dialog does not fill the screen and is normally used for modal events that
require users to take an action before they can proceed.
The Dialog class is the base class for dialogs, but you should avoid instantiating Dialog
directly. Instead, use one of the following subclasses:
 AlertDialog : A dialog that can show a title, up to three buttons, a list of selectable
items, or a custom layout.
 DatePickerDialog or TimePickerDialog : A dialog with a pre-defined UI that allows the
user to select a date or time.
UNIT-III
Fragments – Creating fragments, Lifecycle of fragments, Fragment states, Adding fragments to Activity,
adding, removing and replacing fragments with fragment transactions, interfacing between fragments
and Activities,
A Fragment is a piece of an activity which enable more modular activity design. It will not be wrong if we
say, a fragment is a kind of sub-activity.
Following are important points about fragment −
 A fragment has its own layout and its own behaviour with its own life cycle callbacks.
 You can add or remove fragments in an activity while the activity is running.
 You can combine multiple fragments in a single activity to build a multi-pane UI.
 A fragment can be used in multiple activities.
 Fragment life cycle is closely related to the life cycle of its host activity which means when the
activity is paused, all the fragments available in the activity will also be stopped.
 A fragment can implement a behaviour that has no user interface component.
 Fragments were added to the Android API in Honeycomb version of Android which API version
11.
You create fragments by extending Fragment class and You can insert a fragment into your activity
layout by declaring the fragment in the activity's layout file, as a <fragment> element.
Prior to fragment introduction, we had a limitation because we can show only a single activity on the
screen at one given point in time. So we were not able to divide device screen and control different
parts separately. But with the introduction of fragment we got more flexibility and removed the
limitation of having a single activity on the screen at a time. Now we can have a single activity but each
activity can comprise of multiple fragments which will have their own layout, events and complete life
cycle.
Following is a typical example of how two UI modules defined by fragments can be combined into one
activity for a tablet design, but separated for a handset design.
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The application can embed two fragments in Activity A, when running on a tablet-sized device.
However, on a handset-sized screen, there's not enough room for both fragments, so Activity A includes
only the fragment for the list of articles, and when the user selects an article, it starts Activity B, which
includes the second fragment to read the article.
Fragment Life Cycle
Android fragments have their own life cycle very similar to an android activity. This section briefs
different stages of its life cycle.
Fragment lifecycle
Here is the list of methods which you can to override in your fragment class −
 onAttach()The fragment instance is associated with an activity instance.The fragment and the
activity is not fully initialized. Typically you get in this method a reference to the activity which66
uses the fragment for further initialization work.
 onCreate() The system calls this method when creating the fragment. You should initialize
essential components of the fragment that you want to retain when the fragment is paused or
stopped, then resumed.
 onCreateView() The system calls this callback when it's time for the fragment to draw its user
interface for the first time. To draw a UI for your fragment, you must return a View component
from this method that is the root of your fragment's layout. You can return null if the fragment
does not provide a UI.
 onActivityCreated()The onActivityCreated() is called after the onCreateView() method when the
host activity is created. Activity and fragment instance have been created as well as the view
hierarchy of the activity. At this point, view can be accessed with the findViewById() method.
example. In this method you can instantiate objects which require a Context object
 onStart()The onStart() method is called once the fragment gets visible.
 onResume()Fragment becomes active.
 onPause() The system calls this method as the first indication that the user is leaving the
fragment. This is usually where you should commit any changes that should be persisted beyond
the current user session.
 onStop()Fragment going to be stopped by calling onStop()
 onDestroyView()Fragment view will destroy after call this method
 onDestroy()onDestroy() called to do final clean up of the fragment's state but Not guaranteed to
be called by the Android platform.
package com.paad.fragments;
import android.app.Fragment;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
public class MySkeletonFragment extends Fragment {
// Called when the Fragment is attached to its parent Activity.
@Override
public void onAttach(Activity activity) {
super.onAttach(activity);
// Get a reference to the parent Activity.
}
// Called to do the initial creation of the Fragment.
@Override
// Initialize the Fragment.
}
// Called once the Fragment has been created in order for it to 67
// create its user interface.
@Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater,
ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// Create, or inflate the Fragment’s UI, and return it.
// If this Fragment has no UI then return null.
return inflater.inflate(R.layout.my_fragment, container, false);
}
// Called once the parent Activity and the Fragment’s UI have
// been created.
@Override
public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
// Complete the Fragment initialization – particularly anything
// that requires the parent Activity to be initialized or the
// Fragment’s view to be fully inflated.
}
// Called at the start of the visible lifetime.
@Override
public void onStart(){
super.onStart();
// Apply any required UI change now that the Fragment is visible.
}
// Called at the start of the active lifetime.
@Override
public void onResume(){
super.onResume();
// Resume any paused UI updates, threads, or processes required
// by the Fragment but suspended when it became inactive.
}
// Called at the end of the active lifetime.
@Override
public void onPause(){
// Suspend UI updates, threads, or CPU intensive processes
// that don’t need to be updated when the Activity isn’t
// the active foreground activity.
// Persist all edits or state changes
// as after this call the process is likely to be killed.
super.onPause();
}
// Called to save UI state changes at the
// end of the active lifecycle.
@Override
public void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// Save UI state changes to the savedInstanceState.
// This bundle will be passed to onCreate, onCreateView, and
// onCreateView if the parent Activity is killed and restarted. 68
super.onSaveInstanceState(savedInstanceState);
}
// Called at the end of the visible lifetime.
@Override
public void onStop(){
// Suspend remaining UI updates, threads, or processing
// that aren’t required when the Fragment isn’t visible.
super.onStop();
}
// Called when the Fragment’s View has been detached.
@Override
public void onDestroyView() {
// Clean up resources related to the View.
super.onDestroyView();
}
// Called at the end of the full lifetime.
@Override
public void onDestroy(){
// Clean up any resources including ending threads,
// closing database connections etc.
super.onDestroy();
}
// Called when the Fragment has been detached from its parent Activity.
@Override
public void onDetach() {
super.onDetach();
}
}
Introducing the Fragment Manager
Each Activity includes a Fragment Manager to manage the Fragments it contains. You can access
the Fragment Manager using the getFragmentManager method:
FragmentManager fragmentManager = getFragmentManager();
The Fragment Manager provides the methods used to access the Fragments currently added to the
Activity, and to perform Fragment Transaction to add, remove, and replace Fragments.
Adding Fragments to Activities
The simplest way to add a Fragment to an Activity is by including it within the Activity’s layout
using the fragment tag, as shown
<?xml version=”1.0” encoding=”utf-8”?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android=”http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android”
android:orientation=”horizontal”
android:layout_width=”match_parent”
android:layout_height=”match_parent”>
<fragment android:name=”com.paad.weatherstation.MyListFragment”
android:id=”@+id/my_list_fragment”
android:layout_height=”match_parent”
android:layout_weight=”1”
/>
<fragment android:name=”com.paad.weatherstation.DetailsFragment” 69
android:id=”@+id/details_fragment”
/>
</LinearLayout>
Once the Fragment has been infl ated, it becomes a View Group, laying out and managing its UI
within the Activity.
This technique works well when you use Fragments to defi ne a set of static layouts based on various
screen sizes. If you plan to dynamically modify your layouts by adding, removing, and replacing
Fragments at run time, a better approach is to create layouts that use container Views into which
Fragments can be placed at runtime, based on the current application state.
Listing 4-7 shows an XML snippet that you could use to support this latter approach
<?xml version=”1.0” encoding=”utf-8”?>

<LinearLayout xmlns:android=”http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android”
android:orientation=”horizontal”
android:layout_height=”match_parent”>
<FrameLayout
android:id=”@+id/ui_container”
/>
<FrameLayout
android:id=”@+id/details_container”
/>
</LinearLayout>
Using Fragment Transactions

Fragment Transactions can be used to add, remove, and replace Fragments within an Activity at run
time. Using Fragment Transactions, you can make your layouts dynamic — that is, they will adapt
and change based on user interactions and application state.
Each Fragment Transaction can include any combination of supported actions, including adding,
removing, or replacing Fragments. They also support the specifi cation of the transition animations
to display and whether to include the Transaction on the back stack.
A new Fragment Transaction is created using the beginTransaction method from the Activity’s
Fragment Manager. Modify the layout using the add, remove, and replace methods, as required,
before setting the animations to display, and setting the appropriate back-stack behavior. When you
are ready to execute the change, call commit to add the transaction to the UI queue.
FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction = fragmentManager.beginTransaction();
// Add, remove, and/or replace Fragments.
// Specify animations.
// Add to back stack if required.
fragmentTransaction.commit(); 70
Each of these transaction types and options will be explored in the following sections.
Adding, Removing, and Replacing Fragments
When adding a new UI Fragment, specify the Fragment instance to add, along with the container
View into which the Fragment will be placed. Optionally, you can specify a tag that can later be
used to fi nd the Fragment by using the findFragmentByTag method:
fragmentTransaction.add(R.id.ui_container, new MyListFragment());
fragmentTransaction.commit();
To remove a Fragment, you fi rst need to fi nd a reference to it, usually using either the Fragment
Manager’s findFragmentById or findFragmentByTag methods. Then pass the found Fragment
instance as a parameter to the remove method of a Fragment Transaction:
Fragment fragment = fragmentManager.findFragmentById(R.id.details_fragment);
fragmentTransaction.remove(fragment);
You can also replace one Fragment with another. Using the replace method, specify the container
ID containing the Fragment to be replaced, the Fragment with which to replace it, and (optionally) a
tag to identify the newly inserted Fragment.
fragmentTransaction.replace(R.id.details_fragment,
new DetailFragment(selected_index));
Using the Fragment Manager to Find Fragments
To fi nd Fragments within your Activity, use the Fragment Manager’s findFragmentById method. If
you have added your Fragment to the Activity layout in XML, you can use the Fragment’s resource
identifi er:
MyFragment myFragment =
(MyFragment)fragmentManager.findFragmentById(R.id.MyFragment);
If you’ve added a Fragment using a Fragment Transaction, you should specify the resource identifi
er of the container View to which you added the Fragment you want to fi nd. Alternatively, you can
use the findFragmentByTag method to search for the Fragment using the tag you specifi ed in the
Fragment Transaction:
(MyFragment)fragmentManager.findFragmentByTag(MY_FRAGMENT_TAG);
Later in this chapter you’ll be introduced to Fragments that don’t include a UI. The find
FragmentByTag method is essential for interacting with these Fragments. Because they’re not part of
the Activity’s View hierarchy, they don’t have a resource identifi er or a container resource identifi er
to pass in to the findFragmentById method.
Interfacing Between Fragments and Activities

Use the getActivity method within any Fragment to return a reference to the Activity within
which it’s embedded. This is particularly useful for fi nding the current Context, accessing other
Fragments using the Fragment Manager, and fi nding Views within the Activity’s View hierarchy.
TextView textView = (TextView)getActivity().findViewById(R.id.textview);
Although it’s possible for Fragments to communicate directly using the host Activity’s Fragment
Manager, it’s generally considered better practice to use the Activity as an intermediary. This allows
the Fragments to be as independent and loosely coupled as possible, with the responsibility for
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Where your Fragment needs to share events with its host Activity (such as signaling UI selections), it’s
good practice to create a callback interface within the Fragment that a host Activity must implement.
Listing 4-10 shows a code snippet from within a Fragment class that defi nes a public event listener
interface. The onAttach handler is overridden to obtain a reference to the host Activity, confi rming
that it implements the required interface.
public interface OnSeasonSelectedListener {
public void onSeasonSelected(Season season);
}
private OnSeasonSelectedListener onSeasonSelectedListener;
private Season currentSeason;
@Override
try {
onSeasonSelectedListener = (OnSeasonSelectedListener)activity;
} catch (ClassCastException e) {
throw new ClassCastException(activity.toString() +
“ must implement OnSeasonSelectedListener”);
}
}
private void setSeason(Season season) {
currentSeason = season;
onSeasonSelectedListener.onSeasonSelected(season);
Fragments Without User Interfaces
In most circumstances, Fragments are used to encapsulate modular components of the UI; however,
you can also create a Fragment without a UI to provide background behavior that persists across
Activity restarts. This is particularly well suited to background tasks that regularly touch the UI or
where it’s important to maintain state across Activity restarts caused by confi guration changes.
You can choose to have an active Fragment retain its current instance when its parent Activity is
recreated
using the setRetainInstance method. After you call this method, the Fragment’s lifecycle
will change.
Rather than being destroyed and re-created with its parent Activity, the same Fragment instance is
retained when the Activity restarts. It will receive the onDetach event when the parent Activity is
destroyed, followed by the onAttach, onCreateView, and onActivityCreated events as the new
parent Activity is instantiated.
The following snippet shows the skeleton code for a Fragment without a UI:
public class NewItemFragment extends Fragment {
@Override
// Get a type-safe reference to the parent Activity.
}
@Override
// Create background worker threads and tasks.
} 72
@Override
public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
// Initiate worker threads and tasks.
}
}
To add this Fragment to your Activity, create a new Fragment Transaction, specifying a tag to use to
identify it. Because the Fragment has no UI, it should not be associated with a container View and
generally shouldn’t be added to the back stack.
fragmentTransaction.add(workerFragment, MY_FRAGMENT_TAG);
Use the findFragmentByTag from the Fragment Manager to fi nd a reference to it later.

(MyFragment)fragmentManager.findFragmentByTag(MY_FRAGMENT_TAG);
Android Fragment Classes
The Android SDK includes a number of Fragment subclasses that encapsulate some of the most
common Fragment implementations. Some of the more useful ones are listed here:
‰ DialogFragment — A Fragment that you can use to display a fl oating Dialog over the parent
Activity. You can customize the Dialog’s UI and control its visibility directly via the
Fragment API. Dialog Fragments are covered in more detail in Chapter 10, “Expanding the
User Experience.”
‰ ListFragment — A wrapper class for Fragments that feature a ListView bound to a data
source as the primary UI metaphor. It provides methods to set the Adapter to use and
exposes the event handlers for list item selection. The List Fragment is used as part of the
To-Do List example in the next section.
‰ WebViewFragment — A wrapper class that encapsulates a WebView within a Fragment. The
child WebView will be paused and resumed when the Fragment is paused and resumed.
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How to use Fragments?
This involves number of simple steps to create Fragments.
 First of all decide how many fragments you want to use in an activity. For example let's we want
to use two fragments to handle landscape and portrait modes of the device.
 Next based on number of fragments, create classes which will extend the Fragment class. The
Fragment class has above mentioned callback functions. You can override any of the functions
based on your requirements.
 Corresponding to each fragment, you will need to create layout files in XML file. These files will
have layout for the defined fragments.
 Finally modify activity file to define the actual logic of replacing fragments based on your
requirement.
Types of Fragments
Basically fragments are divided as three stages as shown below.
 Single frame fragments − Single frame fragments are using for hand hold devices like mobiles,
here we can show only one fragment as a view.
 List fragments − fragments having special list view is called as list fragment
 Fragments transaction − Using with fragment transaction. we can move one fragment to another
fragment.
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UNIT-IV
Intents and Broadcasts: Using intents to launch Activities, Types of Intents, Passing data to Intents,
Getting results from Activities, Broadcast Receivers – Using Intent filters to service implicit Intents,
Resolving Intent filters
An Android Intent is an abstract description of an operation to be performed. It can be used

with startActivity to launch an Activity, broadcastIntent to send it to any interested BroadcastReceiver
components, and startService(Intent) or bindService(Intent, ServiceConnection, int) to communicate
with a background Service.
The intent itself, an Intent object, is a passive data structure holding an abstract description of an
operation to be performed.
For example, let's assume that you have an Activity that needs to launch an email client and sends an
email using your Android device. For this purpose, your Activity would send an ACTION_SEND along with
appropriate chooser, to the Android Intent Resolver. The specified chooser gives the proper interface
for the user to pick how to send your email data.
Intent email = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND, Uri.parse("mailto:"));

email.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, recipients);
email.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, subject.getText().toString());
email.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, body.getText().toString());
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(email, "Choose an email client from..."));
Above syntax is calling startActivity method to start an email activity and result should be as shown
below −
For example, assume that you have an Activity that needs to open URL in a web browser on your
Android device. For this purpose, your Activity will send ACTION_WEB_SEARCH Intent to the Android
Intent Resolver to open given URL in the web browser. The Intent Resolver parses through a list of
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Activities and chooses the one that would best match your Intent, in this case, the Web Browser
Activity. The Intent Resolver then passes your web page to the web browser and starts the Web
Browser Activity.
String q = "tutorialspoint";
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_WEB_SEARCH );
intent.putExtra(SearchManager.QUERY, q);
startActivity(intent);
Above example will search as tutorialspoint on android search engine and it gives the result of
tutorialspoint in your an activity
There are separate mechanisms for delivering intents to each type of component − activities, services,
and broadcast receivers.
Sr.No Method & Description
1 Context.startActivity()
The Intent object is passed to this method to launch a new activity or get an existing activity to do someth
Context.startService()
2
The Intent object is passed to this method to initiate a service or deliver new instructions to an ongoing se
Context.sendBroadcast()
3
The Intent object is passed to this method to deliver the message to all interested broadcast receivers.
Intent Objects
An Intent object is a bundle of information which is used by the component that receives the intent as
well as information used by the Android system.
An Intent object can contain the following components based on what it is communicating or going to
perform −
Action
This is mandatory part of the Intent object and is a string naming the action to be performed — or, in
the case of broadcast intents, the action that took place and is being reported. The action largely
determines how the rest of the intent object is structured . The Intent class defines a number of action
constants corresponding to different intents. Here is a list of Android Intent Standard Actions
The action in an Intent object can be set by the setAction() method and read by getAction().
Data
Adds a data specification to an intent filter. The specification can be just a data type (the mimeType
attribute), just a URI, or both a data type and a URI. A URI is specified by separate attributes for each of
its parts −
These attributes that specify the URL format are optional, but also mutually dependent −
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 If a scheme is not specified for the intent filter, all the other URI attributes are ignored.
 If a host is not specified for the filter, the port attribute and all the path attributes are ignored.
The setData() method specifies data only as a URI, setType() specifies it only as a MIME type, and
setDataAndType() specifies it as both a URI and a MIME type. The URI is read by getData() and the type
by getType().
Some examples of action/data pairs are −
Sr.No. Action/Data Pair & Description
1 ACTION_VIEW content://contacts/people/1
Display information about the person whose identifier is "1".
ACTION_DIAL content://contacts/people/1
2
Display the phone dialer with the person filled in.
ACTION_VIEW tel:123
3
Display the phone dialer with the given number filled in.
ACTION_DIAL tel:123
4
Display the phone dialer with the given number filled in.
ACTION_EDIT content://contacts/people/1
5
Edit information about the person whose identifier is "1".
ACTION_VIEW content://contacts/people/
6
Display a list of people, which the user can browse through.
ACTION_SET_WALLPAPER
7
Show settings for choosing wallpaper
ACTION_SYNC
8
It going to be synchronous the data,Constant Value is android.intent.action.SYNC
ACTION_SYSTEM_TUTORIAL
9
It will start the platform-defined tutorial(Default tutorial or start up tutorial)
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ACTION_TIMEZONE_CHANGED
10
It intimates when time zone has changed
ACTION_UNINSTALL_PACKAGE
11
It is used to run default uninstaller
Category
The category is an optional part of Intent object and it's a string containing additional information about
the kind of component that should handle the intent. The addCategory() method places a category in an
Intent object, removeCategory() deletes a category previously added, and getCategories() gets the set of
all categories currently in the object. Here is a list of Android Intent Standard Categories.
You can check detail on Intent Filters in below section to understand how do we use categories to
choose appropriate activity corresponding to an Intent.
Extras
This will be in key-value pairs for additional information that should be delivered to the component
handling the intent. The extras can be set and read using the putExtras() and getExtras() methods
respectively. Here is a list of Android Intent Standard Extra Data
Flags
These flags are optional part of Intent object and instruct the Android system how to launch an activity,
and how to treat it after it's launched etc.
Sr.No Flags & Description
FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK
1 If set in an Intent passed to Context.startActivity(), this flag will cause any existing task that would be asso
the activity to be cleared before the activity is started. That is, the activity becomes the new root of an
empty task, and any old activities are finished. This can only be used in conjunction with FLAG_ACTIVITY_N
FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP
2 If set, and the activity being launched is already running in the current task, then instead of launching a ne
of that activity, all of the other activities on top of it will be closed and this Intent will be delivered to t
top) old activity as a new Intent.
FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK
3 This flag is generally used by activities that want to present a "launcher" style behavior: they give the u
separate things that can be done, which otherwise run completely independently of the activity launching
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Component Name
This optional field is an android ComponentName object representing either Activity, Service or
BroadcastReceiver class. If it is set, the Intent object is delivered to an instance of the designated class
otherwise Android uses other information in the Intent object to locate a suitable target.
The component name is set by setComponent(), setClass(), or setClassName() and read by
getComponent().
Types of Intents
There are following two types of intents supported by Android
Explicit Intents
Explicit intent going to be connected internal world of application,suppose if you wants to connect one
activity to another activity, we can do this quote by explicit intent, below image is connecting first
activity to second activity by clicking button.
These intents designate the target component by its name and they are typically used for application-
internal messages - such as an activity starting a subordinate service or launching a sister activity. For
example −
// Explicit Intent by specifying its class name

Intent i = new Intent(FirstActivity.this, SecondActivity.class);
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// Starts TargetActivity
startActivity(i);
Implicit Intents
These intents do not name a target and the field for the component name is left blank. Implicit intents
are often used to activate components in other applications. For example −
Intent read1=new Intent();
read1.setAction(android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
read1.setData(ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI);
startActivity(read1);
Above code will give result as shown below
The target component which receives the intent can use the getExtras() method to get the extra data
sent by the source component. For example −
// Get bundle object at appropriate place in your code

Bundle extras = getIntent().getExtras();
// Extract data using passed keys

String value1 = extras.getString("Key1"); 80
String value2 = extras.getString("Key2");
Example
Following example shows the functionality of a Android Intent to launch various Android built-in
applications.
Step Description
1 You will use Android studio IDE to create an Android application and name it as My Applicat
package com.example.saira_000.myapplication.
2 Modify src/main/java/MainActivity.java file and add the code to define two listeners corresponding two
Start Browser and Start Phone.
3 Modify layout XML file res/layout/activity_main.xml to add three buttons in linear layout.
Following is the content of the modified main activity file src/com.example.My

Application/MainActivity.java.
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

Button b1,b2;
@Override
@Override
Intent i = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW,
Uri.parse("http://www.example.com")); 81
startActivity(i);
}
});
b2=(Button)findViewById(R.id.button2);
@Override
Uri.parse("tel:9510300000"));
startActivity(i);
}
});
}
}

<TextView
android:text="Intent Example"
<TextView
<ImageButton 82
<EditText
<Button
android:text="Start Browser"
android:layout_alignEnd="@+id/textView1"
android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/imageButton"
android:layout_alignStart="@+id/imageButton" />
<Button
android:text="Start Phone"
android:layout_below="@+id/button"
android:layout_alignStart="@+id/button"
</RelativeLayout>

<resources>
<string name="app_name">My Applicaiton</string>
</resources>

package="com.example.saira_000.myapplication"> 83
<application
android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
<activity android:name=".MainActivity">
<intent-filter>
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
Let's try to run your My Application application. I assume you had created your AVD while doing
environment setup. To run the app from Android Studio, open one of your project's activity files and
click Run icon from the toolbar.Android Studio installs the app on your AVD and starts it and if
everything is fine with your setup and application, it will display following Emulator window −
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Now click on Start Browser button, which will start a browser configured and display
http://www.example.com as shown below −
Similar way you can launch phone interface using Start Phone button, which will allow you to dial
already given phone number.
Intent Filters
You have seen how an Intent has been used to call an another activity. Android OS uses filters to
pinpoint the set of Activities, Services, and Broadcast receivers that can handle the Intent with help of
specified set of action, categories, data scheme associated with an Intent. You will use <intent-
filter> element in the manifest file to list down actions, categories and data types associated with any
activity, service, or broadcast receiver.
Following is an example of a part of AndroidManifest.xml file to specify an activity com.example.My
Application.CustomActivity which can be invoked by either of the two mentioned actions, one
category, and one data −
<activity android:name=".CustomActivity"
android:label="@string/app_name">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
<action android:name="com.example.My Application.LAUNCH" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
<data android:scheme="http" />
</intent-filter> 85
</activity>
Once this activity is defined along with above mentioned filters, other activities will be able to invoke
this activity using either the android.intent.action.VIEW, or using the com.example.My
Application.LAUNCH action provided their category is android.intent.category.DEFAULT.
The <data> element specifies the data type expected by the activity to be called and for above example
our custom activity expects the data to start with the "http://"
There may be a situation that an intent can pass through the filters of more than one activity or service,
the user may be asked which component to activate. An exception is raised if no target can be found.
There are following test Android checks before invoking an activity −
 A filter <intent-filter> may list more than one action as shown above but this list cannot be
empty; a filter must contain at least one <action> element, otherwise it will block all intents. If
more than one actions are mentioned then Android tries to match one of the mentioned actions
before invoking the activity.
 A filter <intent-filter> may list zero, one or more than one categories. if there is no category
mentioned then Android always pass this test but if more than one categories are mentioned
then for an intent to pass the category test, every category in the Intent object must match a
category in the filter.
 Each <data> element can specify a URI and a data type (MIME media type). There are separate
attributes like scheme, host, port, and path for each part of the URI. An Intent object that
contains both a URI and a data type passes the data type part of the test only if its type matches
a type listed in the filter.
Example
Following example is a modification of the above example. Here we will see how Android resolves
conflict if one intent is invoking two activities defined in , next how to invoke a custom activity using a
filter and third one is an exception case if Android does not file appropriate activity defined for an
intent.
Step Description
1 You will use android studio to create an Android application and name it as My Applicati
package com.example.tutorialspoint7.myapplication;.
2 Modify src/Main/Java/MainActivity.java file and add the code to define three listeners corresponding to th
defined in layout file.
3 Add a new src/Main/Java/CustomActivity.java file to have one custom activity which will be invoked
intents.
4 Modify layout XML file res/layout/activity_main.xml to add three buttons in linear layout.
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5 Add one layout XML file res/layout/custom_view.xml to add a simple <TextView> to show the passed d
intent.
6 Modify AndroidManifest.xml to add <intent-filter> to define rules for your intent to invoke custom activity.
Following is the content of the modified main activity file src/MainActivity.java.
package com.example.tutorialspoint7.myapplication;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

Button b1,b2,b3;
@Override
@Override
Uri.parse("http://www.example.com"));
startActivity(i);
}
});
b2 = (Button)findViewById(R.id.button2);
@Override
Intent i = new Intent("com.example.
tutorialspoint7.myapplication.
LAUNCH",Uri.parse("http://www.example.com"));
startActivity(i);
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}
});
b3 = (Button)findViewById(R.id.button3);
@Override
Intent i = new Intent("com.example.
My Application.LAUNCH",
Uri.parse("https://www.example.com"));
startActivity(i);
}
});
}
}
Following is the content of the modified main activity file src/com.example.My
Application/CustomActivity.java.
/**
* Created by TutorialsPoint7 on 8/23/2016.
*/
public class CustomActivity extends Activity {
@Override
setContentView(R.layout.custom_view);
TextView label = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.show_data);
Uri url = getIntent().getData();
label.setText(url.toString());
}
}

<RelativeLayout
android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin" 88
tools:context="com.example.tutorialspoint7.myapplication.MainActivity">
<TextView
android:text="Intent Example"
<TextView
<ImageButton
<EditText
<Button
android:text="Start Browser"
android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/imageButton"
android:layout_alignStart="@+id/imageButton"
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<Button
android:text="Start browsing with launch action"
android:layout_below="@+id/button"
android:layout_alignStart="@+id/button"
android:layout_alignEnd="@+id/button" />
<Button
android:text="Exceptional condition"
android:layout_below="@+id/button2"
android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/button2"
android:layout_alignStart="@+id/button2"
android:layout_toStartOf="@+id/editText"
android:layout_alignParentEnd="true" />
</RelativeLayout>
Following will be the content of res/layout/custom_view.xml file −

android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<TextView android:id="@+id/show_data"
android:layout_height="400dp"/>
</LinearLayout>

<resources>
<string name="app_name">My Application</string>
</resources>

package="com.example.tutorialspoint7.myapplication">
<application
android:allowBackup = "true"
android:icon = "@mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label = "@string/app_name"
android:supportsRtl = "true" 90
android:theme = "@style/AppTheme">
<activity android:name = ".MainActivity">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name = "android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name = "android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity android:name="com.example.tutorialspoint7.myapplication.CustomActivity">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name = "android.intent.action.VIEW" />
<action android:name = "com.example.tutorialspoint7.myapplication.LAUNCH" />
<category android:name = "android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
<data android:scheme = "http" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
Let's try to run your My Application application. I assume you had created your AVD while doing
environment setup. To run the app from Android Studio, open one of your project's activity files and
click Run icon from the toolbar. Android Studio installs the app on your AVD and starts it and if
everything is fine with your setup and application, it will display following Emulator window −
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Now let's start with first button "Start Browser with VIEW Action". Here we have defined our custom
activity with a filter "android.intent.action.VIEW", and there is already one default activity against VIEW
action defined by Android which is launching web browser, So android displays following two options to
select the activity you want to launch.
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Now if you select Browser, then Android will launch web browser and open example.com website but if
you select IndentDemo option then Android will launch CustomActivity which does nothing but just
capture passed data and displays in a text view as follows −
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Now go back using back button and click on "Start Browser with LAUNCH Action" button, here Android
applies filter to choose define activity and it simply launch your custom activity
Again, go back using back button and click on "Exception Condition" button, here Android tries to find
out a valid filter for the given intent but it does not find a valid activity defined because this time we
have used data as https instead of http though we are giving a correct action, so Android raises an
exception and shows following screen −
Broadcast Receivers simply respond to broadcast messages from other applications or from the system
itself. These messages are sometime called events or intents. For example, applications can also initiate
broadcasts to let other applications know that some data has been downloaded to the device and is
available for them to use, so this is broadcast receiver who will intercept this communication and will
initiate appropriate action.
There are following two important steps to make BroadcastReceiver works for the system broadcasted94
intents −
 Creating the Broadcast Receiver.
 Registering Broadcast Receiver
There is one additional steps in case you are going to implement your custom intents then you will have
to create and broadcast those intents.
Creating the Broadcast Receiver
A broadcast receiver is implemented as a subclass of BroadcastReceiver class and overriding the
onReceive() method where each message is received as a Intent object parameter.
public class MyReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {

@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
Toast.makeText(context, "Intent Detected.", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
}
Registering Broadcast Receiver
An application listens for specific broadcast intents by registering a broadcast receiver
in AndroidManifest.xml file. Consider we are going to register MyReceiver for system generated event
ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED which is fired by the system once the Android system has completed the
boot process.
Broadcast-Receiver
<application
<receiver android:name="MyReceiver">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED">
</action>
</intent-filter>
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</receiver>
</application>
Now whenever your Android device gets booted, it will be intercepted by
BroadcastReceiver MyReceiver and implemented logic inside onReceive() will be executed.
There are several system generated events defined as final static fields in the Intent class. The following
table lists a few important system events.
Sr.No Event Constant & Description
1 android.intent.action.BATTERY_CHANGED
Sticky broadcast containing the charging state, level, and other information about the battery.
android.intent.action.BATTERY_LOW
2
Indicates low battery condition on the device.
android.intent.action.BATTERY_OKAY
3
Indicates the battery is now okay after being low.
android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED
4
This is broadcast once, after the system has finished booting.
android.intent.action.BUG_REPORT
5
Show activity for reporting a bug.
android.intent.action.CALL
6
Perform a call to someone specified by the data.
android.intent.action.CALL_BUTTON
7
The user pressed the "call" button to go to the dialer or other appropriate UI for placing a call.
android.intent.action.DATE_CHANGED
8
The date has changed.
android.intent.action.REBOOT
9
Have the device reboot.
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Broadcasting Custom Intents
If you want your application itself should generate and send custom intents then you will have to create
and send those intents by using the sendBroadcast() method inside your activity class. If you use
the sendStickyBroadcast(Intent) method, the Intent is sticky, meaning the Intent you are sending stays
around after the broadcast is complete.
public void broadcastIntent(View view) {

Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction("com.tutorialspoint.CUSTOM_INTENT");
sendBroadcast(intent);
}
This intent com.tutorialspoint.CUSTOM_INTENT can also be registered in similar way as we have
regsitered system generated intent.
<application
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="com.tutorialspoint.CUSTOM_INTENT">
</action>
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
</application>
Example
This example will explain you how to create BroadcastReceiver to intercept custom intent. Once you are
familiar with custom intent, then you can program your application to intercept system generated
intents. So let's follow the following steps to modify the Android application we created in Hello World
Example chapter −
Step Description
1 You will use Android studio to create an Android application and name it as My
Application under a package com.example.tutorialspoint7.myapplication as explained in
the Hello World Example chapter.
2 Modify main activity file MainActivity.java to add broadcastIntent() method.
3 Create a new java file called MyReceiver.java under the

package com.example.tutorialspoint7.myapplication to define a BroadcastReceiver.
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4 An application can handle one or more custom and system intents without any restrictions.
Every intent you want to intercept must be registered in your AndroidManifest.xml file using
<receiver.../> tag
5 Modify the default content of res/layout/activity_main.xml file to include a button to

broadcast intent.
6 No need to modify the string file, Android studio take care of string.xml file.
the application.
Following is the content of the modified main activity file MainActivity.java. This file can include each of
the fundamental life cycle methods. We have added broadcastIntent() method to broadcast a custom
intent.
/** Called when the activity is first created. */

@Override

}
// broadcast a custom intent.
public void broadcastIntent(View view){

Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction("com.tutorialspoint.CUSTOM_INTENT"); sendBroadcast(intent);
}
}
Following is the content of MyReceiver.java: 98
import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
/**
* Created by TutorialsPoint7 on 8/23/2016.
*/
public class MyReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver{
@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
Toast.makeText(context, "Intent Detected.", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
}
Following will the modified content of AndroidManifest.xml file. Here we have added <receiver.../> tag
to include our service:

package="com.example.tutorialspoint7.myapplication">
<application
android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
<activity android:name=".MainActivity">
<intent-filter>

</intent-filter>
</activity>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="com.tutorialspoint.CUSTOM_INTENT">
</action>
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
</application>
</manifest> 99
Following will be the content of res/layout/activity_main.xml file to include a button to broadcast our
custom intent −
<RelativeLayout
<TextView
android:text="Example of Broadcast"
<TextView
android:text="Mrcet "
android:layout_above="@+id/imageButton"
android:layout_marginBottom="40dp" />
<ImageButton
<Button
android:text="Broadcast Intent" 100
android:onClick="broadcastIntent"
</RelativeLayout>
Let's try to run our modified Hello World! application we just modified. I assume you had created
your AVD while doing environment set-up. To run the app from Android studio, open one of your
project's activity files and click Run icon from the tool bar. Android Studio installs the app on your
AVD and starts it and if everything is fine with your set-up and application, it will display following
Emulator window −
Now to broadcast our custom intent, let's click on Broadcast Intent button, this will broadcast our
custom intent "com.tutorialspoint.CUSTOM_INTENT" which will be intercepted by our registered
BroadcastReceiver i.e. MyReceiver and as per our implemented logic a toast will appear on the bottom
of the the simulator as follows −
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You can try implementing other BroadcastReceiver to intercept system generated intents like system
boot up, date changed, low battery etc.
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UNIT-V
Database: Introduction to SQLite database, creating and opening a database, creating tables, inserting
retrieving and deleting data;
SQLite is a opensource SQL database that stores data to a text file on a device. Android comes in with
built in SQLite database implementation.
SQLite supports all the relational database features. In order to access this database, you don't need to
establish any kind of connections for it like JDBC,ODBC e.t.c
Database - Package
The main package is android.database.sqlite that contains the classes to manage your own databases
Database - Creation
In order to create a database you just need to call this method openOrCreateDatabase with your
database name and mode as a parameter. It returns an instance of SQLite database which you have to
receive in your own object.Its syntax is given below
SQLiteDatabase mydatabase = openOrCreateDatabase("your database name",MODE_PRIVATE,null);
Apart from this , there are other functions available in the database package , that does this job. They
are listed below
1 openDatabase(String path, SQLiteDatabase.CursorFactory factory, int flags, DatabaseErrorHand

This method only opens the existing database with the appropriate flag mode. The common fla
2 openDatabase(String path, SQLiteDatabase.CursorFactory factory, int flags)

It is similar to the above method as it also opens the existing database but it does not define an
3 openOrCreateDatabase(String path, SQLiteDatabase.CursorFactory factory)

It not only opens but create the database if it not exists. This method is equivalent to openData
4 openOrCreateDatabase(File file, SQLiteDatabase.CursorFactory factory)

This method is similar to above method but it takes the File object as a path rather then a string
Database - Insertion
we can create table or insert data into table using execSQL method defined in SQLiteDatabase class. Its
syntax is given below
mydatabase.execSQL("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS TutorialsPoint(Username VARCHAR,Password
VARCHAR);");
mydatabase.execSQL("INSERT INTO TutorialsPoint VALUES('admin','admin');"); 103
This will insert some values into our table in our database. Another method that also does the same
job but take some additional parameter is given below
1 execSQL(String sql, Object[] bindArgs)

This method not only insert data , but also used to update or modify already existing data in
Database - Fetching
We can retrieve anything from database using an object of the Cursor class. We will call a method of
this class called rawQuery and it will return a resultset with the cursor pointing to the table. We can
move the cursor forward and retrieve the data.
Cursor resultSet = mydatbase.rawQuery("Select * from TutorialsPoint",null);
resultSet.moveToFirst();
String username = resultSet.getString(0);
String password = resultSet.getString(1);
There are other functions available in the Cursor class that allows us to effectively retrieve the data.
That includes
1 getColumnCount()
This method return the total number of columns of the table.
2 getColumnIndex(String columnName)
This method returns the index number of a column by specifying the name of
the column
3 getColumnName(int columnIndex)
This method returns the name of the column by specifying the index of the
column
4 getColumnNames()
This method returns the array of all the column names of the table.
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5 getCount()
This method returns the total number of rows in the cursor
6 getPosition()
This method returns the current position of the cursor in the table
7 isClosed()
This method returns true if the cursor is closed and return false otherwise
Database - Helper class

For managing all the operations related to the database , an helper class has been given and is called
SQLiteOpenHelper. It automatically manages the creation and update of the database. Its syntax is
given below
public class DBHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
public DBHelper(){
super(context,DATABASE_NAME,null,1);
}
public void onCreate(SQLiteDatabase db) {}
public void onUpgrade(SQLiteDatabase database, int oldVersion, int newVersion) {}
}
Example
Here is an example demonstrating the use of SQLite Database. It creates a basic contacts applications
that allows insertion, deletion and modification of contacts.
To experiment with this example, you need to run this on an actual device on which camera is
supported.
Steps Description
1 You will use Android studio to create an Android application under a package
com.example.sairamkrishna.myapplication.
2 Modify src/MainActivity.java file to get references of all the XML components

and populate the contacts on listView.
3 Create new src/DBHelper.java that will manage the database work 105
4 Create a new Activity as DisplayContact.java that will display the contact on the
screen
5 Modify the res/layout/activity_main to add respective XML components
6 Modify the res/layout/activity_display_contact.xml to add respective XML

components
7 Modify the res/values/string.xml to add necessary string components
8 Modify the res/menu/display_contact.xml to add necessary menu components
9 Create a new menu as res/menu/mainmenu.xml to add the insert contact option
10 Run the application and choose a running android device and install the
application on it and verify the results.
Following is the content of the modified MainActivity.java.

package com.example.sairamkrishna.myapplication;
import android.view.KeyEvent;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemClickListener; 106
import android.widget.ListView;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public final static String EXTRA_MESSAGE = "MESSAGE";
private ListView obj;
DBHelper mydb;
@Override
mydb = new DBHelper(this);

ArrayList array_list = mydb.getAllCotacts();
ArrayAdapter arrayAdapter=new ArrayAdapter(this,android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1,
array_list);
obj = (ListView)findViewById(R.id.listView1);
obj.setAdapter(arrayAdapter);
obj.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener(){
@Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1, int arg2,long arg3) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
int id_To_Search = arg2 + 1;
Bundle dataBundle = new Bundle();

dataBundle.putInt("id", id_To_Search);
Intent intent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(),DisplayContact.class);
intent.putExtras(dataBundle);
}
});
}
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu);
return true;
}
@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item){ 107
super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
switch(item.getItemId()) {
case R.id.item1:Bundle dataBundle = new Bundle();
dataBundle.putInt("id", 0);
Intent intent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(),DisplayContact.class);

intent.putExtras(dataBundle);
return true;
default:
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}
public boolean onKeyDown(int keycode, KeyEvent event) {

if (keycode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK) {
moveTaskToBack(true);
}
return super.onKeyDown(keycode, event);
}
}
Following is the modified content of display contact activity DisplayContact.java
import android.app.AlertDialog;
import android.content.DialogInterface;
import android.database.Cursor;
public class DisplayContact extends Activity {

int from_Where_I_Am_Coming = 0;
private DBHelper mydb ;
TextView name ;
TextView phone; 108
TextView email;
TextView street;
TextView place;
int id_To_Update = 0;
@Override
setContentView(R.layout.activity_display_contact);
name = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.editTextName);
phone = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.editTextPhone);
email = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.editTextStreet);
street = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.editTextEmail);
place = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.editTextCity);
mydb = new DBHelper(this);

if(extras !=null) {
int Value = extras.getInt("id");
if(Value>0){
//means this is the view part not the add contact part.
Cursor rs = mydb.getData(Value);
id_To_Update = Value;
rs.moveToFirst();
String nam = rs.getString(rs.getColumnIndex(DBHelper.CONTACTS_COLUMN_NAME));

String phon = rs.getString(rs.getColumnIndex(DBHelper.CONTACTS_COLUMN_PHONE));
String emai = rs.getString(rs.getColumnIndex(DBHelper.CONTACTS_COLUMN_EMAIL));
String stree = rs.getString(rs.getColumnIndex(DBHelper.CONTACTS_COLUMN_STREET));
String plac = rs.getString(rs.getColumnIndex(DBHelper.CONTACTS_COLUMN_CITY));
if (!rs.isClosed()) {
rs.close();
}
Button b = (Button)findViewById(R.id.button1);
b.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
name.setText((CharSequence)nam);
name.setFocusable(false);
name.setClickable(false);
phone.setText((CharSequence)phon);
phone.setFocusable(false);
phone.setClickable(false);
email.setText((CharSequence)emai); 109
email.setFocusable(false);
email.setClickable(false);
street.setText((CharSequence)stree);
street.setFocusable(false);
street.setClickable(false);
place.setText((CharSequence)plac);
place.setFocusable(false);
place.setClickable(false);
}
}
}
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
if(extras !=null) {
if(Value>0){
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.display_contact, menu);
} else{
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main menu);
}
}
return true;
}
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {

super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
switch(item.getItemId()) {
case R.id.Edit_Contact:
Button b = (Button)findViewById(R.id.button1);
b.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
name.setEnabled(true);
name.setFocusableInTouchMode(true);
name.setClickable(true);
phone.setEnabled(true);
phone.setFocusableInTouchMode(true);
phone.setClickable(true);
email.setEnabled(true);
email.setFocusableInTouchMode(true);
email.setClickable(true);
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street.setEnabled(true);
street.setFocusableInTouchMode(true);
street.setClickable(true);
place.setEnabled(true);
place.setFocusableInTouchMode(true);
place.setClickable(true);
return true;
case R.id.Delete_Contact:
AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);

builder.setMessage(R.string.deleteContact)
.setPositiveButton(R.string.yes, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int id) {
mydb.deleteContact(id_To_Update);
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Deleted Successfully",
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
Intent intent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(),MainActivity.class);
}
})
.setNegativeButton(R.string.no, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int id) {
// User cancelled the dialog
}
});
AlertDialog d = builder.create();
d.setTitle("Are you sure");
d.show();
return true;
default:
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}
public void run(View view) {

if(extras !=null) {
if(Value>0){
if(mydb.updateContact(id_To_Update,name.getText().toString(),
phone.getText().toString(), email.getText().toString(),
street.getText().toString(), place.getText().toString())){
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Updated", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); 111
} else{
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "not Updated", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
} else{
if(mydb.insertContact(name.getText().toString(), phone.getText().toString(),
email.getText().toString(), street.getText().toString(),
place.getText().toString())){
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "done",
} else{
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "not done",
}
}
}
}
}
Following is the content of Database class DBHelper.java
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Hashtable;
import android.content.ContentValues;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.database.DatabaseUtils;
import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteOpenHelper;
import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase;
public class DBHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
public static final String DATABASE_NAME = "MyDBName.db";

public static final String CONTACTS_TABLE_NAME = "contacts";
public static final String CONTACTS_COLUMN_ID = "id";
public static final String CONTACTS_COLUMN_NAME = "name";
public static final String CONTACTS_COLUMN_EMAIL = "email";
public static final String CONTACTS_COLUMN_STREET = "street";
public static final String CONTACTS_COLUMN_CITY = "place";
public static final String CONTACTS_COLUMN_PHONE = "phone";
private HashMap hp;
public DBHelper(Context context) {

super(context, DATABASE_NAME , null, 1); 112
}
@Override
public void onCreate(SQLiteDatabase db) {
db.execSQL(
"create table contacts " +
"(id integer primary key, name text,phone text,email text, street text,place text)"
);
}
@Override
public void onUpgrade(SQLiteDatabase db, int oldVersion, int newVersion) {
db.execSQL("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS contacts");
onCreate(db);
}
public boolean insertContact (String name, String phone, String email, String street,String place) {
SQLiteDatabase db = this.getWritableDatabase();
ContentValues contentValues = new ContentValues();
contentValues.put("name", name);
contentValues.put("phone", phone);
contentValues.put("email", email);
contentValues.put("street", street);
contentValues.put("place", place);
db.insert("contacts", null, contentValues);
return true;
}
public Cursor getData(int id) {

SQLiteDatabase db = this.getReadableDatabase();
Cursor res = db.rawQuery( "select * from contacts where id="+id+"", null );
return res;
}
public int numberOfRows(){

int numRows = (int) DatabaseUtils.queryNumEntries(db, CONTACTS_TABLE_NAME);
return numRows;
}
public boolean updateContact (Integer id, String name, String phone, String email, String street,String
place) {
ContentValues contentValues = new ContentValues();
contentValues.put("name", name);
contentValues.put("phone", phone); 113
contentValues.put("email", email);
contentValues.put("street", street);
contentValues.put("place", place);
db.update("contacts", contentValues, "id = ? ", new String[] { Integer.toString(id) } );
return true;
}
public Integer deleteContact (Integer id) {

return db.delete("contacts",
"id = ? ",
new String[] { Integer.toString(id) });
}
public ArrayList<String> getAllCotacts() {

ArrayList<String> array_list = new ArrayList<String>();
//hp = new HashMap();

Cursor res = db.rawQuery( "select * from contacts", null );
res.moveToFirst();
while(res.isAfterLast() == false){
array_list.add(res.getString(res.getColumnIndex(CONTACTS_COLUMN_NAME)));
res.moveToNext();
}
return array_list;
}
}
Following is the content of the res/layout/activity_main.xml
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin" tools:context=".MainActivity">
<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView"
android:text="Data Base" />
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<TextView
android:layout_below="@+id/textView"
android:textColor="#ff16ff01" />
<ImageView
android:id="@+id/imageView"
android:src="@drawable/logo"/>
<ScrollView
android:id="@+id/scrollView"
android:layout_below="@+id/imageView"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignParentEnd="true">
<ListView
android:id="@+id/listView1"
android:layout_centerVertical="true" >
</ListView>
</ScrollView>
</RelativeLayout>
Following is the content of the res/layout/activity_display_contact.xml
<ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="@+id/scrollView1"
tools:context=".DisplayContact" > 115
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_height="370dp"
android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin">
<EditText
android:id="@+id/editTextName"
android:layout_marginLeft="82dp"
android:ems="10"
android:inputType="text" >
</EditText>
<EditText
android:id="@+id/editTextEmail"
android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/editTextStreet"
android:layout_below="@+id/editTextStreet"
android:ems="10"
android:inputType="textEmailAddress" />
<TextView
android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/editTextName"
android:text="@string/name"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium" />
<Button
android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/editTextCity"
android:layout_marginBottom="28dp"
android:onClick="run"
android:text="@string/save" /> 116
<TextView
android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/editTextEmail"
android:text="@string/email"
<TextView
android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/editTextPhone"
android:text="@string/phone"
<TextView
android:layout_above="@+id/editTextEmail"
android:text="@string/street"
<EditText
android:id="@+id/editTextCity"
android:layout_alignRight="@+id/editTextName"
android:layout_below="@+id/editTextEmail"
android:ems="10"
android:inputType="text" />
<TextView
android:layout_alignBaseline="@+id/editTextCity"
android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/editTextCity"
android:layout_toLeftOf="@+id/editTextEmail"
android:text="@string/country"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium" /> 117
<EditText
android:id="@+id/editTextStreet"
android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/editTextName"
android:layout_below="@+id/editTextPhone"
android:ems="10"
android:inputType="text" >
<requestFocus />
</EditText>
<EditText
android:id="@+id/editTextPhone"
android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/editTextStreet"
android:layout_below="@+id/editTextName"
android:ems="10"
android:inputType="phone|text" />
</RelativeLayout>
</ScrollView>
Following is the content of the res/value/string.xml
<resources>
<string name="app_name">Address Book</string>
<string name="action_settings">Settings</string>
<string name="hello_world">Hello world!</string>
<string name="Add_New">Add New</string>
<string name="edit">Edit Contact</string>
<string name="delete">Delete Contact</string>
<string name="title_activity_display_contact">DisplayContact</string>
<string name="name">Name</string>
<string name="phone">Phone</string>
<string name="email">Email</string>
<string name="street">Street</string>
<string name="country">City/State/Zip</string>
<string name="save">Save Contact</string>
<string name="deleteContact">Are you sure, you want to delete it.</string>
<string name="yes">Yes</string>
<string name="no">No</string>
</resources>
Following is the content of the res/menu/main_menu.xml
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
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<item android:id="@+id/item1"
android:icon="@drawable/add"
android:title="@string/Add_New" >
</item>
</menu>
Following is the content of the res/menu/display_contact.xml
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item
android:id="@+id/Edit_Contact"
android:orderInCategory="100"
android:title="@string/edit"/>
<item
android:id="@+id/Delete_Contact"
android:orderInCategory="100"
android:title="@string/delete"/>
</menu>
This is the defualt AndroidManifest.xml of this project
package="com.example.sairamkrishna.myapplication" >
<application
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
<intent-filter>
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity android:name=".DisplayContact"/>
</application>
</manifest>
Let's try to run your application. I assume you have connected your actual Android Mobile device with
your computer. To run the app from Android studio , open one of your project's activity files and click119
Run icon from the tool bar. Before starting your application,Android studio will display following
window to select an option where you want to run your Android application.
Select your mobile device as an option and then check your mobile device which will display following
screen −
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Now open your optional menu, it will show as below image: Optional menu appears different places
on different versions
121
Click on the add button of the menu screen to add a new contact. It will display the following screen −
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It will display the following fields. Please enter the required information and click on save contact. It
will bring you back to main screen.
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Now our contact sai has been added.In order to see that where is your database is created. Open your
android studio, connect your mobile. Go tools/android/android device monitor. Now browse the file
explorer tab. Now browse this folder /data/data/<your.package.name>/databases<database-name>.
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INDEX

Android OS and Features 1-11

Android development framework; 11-18

Installing and running applications on Android 18-25

Android application components 49-52

One challenge for Android device owners that has been

Beautiful UI Android OS basic screen provides a beautiful and intuitive user

Storage SQLite, a lightweight relational database, is used for data storage

Messaging SMS and MMS

Multi-Language Support single direction and bi-directional text.

THE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK: ANDROID ARCHITECTURE

Android is structured in the form of a software stack comprising applications, an operating

Step 1 - System Requirements

 Java JDK5 or later version

Below the image initiating JDK to android SDK

Finally, result should be placed at Virtual devices as shown above.

CREATING AN ANDROID PROJECT

CREATE THE APP PROJECT

Explore the Project > Android pane

Run the app on the virtual device

DEPLOY IT ON USB-CONNECTED ANDROID DEVICE

Configure the Android device

Settings. Install the USB driver

Connect the device

Deploy the application using Axway Appcelerator Studio

An activity is the single screen in android. It is like window or frame of Java.

The Activity class

Sr.No Callback & Description

public class MainActivity extends Activity {

ANDROID - APPLICATION COMPONENTS

Sr.No Components & Description

public class MainActivity extends Activity {

public class MyService extends Service {

public class MyReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {

public class MyContentProvider extends ContentProvider {

S.No Components & Description

ANDROID MANIFEST FILE

It performs some other tasks also:

<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />

Sr.No. Directory & Resource Type

ImageView imageView = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.myimageview);

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

TextView msgTextView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.msg);

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

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

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

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

Building User Interfaces

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

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

Sr.No Layout & Description

Sr.No Attribute & Description

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

Sr.No UI Control & Description

This control is used to display text to the user.

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

 TextView myText = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.text_id);

Attribute & Description

2 Modify the default content of res/layout/activity_main.xml file to include Android UI control.