Head First Android Development

Book Description

What will you learn from this book?

If you have an idea for a killer Android app, this book will help you build your first working application in a jiffy. You’ll learn hands-on how to structure your app, design interfaces, create a database, make your app work on various smartphones and tablets, and much more. It’s like having an experienced Android developer sitting right next to you! All you need is some Java know-how to get started.

Why does this book look so different?

Based on the latest research in cognitive science and learning theory, Head First Android Development uses a visually rich format to engage your mind, rather than a text-heavy approach that puts you to sleep. Why waste your time struggling with new concepts? This multi-sensory learning experience is designed for the way your brain really works.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Getting Started: Diving In
Chapter 2. Building Interactive Apps: Apps That Do Something
Chapter 3. Multiple Activities and Intents: State Your Intent
Chapter 4. The Activity Lifecycle: Being an Activity
Chapter 5. The User Interface: Enjoy the View
Chapter 6. List Views and Adapters: Getting Organized
Chapter 7. Fragments: Make it Modular
Chapter 8. Nested Fragments: Dealing with Children
Chapter 9. Action Bars: Taking Shortcuts
Chapter 10. Navigation Drawers: Going Places
Chapter 11. SQLite Databases: Fire Up the Database
Chapter 12. Cursors and Asynctasks: Connecting to Databases
Chapter 13. Services: At Your Service
Chapter 14. Material Design: Living in a Material World

中文：

书名：Head First Android Development

你会从这本书中学到什么？

如果你有一个杀手级的Android应用程序的想法，这本书将帮助你在短时间内构建你的第一个工作应用程序。您将学习如何构建您的应用程序、设计界面、创建数据库、使您的应用程序在各种智能手机和平板电脑上运行等等。这就像有一位经验丰富的Android开发人员就坐在你旁边！您所需要的就是掌握一些Java入门知识。

为什么这本书看起来如此不同？

基于认知科学和学习理论的最新研究， 领导第一个Android开发部门 使用视觉丰富的形式来吸引你的注意力，而不是让你睡着的文字繁重的方法。为什么要把时间浪费在新概念上呢？这种多感官学习体验是为你的大脑真正工作的方式设计的。

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Getting Started: Diving In
第2章：构建交互式应用程序：功能强大的应用程序
第三章多项活动和意图：陈述您的意图
第四章活动生命周期：作为一项活动
第5章.用户界面：享受视图
第6章.列表视图和适配器：组织
第7章片断：使其模块化
第8章.嵌套片段：处理子片段
第9章.动作栏：走捷径
第10章.导航抽屉：去哪里
第11章.SQLite数据库：启动数据库
第12章游标和异步任务：连接到数据库
第十三章服务：随时为您服务
第14章材料设计：生活在物质世界