Android Development with Kotlin

Book Description

Learn how to make Android development much faster using a variety of Kotlin features, from basics to advanced, to write better quality code.

About This Book

• Leverage specific features of Kotlin to ease Android application development
• Write code based on both object oriented and functional programming to build robust applications
• Filled with various practical examples so you can easily apply your knowledge to real world scenarios
• Identify the improved way of dealing with common Java patterns

Who This Book Is For

This book is for developers who have a basic understanding of Java language and have 6-12 months of experience with Android development and developers who feel comfortable with OOP concepts.

What You Will Learn

• Run a Kotlin application and understand the integration with Android Studio
• Incorporate Kotlin into new/existing Android Java based project
• Learn about Kotlin type system to deal with null safety and immutability
• Define various types of classes and deal with properties
• Define collections and transform them in functional way
• Define extensions, new behaviours to existing libraries and Android framework classes
• Use generic type variance modifiers to define subtyping relationship between generic types
• Build a sample application

In Detail

Nowadays, improved application development does not just mean building better performing applications. It has become crucial to find improved ways of writing code. Kotlin is a language that helps developers build amazing Android applications easily and

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Beginning Your Kotlin Adventure
Chapter 2. Laying A Foundation
Chapter 3. Playing With Functions
Chapter 4. Classes And Objects
Chapter 5. Functions As First-Class Citizens
Chapter 6. Generics Are Your Friends
Chapter 7. Extension Functions And Properties
Chapter 8. Delegates
Chapter 9. Making Your Marvel Gallery Application

中文：

书名：Android Development with Kotlin

了解如何使用从基础到高级的各种Kotlin功能来更快地进行Android开发，以编写更高质量的代码。

About This Book

• 利用Kotlin的特定功能简化Android应用程序开发
• 编写基于面向对象和函数式编程的代码以构建健壮的应用程序
• 充满了各种实际示例，以便您可以轻松地将您的知识应用到现实世界的场景中
• 确定处理常见Java模式的改进方法

这本书是为谁写的

本书面向对Java语言有基本了解并有6-12个月Android开发经验的开发人员，以及对OOP概念感到满意的开发人员。

你将学到什么

• 运行Kotlin应用程序并了解与Android Studio的集成
• Incorporate Kotlin into new/existing Android Java based project
• 了解用于处理空安全性和不变性的Kotlin类型系统
• 定义各种类型的类并处理属性
• 定义集合并以函数方式转换它们
• 定义现有库和Android框架类的扩展、新行为
• 使用泛型类型差异修饰符定义泛型类型之间的子类型关系
• 构建一个样例应用程序

In Detail

如今，改进的应用程序开发不仅仅意味着构建性能更好的应用程序。找到改进的代码编写方法已变得至关重要。Kotlin是一种帮助开发人员轻松构建出色的Android应用程序的语言

目录表

第一章：开始你的科特林冒险
第二章：奠基
第三章玩弄函数
Chapter 4. Classes And Objects
第五章一等公民的职能
第六章泛型是你的朋友
第7章.扩展函数和属性
第八章.代表们
第9章.制作Marvel图库应用程序