Practical Android Projects

Book Description

Take a practical approach to becoming a leading-edge Android developer, learning by example while combining the many technologies needed to create a successful, up-to-date web app.

Practical Android Projects introduces the Android software development kit and development tools of the trade, and then dives into building cool-looking and fun apps that put Android’s amazing capabilities to work. Android is the powerful, full-featured, open source mobile platform that powers phones like Google Nexus, Motorola Droid, Samsung Galaxy S, and a variety of HTC phones and tablet computers.

This book helps you quickly get Android projects up and running with the free and open source Eclipse, NetBeans, and IntelliJ IDEA IDEs. Then you build and extend mobile applications using the Android SDK, Java, Scripting Layer for Android (SL4A), and languages such as Python, Ruby, Javascript/HTML, Flex/AIR, and Lua.

What you’ll learn

In Practical Android Projects, you’ll work on real-world projects such as:

• Hosting an Android BASIC interpreter
• Extending your Java-based Android applications with embedded Lua
• Scripting your Android device with SL4A
• Adding Twitter and Facebook to your applications
• Using 2D graphics and animations for casual games
• Creating cross-platform apps with Javascript/HTML and Flex with AIR

Who this book is for

Practical Android Projects is for any developer new to the Android platform who wants to learn to build mobile applications. Knowledge of the fundamentals of Java programming is assumed.

Table of Contents

1. Android Fundamentals
2. Development Tools in Practice
3. Roll Your Own Android Scripting Environment
4. Embedding Lua in Android Applications
5. Introducing SL4A: The Scripting Layer for Android
6. Creating a GUI with HTML/JavaScript and AIR
7. Using REST with Facebook and Twitter
8. Using the Google App Engine with Android
9. Game Development: Graphics
10. Game Development: Animation
11. App Inventor

中文：

书名：Practical Android Projects

采取一种实用的方法来成为一名尖端的Android开发人员，在结合创建成功的、最新的Web应用程序所需的许多技术的同时，通过榜样学习。

实用的Android项目 介绍Android软件开发工具包和行业内的开发工具，然后深入开发外观酷炫、有趣的应用程序，让Android的惊人功能发挥作用。Android是一个功能强大、功能齐全的开源移动平台，支持谷歌Nexus、摩托罗拉Droid、三星Galaxy S等手机，以及各种HTC手机和平板电脑。

这本书帮助你使用免费和开源的Eclipse、NetBeans和IntelliJ Idea IDE快速启动和运行Android项目。然后，您将使用Android SDK、Java、针对Android的脚本层(SL4A)以及诸如Python、Ruby、Java/HTML、Flex/AIR和Lua等语言来构建和扩展移动应用程序。

What you’ll learn

In 实用的Android项目， you’ll work on real-world projects such as:

• 托管Android Basic解释器
• 使用嵌入式Lua扩展您的基于Java的Android应用程序
• 使用SL4A为您的Android设备编写脚本
• 将Twitter和Facebook添加到您的应用程序
• 在休闲游戏中使用2D图形和动画
• 使用Java脚本/HTML和Flex with AIR创建跨平台应用程序

Who this book is for

实用的Android项目 适用于任何想要学习构建移动应用程序的Android平台新手。假定您了解Java编程的基础知识。

Table of Contents

1. Android Fundamentals
2. Development Tools in Practice
3. Roll Your Own Android Scripting Environment
4. 在Android应用程序中嵌入Lua
5. SL4A：Android的脚本层
6. Creating a GUI with HTML/JavaScript and AIR
7. 在Facebook和Twitter上使用REST
8. 使用Android的新Google App Engine
9. 游戏开发：显卡
10. 游戏开发：动画
11. App Inventor