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Android Native Development Kit Cookbook

by Liu Feipeng

March 2013

Intermediate to advanced

346 pages

8h 4m

English

Packt Publishing

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What this book covers

Downloading the example codeErrataPiracyQuestions
Introduction
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Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more...Taking screenshots from the command line
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Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…More about CPU feature detectionDifferent approaches of building for different cpu features
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Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...OpenGL ES rendering display through GLSurfaceViewDrawing objects at OpenGL ESColors at OpenGL ESOpenGL ES transformation
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Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...OpenGL Shading Language (GLSL)How to use shader:There's more...
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Getting ready…How to do it...How it works...Build with pthreadsThread creationThread termination
How to do it...How it works...Initialize and destroy mutexUsing the mutexThere's more...
How to do it...How it works...Initialize and destroy conditional variablesUsing the conditional variable:There's more...Conditional variable attributes functionsTimed conditional variable functions
Getting ready...How to do it...How it works...Initialize and destroy a reader/writer lockUsing a reader/writer lockThere's more...Timed read/write lock and trylockReader/writer lock attribute functions
Getting ready...How to do it...How it works...Initialize and destroy a semaphoreUsing a semaphore
Getting ready...How to do it...How it works...Scheduling contention scopeScheduling policy and thread priorityScheduling using nice value/level
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Getting ready...How to do it...How it works...Object creationChanging states of objectsUse and build with OpenSL ES Audio libraryOpenSL ES audio recordingOpenSL ES audio playbackThere's more...
Getting ready...How to do it...How it works...Use and build with the OpenMAX AL multimedia library:OpenMAX AL video playbackThere's more....
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Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...Understanding the Android.mk files
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...Porting libpngPorting libseamcarvPorting fusch
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Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...Sending messages from the native code

Overview

The "Android Native Development Kit Cookbook" is your practical guide to mastering Android application development using C and C++. This book walks you through the essentials of Android NDK, helping you understand building, debugging, and optimizing native apps. With recipes focusing on real-world scenarios, this guide ensures you gain hands-on knowledge of multiple aspects of NDK programming.

What this Book will help me do

Build robust Android applications completely in C/C++, bypassing Java.
Master multi-threaded programming to optimize app performance.
Implement stunning 2D and 3D graphics utilizing OpenGL ES 1.x and 2.x.
Seamlessly port existing C/C++ libraries into the Android environment.
Develop high-performance multimedia applications using advanced NDK APIs.

Author(s)

Liu Feipeng, the author of this book, is a seasoned Android developer with extensive experience in native application development using the Android NDK. With a deep understanding of both the Java and native layers of Android, Liu has guided many developers through their journey into NDK programming. His detailed yet practical approach ensures readers can grasp complex concepts easily and efficiently.

Who is it for?

This book is specifically tailored for Android developers looking to expand their skillset into native development with the Android NDK. Whether you're an intermediate developer aiming to optimize your application's performance or an experienced programmer seeking to integrate C/C++ libraries into your Android projects, this book is for you.