Android Application Development All-in-One For Dummies, 3rd Edition

Chapter 5

Conjuring and Embellishing an Android App

IN THIS CHAPTER

Creating an app with check boxes and other widgets

Making the app do something

Finding bugs in your app (not that it has any, of course)

When the best developers set out to learn something, they follow a “ready, set, go” approach. They don’t “go” right into the detailed technical manuals. Instead, they get ready by examining the simplest example they can find. These developers work with a Hello World scenario like the one in Chapters 3 and 4 of this minibook. Then (and here’s where this chapter fits in) they do some probing and poking; they explore some possibilities; they peek around corners; they try some experiments. If you want to learn something new quickly, these initial “ready, set” steps will serve you well.

When the authors are firm on their feet, they do the kind of stuff you do in Books 3 through 6. They “go.” If you feel confident, “go” directly to Book 3. But if you want more “ready, set” material, march on into this chapter.

Dragging, Dropping, and Otherwise Tweaking an App

A general guideline in app development tells you to separate logic from presentation. In less technical terms, the guideline ...