Beginning Android

CREATING YOUR FIRST ANDROID APPLICATION

With all the tools and the SDK downloaded and installed, it is now time to start your engine! As in all programming books, the first example uses the ubiquitous Hello World application. This will enable you to have a detailed look at the various components that make up an Android project.

TRY IT OUT: Creating Your First Android Application

codefile HelloWorld.zip available for download at Wrox.com

1. Using Eclipse, create a new project by selecting File ⇒ New ⇒ Project. . . (see Figure 1-20).

FIGURE 1-20

NOTE After you have created your first Android application, subsequent Android projects can be created by selecting File ⇒ New ⇒ Android Project.

2. Expand the Android folder and select Android Project (see Figure 1-21).

FIGURE 1-21

3. Name the Android project as shown in Figure 1-22 and then click Finish.

FIGURE 1-22

NOTE You need to have at least a period (.) in the package name. The recommended convention for the package name is ...