Main Application class

Each Android application defines its main Application class. The Application class in Android is the base class within an Android application that contains all other components, such as activities and services. The Application class, or any subclass of the Application class, is instantiated before any other class when the process for your application/package is created.

We will create an Application class for Journaler. Locate the main sources directory. Expand it, and if there is no Kotlin sources directory, create it. Then, create the package com and subpackage journaler; to do so, right-click on the Kotlin directory and choose New | Package. Once you've created the package structure, right-click on the journaler ...

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