Java Fundamentals for Android Developer

Table of Contents :

Introduction

Intended Audience

Lesson 1: Java Basics 

Introduction

Java Programming Language

Java Virtual Machine

JDK and JRE

Setting up your machine for Java programming 

Hello World in Java 

Using a text Editor

Using an IDE

Java Primitive Data Type

Naming 

Arrays 

Control Flow  

If/Else and Switch 

Switch statement

While loop

For Loop 

Lab 1

Lesson 2: Object Oriented Programming 

Introduction 

Object Oriented Programming 

Objects

Classes

Getters and setters

Inheritance

Keywords this and super

Interface

Access Modifiers

Constructors

Method overriding and overloading 

Polymorphism

Lab 2 

Lesson 3: More Java Programming 

Introduction

Exceptions 

Java Collections

Interfaces

Implementations 

Lab 3 

Introduction 

Nested Classes 

Benefits of inner classes 

Class Variables ‪(static)‬ 

Class Methods 

Enumerated types

Serialization

Deserializing

Lab 4 

Android Application Development

Lesson 1: Hello Android Framework

• Introduction
• Creating an Android Project
• Within Eclipse
• From Command line
• Running Your Application
• Running you project on the emulator
• Components of an Android application
• Application Life-cycle
• Modifying created project
• Change activity’s name 

Lesson 2: Android SDK Tools and Activity Class 

• Android Software Layers
• Linux kernel
• C/C++ Libraries
• Android Runtime
• Application Framework
• Application layer
• Android Libraries
• The Android Manifest File
• Structure of the Manifest File
• Android SDK Tools
• Activity life-cycle through Java
• Create an Activity
• Methods to remember 

Lesson 3: ListActivity and ListView

• Introduction
• Views
• Using Views
• Adding a View to your application
• List Views and List Activity
• Using a ListActivity
• Adding ListView
• Add Event to List Items 
• Summary
• Methods to remember

Lesson 4: Intents and Intent filters

• Introduction
• Intents
• Explicit Intents
• Implicit Intents
• Native Android Actions
• Data Transfer
• Intent to Call Activities
• Direct calls
• Sub-activities: Calling Activities for Results
• Register an IntentFilter
• Methods to remember

Lesson 5: Custom Views

• Introduction
• Different Uses of Customized Views
• Modify Existing Views
• Step by Step
• What is in onDraw()‎
• The full picture 

Lesson 6: Dialogs and Toasts

• Dialogs
• Dialog sub-classes
• Creating dialogs with user-defined layout
• Activities with Dialog Theme
• Toasts
• Methods to remember 

Lesson 7: More UI - Options Menu, Context Menu, and WebView 

• Introduction
• Menus
• Building a menu from Java code
• Building a menu from a resource file
• Handle Select Events
• Sub-menus
• Context Menus
• Handling Context Menu Selection
• Additional Menu Item options
• Checkboxes and Radio Buttons
• Shortcut Keys
• Condensed Titles