Course Description
Android apps need to be interactive and that means programming in Java. Discover how to create an app, from layout to Java coding.
Learning Objectives
Developing Android Applications: Creating an App with Java
- describe the role played by interactivity and gestures in Android development
- describe how to use aligning to the parent to fix layout fitting issues in Android development
- specify how to programmatically use buttons in your Android apps
- specify how to create initial variables for an Android app
- demonstrate how to process user input and convert it into strings in Android development
- identify the purpose of IF"¦ELSE statements and demonstrate how they're used in Android development
- discuss the purpose of switch statements and demonstrate how they're used in Android development
- demonstrate how to create code in a calculator app that processes when a decimal point button was pressed
- specify how special input characters like math operators in a calculator application can be handled in Java switch statements
- demonstrate how to modify layout element attributes using Java in Android development
- demonstrate how to create code in a calculator app that processes when a Cancel button was pressed
- describe how to process user input stored in a string in a calculator application
- create interactive components in an Android app and program them to accept input