Android Application Development Basic

Android Application Development
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Purpose of Training
• Equip the necessary knowledge for developing
application based on Android.
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The functions provided by Android
Environment development
The usage of Development Tools
How to implement/debug the Application

• Experience application development through practice
exercises.


Training Schedule
• The 1st day
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Chapter 1 :
Chapter 2 :
Chapter 3 :
Chapter 4 :

What is Android?
The architecture of Android Application
Environment development preparation
Tutorial

• The 2nd day
– Chapter 5 : Practice exercises
– Chapter 6 : Training summarize


Skill requirement to attend training course
• Have experience in Java
– Actually use Java to do programming in practice exercises in
the 2nd day.
– Have understanding of basic Java language specification.

• Have experience in using Eclipse
– Using Eclipse to practice exercises.


1. What is Android?


Chapter 1: Overview
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What is Android?
Why has Android attracted attention?
What can you do with Android?
Android from the technical aspect
Application development environment
How to distribute Applications?


1.1. What is Android?
• Android is
– Platform for Mobile devices
– Mainly used as Platform for Mobile phones

• The history of Android
Date

Content

10/2003

Android Company established

08/2005

Google bought Android Company

11/2007

Open Handset Alliance (OHA) established
Development Tool Android SDK 1.0 released

10/2008

Started to sell loading Android- Smart Phone 「T-Mobile G1」 in the world

04/2009

Development Tool Android SDK 1.5r1 released

05/2009

Development Tools Android SDK 1.5r2 released

07/2009

NTT Docomo started to sell Android Mobile 「HT-03A」 in Japan
Development Tool Android SDK 1.5r3 published

• The history of Android (Continue)
Date

Content

09/2009

Development Tool Android SDK 1.6 published

10/2009


01/2010


05/2010


12/2010

Development Tool Android SDK 2.3 published (Gingerbread)

02/2011

Development Tool Android SDK 2.3.3 published
Development Tool Android SDK 3.0 published (Honeycomb)

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• The main organizations related to Android
Organization Name

Overview

Open Handset Alliance
(OHA)

• This organization was established to promote popularization
of Android. Organize the activities of compatible
handsets/software development and services popularization.
• Android specifications settlement, deliverables control are
done by the OHA.
• 71 companies joined (until 05/2010) such as T-mobile (USA),
Motorola (USA), NTT Docomo (Japan), etc…
• http://www.openhandsetalliance.com/index.html

Open Embedded
Software Foundation
(OESF)

• This organization was established to develop and popularize
the common framework, platform for Android based
Embedded System.
• Working groups that are organized according to business
fields take the lead in implementing activities.
• 75 companies joined (until 05/2010)
• http://www.oesf.jp

1.2. Why has Android attracted attention?
• At the present, Android has attracted a lot of attention
– How much attention has it attracted?
• Android based hardware are being continuously launched to the
market.

Hardware

Overview

Mobile Phone

05/2009 NTT Docomo launched HT-03A (HTC Magic)
06/2009 HTC (Taiwan) launched HTC Hero
07/2009 T-Mobile myTouch 3G was on sale
01/2010 Google NEXUS ONE was on sale
04/2010 NTT Docomo Xperia was on sale

Media Player

Creative Zii EGG was on sale

• At the present, Android has attracted a lot of
attention.
– How much attention has it attracted?
• The number of web search about Android from the second haft of
2008 has been increasing. (Google Trend Research)
■ Major Events
A： T-Mobile G1 on sale
Android Market opened
B： OHA released Android SDK 2.0
C： Google Nexus One on sale
D： Small size version of Sony Ericsson
Xperia X10 on sale
E: Microsoft criticized for patent
infringement of Android

• There are 4 reasons why Android receives much
attention
1. Android is available for free, which is expected to reduce
cost for development platform.
2. Everyone can get Development Tools, Technical
documents and Source code in free.
3. The training cost is low if you know the Java SE.
4. Being deployed in embedded development field besides
Mobile Phone.


• Android is available for free, which is expected to
reduce cost for development platform.
– Expense for development platform is expected to reduce by
adopting Android platform.
※Development software combined with hardware, such as Driver, is
necessary.
Reduced cost

Application Development Fee
Platform Development Fee

Hardware Development Fee

Before use Android

After use Android


• Everyone can get Development Tools, Technical
documents and source code in free
– Under Apache License 2.0, Android’s documents, source
code have been published openly.
• The source of Proprietary modules such as driver, GoogleMapsAPI is
not provided.

– Development Tools are freely received from OHA.


• The training cost is low if you know the Java SE
– Because Android Application can be developed by Java SE
and Eclipse:
• It is unnecessary for learning development language if you know
Java language.
• The cost of learning how to use Development Tools is low for the
developer who has used Eclipse.


• Being deployed in embedded development field
besides Mobile Phone
– Besides Mobile phone, the utilization on various equipments
is being researched and developed
• Besides Mobile phone, some hardware which Android has been
transplanted into are:
– Net book
– Navigation System (Car Navi, etc.)
– TV Recorder (Record/play Digital broadcast)
– Other digital home appliances
» Be exhibited many times in the Embedded System
development technology Expo (ESEC2010)


1.3. What can you do with Android?
• Developer can create the applications that using the
following functions provided by Android
– View Website by Full browser
– Drawing 2D/3D Graphic
– Show/Play sound, image, still media
• Corresponding format (MPEG4, H.264, MP3, AAC, AMR, JPG, PNG, GIF)

–
–
–
–
–
–

Voice call by GSM (2G), 3G
Data transmission by Bluetooth, EDGE, WiFi
Camera (still image/ video)
GPS
Various sensors
Data storage by SQLite

• Sensor devices that can be controlled by Android
#

Sensor Name

Overview

1 Acceleration sensor

Detect acceleration

2 Tilt sensor

Detect azimuth, inclination (the above and below slope of
horizontal condition), rotation angle (the left and right
slope of horizontal condition)

3 Temperature sensor Detect temperature
4 Magnetic sensor

Detect magnetic

5 Light sensor

Detect light

6 Approach sensor

Detect the distance between objects

7 Gyroscope

Detect angular velocity

8 Pressure sensor

Detect the pressure put on real machine

※ Need the hardware when using sensors

• Introduce Android applications

Web Browser

Telephone


Google Maps

– Using Web Browser
1.

View weather information
– Use Google Weather API to view
weather information
①

– Input Japanese (IME)
2.

Simeji
– Software keyboard allows Flick input

※ Flick input is a method that input to chose character
by slide the key of software keyboard

②

– Using sensors
3.

4.

Google Sky Map
– Use inclination sensor and
acceleration sensor to view the
night sky in the direction toward
the terminal
Labyrinth lite
– The game uses inclination sensor

③

– Using camera
5.

Layer
– Browser displays the digital
information of the reality picture
taken by camera

④

⑤

1.4. Android from the technical aspect
• The execution environment for Android applications
– Android applications run on Android run-time virtual
machine
– Linux has adopted as Android run-time platform, the
applications run on Linux
Software（Android Platform）
Application

Application
Android Runtime
Linux kernel

Hardware

•Android is composed of 5 elements
Components of Android
Application

⑤

Home

Address

Call

Application

Browser

Application framework

④

Activity

Window
manager

Content
provider

View
system

Package
management

Acknowledgement
management

Call
management

Resource
management

Position
management

Sensor
management

Library

②

Surface
manager

libc
Media
framework

SQLite

OpenGL I ES

FreeType

Webkit

Android run-time

SGL

SSL

①

③

Core
library

Dalvik VM

Linux kernel
Display
driver

Bluetooth
driver

Camera
driver

Flash memory
driver

Binder
( IRC)

Keypad
driver

USB
driver

Hardware

WiFi
driver

Audio
driver

Electric power
management

• Components overview
①.Linux kernel
• Linux kernel is based on Linux 2.6 and added some Android features
• Include the hardware that provides the necessary functions to run
applications

②.Library
• Library is created by C/C++
– Webkit (Web browser Draw), SQLite (Database), OpenGL/SE (3D draw), …

• Library is used through application framework by application.

③.Android runtime
• The execution environment of Android applications
• Core Java Libraries includes Virtual machine execution environment (Dalvik
VM)


• Components overview
④. Application Framework
• Provides necessary Java API to use applications behavior/operation and
Libraries

⑤. Application
• Android applications are developed by using application framework
– Such as: Telephone, Web browser, Address book, etc…


• The lightweight runtime environment for Mobile
– Dalvik virtual machine (Dalvik VM)
• Optimization of Java VM for small-memory environment
– Google has developed its own virtual machine
– Be designed to allow simultaneity execution of multiple applications
even in low-memory environment

– Dalvik executables format (.dex)
• In Dalvik VM, the standard .class, .jar are converted into .dex to run
• Compare with .class, the memory size used when running is small
Java VM

.class

Dalvik VM
convert

.dex
.jar

– Dalvik VM is not compatible with Java VM
• The binary format of Executable files are different
– In Dalvik VM, file format .class, .jar can not run
– In Java VM, file format .dex can not run

Java VM

Dalvik VM

.class

.dex
.jar


• If there is no comparison about portable limit, Android applications is
almost the same with Java applications operating on PC.
i - Application （Doja-5.x）※1

Android Application

Java support

Java ME

Java SE

Application size limit

1MB (depend on model)

None

Heap memory limit

6MB～15MB (depend on models)

16MB (SDK setting value) ※2

Transmit limit

Unable to transmit except
application download origin

None

HTTP transmit size
limit

Request body: 80KB
Response body: 150KB

None

Cookies

Available with model released
from 2009 summer

Available

Character code

SJIS

UTF-8

Persistence method

ScratchPad

File, SQLite

※1. i - Application Content Development Guide for Doja-5.x/5.x LE~ Detail Part ~Version 3.00
※2. Default setting value in SDK, may be changed according to models. Fro example, Nexus One is 24MB.

1.5. Application development environment
Item

Necessary environment

OS

Windows XP, Windows Vista (32 / 64 bit)
From Mac OS X 10.5.8 onwards (x86 only)
Linux (already tested on Ubuntu Hardy Herson)

Java SDK

Java SDK 5, Java SDK 6

Android Development Tools

Android SDK

Integrated Development
Environment

Eclipse 3.4 (Ganymede), 3.5 (Galileo)
Android Development Tools (ADT) Plug-in

Text-based
Development environment

Apache Ant (From Windows version 1.7, Mac/Linux version 1.6.5
onwards)

 Actual equipment is not required. Emulator for development is available.
 Emulator may have some parts (such as sensor, etc.) unavailable.

Refer for details: http://developer.android.com/intl/ja/sdk/requirements.html

1.6. How to distribute Applications?
• There are 2 main ways to distribute Applications
– Distribute via Android Market
– Distribute without using Android Market
※ What is Android Market?
– Is a Website for distribution/sale Android Applications
– Is a common way to distribute Android Applications


• Distribute via Android Market site
– Distribution process
1.

Register Developer account on Android Market site
– To register Developer account, you must have Google account

2.

Create digital certificate for Applications※1
– Use Keytool (includes Java SDK) ※2 to create certificate

3.

Applications must be digitally signed※1
– Use jarsigner (includes Java SDK) ※2 to make digital signature

4.

Upload Applications onto Android Market
※1 Can create certificate, make sign by Eclipse functions
※2 Refer Tools manual to know the Tools usage

– Requirement
•

Google Account

• Distribute via Android Market site
– Process of register Developer account on Android Market
site
1.

Register developer profile on Developer registration site
– Registration Site
» http://market.android.com/publish/signup

– Input Profile items
»
»
»
»

2.
3.

Name
Mail address (need Google Account)
Web site URL
Phone number

Payment for registration ($25)
– Can payment with Credit card via Google checkout
Agree with Distribution Agreement

• Distribute without using Android Market site
– Distribute Application Files directly
• Example
– Distribute Files via Homepage
– Distribute Files by CD, USB memory, …
– Distribute Files over network such as LAN environments

• Distribution process
1. Create digital certificate for Applications
2. Digitally sign Applications
3. Distribute Application Files

• Installation method
1. Using Android terminals to download and install files
2. Connect USB with PC and Android terminal, use install command to
install

– Installation Method ①
Using Android terminals to download and install Application files
• Process
1. Use browser of Android Terminal to download Application file
2. After the download is completed, click on the Application file on
download history
3. Press “Install” on Install confirmation screen


– Installation Method ①

Click on file
Click on
Download file
Click on Install
button

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

– Installation Method ②
Connect USB with PC and Android terminal, use Install
command to install
• Process
1.
2.

Use USB cable to connect PC and Android terminal
Start Command prompt, execute adb install command
>adb install < Application file name(.apk)>

■Install Input Command Prompt（ C:Simeji3.0.6.apk ）by USB
C:>adb install C:Simeji3.0.6.apk // ・・・ Step 1
596 KB/s (1413225 bytes in 2.312s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/Simeji3.0.6.apk
Success // ・・・ Step 2

2. Android Application
Architecture


Chapter 2: Overview
• Main components
• Life cycle
• The security of Android


2.1. Main components
• The components of Android are available to achieve
key features of application
Key features of a common Application
User
interface

Inter-process
communication

Activity

Intent

External
communication

File Access

Perform
Background

Actualize

Content
Provider

Main components of Android

Broadcast
Receiver

Service

2.1. Main components
• There are 5 basic components:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Activity
Intent
Broadcast Receiver
Service
Content Provider


2.1.1. Activity
• What is Activity?
– The Android application screen is created by placing many
parts such as Button, Checkbox, … on Activity
– One screen is composed of one activity
– Activity has running and pausing status


2.1.1. Activity
• The Android application screen is created by placing
many parts such as Button, Checkbox, … on Activity

①
②

The left figure is activity which view (button)
placed on
1. Activity
2. View (button)
The left figure screen is shown in the following
configuration

2. View ( button)
1. Activity

2.1.1. Activity
• Can handle to respond to user input screen
– On screen, the information of operation (Ex: click on
button) will be notified to Activity via View
– Activity can handle to respond to the notification
• Ex: after click on the button

3.Execute the handler when
button clicked

1. Click on button

Button

2.Notify

Activity

public void onClick(View view)
{
// View message on screen
}


2.1.1. Activity
• One screen is composed of one activity
– For Application has multiple screens, the number of
activities is equal to the number of screens.
Application

Application
Activity

Activity

Activity
Activity

The Application is composed
by 1 screen

The Application is composed
by 3 screens


2.1.1. Activity
• Activity displayed mechanism
– On screen, at one time, only one activity is displayed
• In Android Application, even if there are many activities, only 1
activity can be displayed
• For display new Activity, previous activity is hidden, new activity is
displayed on above


2.1.1. Activity
• There are several states of activity, the state is changed by
operation
• State of activity has defined in 3 types:
1. Foreground status
• When activity is being displayed, the cursor is in working condition

2. Background status
• Activity is in hidden condition by another activity

3. Visible status
• When no activity screen is displayed (dialog…), the activity cursor is in losing condition (activity is
being displayed over dialog)


2.1.1. Activity
• The kind of activity is used depend on the type of screen
– Example of Activity
#

Screen

Using Activity class

1

Single Screen

Activity class

2

List display Screen

ListActivity class

3

Map Screen (Google Map)

MapActivity class

1. Single Screen (use Activity)

2. List display Screen
(use ListActivity)


3. Map Screen (use MapActivity)

2.1.2. View
• What is View?
– Buttons, checkboxes, spinners, …
– The View that contains other views is called ViewGroup
• The relation of Activity, View and ViewGroup

User Interface
View

View

ViewGroup
View

ViewGroup
Activity

View

2.1.2. View
• Typical View
View name

Overview

TextView

Display text

Button

Basic press button

EditText

Input text

CheckBox

The button has ON/OFF status

Spinner

This button for choose one item from the list

AnalogClock

Analog Clock


Image

2.1.2. View
• Typical ViewGroup
Name

Overview

LinearLayout

• The ViewGroup that view is placed in horizontal or vertical
direction
• Display scroll bar in case it’s not fit in screen

TableLayout

• The ViewGroup that view is placed in grid (similar HTML table
tags)
• TableRow is specified inside

TableRow

• The ViewGroup that view is placed in Table line

ListView

• The ViewGroup that view is placed in one list
• Display scroll bar in case it’s not fit in screen

TabHost

• The ViewGroup that display is replaced by switching tabs


2.1.2. View
• Can create the original view (Custom Views)
– Custom Views can be created in 3 ways
• Extending an existing View
– Effective way if you want to add functionally into an existing View

• Inherit from basic class (android.view.View)
– If you want to create a completely new View
– Possible for develop a View in most freedom
– Require deep knowledge of basic class for implementation from scratch

• Combine existing Views, ViewGroups to create a new View
■ For more detail, please refer Android Developers in Development Guide
http://developer.android.com/intl/ja/guide/topics/ui/custom-components.html


2.1.3. Intent
• What is intent?
– The mechanism to request a process and to exchange
message between components
• The components can use intent are activity, broadcast receiver and
service

– Example:
• Start activity B from activity A (screen transition)
• Send request “call phone” from Address book application to Make call
application


2.1.3. Intent
• Call out component by intent: the intent containing
the information of caller component give call out
request for Android
– The sample of calling out B component from A component


2.1.3. Intent
• There are 2 ways in using intent: using explicit intents
and using implicit intents
– Using Explicit intents
• This way is used in case of called component is designated its name directly.
It is used to call out components in the same application (such as screen
transition)
– The sample of calling out designated component


2.1.3. Intent
– Using Implicit intents
• This way is used in case of the called component is not designated (named),
only specify action (Sample in under figure: specify to “make a telephone
call”). Often used to call out components in other Applications (such as other
Application screen)
• From configuration information of components, Android will determine
which component be started.
– The sample of calling out an specified action


2.1.3. Intent
– Using Implicit intents (continuous)
• When using Implicit intents, by cooperating with Android’s
applications, the following tasks can be done
– Phone Application
» Open Dial window of specified number
– Address book Application
» Display address book list
» Display information of 1 address in address book
» Edit information of specified address
– Web browser
» Use Browser to display the URL address of specified Website


2.1.3. Intent
– Using Implicit intents (continuous)
• Implicit intents can send broadcast for whole system
• Intents sent by sending broadcast (broadcasted intent) is used to
report the change with condition, such as “Complete system
startup”, “Change battery occurred”, …
• Intents sent by sending broadcast (broadcasted intents) are intents
that can receive only Broadcast receivers.


2.1.4. Broadcast receiver
• What is Broadcast receiver?
– Broadcast receiver is a mechanism for responding with
intents sent by sending broadcast
– Can create peculiar Broadcast receiver by inheriting
BroadcastReceiver class


• Example of using Broadcast receiver
– Check mail when starting up Android terminal
1.
2.

Receive broadcast intent when Android terminal startup complete
by Broadcast receiver
Broadcast receiver call out Mail check service
※ Although mail check process can be executed from Broadcast receiver directly,
but it’s more efficient when using Service to deal with time-consuming

① Complete startup
message
Intent

② Execute Mail check
service
Broadcast
receiver

Intent

Send broadcast intent
Receive intent

Mail check
service

• Can use Broadcast receiver to create a process started
by system notification
– Define the action of broadcast intent (some excerpts)
#

Constant name of Intent class

Condition

Setting value

1

ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED

Completed system
startup

android.intent.action. BOOT_COMPLETED

2

ACTION_TIME_CHANGED

Time set up

android.intent.action.TIME_SET

3

ACTION_TIMEZONE_CHANGED

The time zone is
changed

android.intent.action.TIMEZONE_CHANGED

4

ACTION_PACKAGE_ADDED

The Application is new
installed

android.intent.action. PACKAGE_ADDED

5

ACTION_PACKAGE_REMOVED

The Application is
uninstalled

android.intent.action. PACKAGE_REMOVED

6

ACTION_BATTERY_CHANGED

Whether charging, the
battery is changed

android.intent.action. BATTERY_CHANGED

■ Please refer more setting value at the following URL
http://developer.android.com/intl/ja/reference/android/content/Intent.html

2.1.5. Service
• What is service?
– The mechanism to execute a process by independent thread
– Service and foreground’s activity are executed in separate threads.
Therefore, the process can continuous even if an interrupt occurred
with other activities.
Play music (not use Service)

Play music (use Service)

The difference in operating when Activity interrupt
occurred by receiving mail in case of playing music
directly from Activity or through service.


2.1.5. Service
• Introduction about application which used service
– DroidTracker: The application for sending location information get by
GPS through SMS, mail, twitter.

 Processing location information acquisition
by GPS function through Service.
 Processing SMS, mail, twitter sending
functions through Service.


2.1.6. Content provider
• What is Content provider?
– The mechanism that allows the application that holding data
can be accessed (search, insert, update, delete) from other
applications
– Example
• Access phone call log from application
• Insert Website into browser bookmarks from application
※ Data means the information that is persisted in files, database of application


• Why content provider must be used to access to other
applications’ data?
– The data kept in application can not be access directly from
external applications
Security wall

Application

Get information
External
Applications

Storage
Edit information

• Content provider has mechanism to realize/achieve
the access from external applications

Security wall

Application
Content
provider

Get information
External
Applications

Storage
Edit information

• In order to achieve a secure access, content provider
will settle the interfaces
– Main interfaces
# Event name

Content

1 Query

Search data, then
return searching
results

2 Insert

Insert data

3 Update

Update data

4 Delete

Content provider

Delete data


Interface is
settled

query
insert
update
delete

External
Applications

• In Android, depend on content provider, data has been
published
– Published data
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

Phone call log
Contact list
Browser Bookmarks
Browser Search history
Images in Media
Pictures in Media
Audio in Media


2.2. Life cycle
• What is Life cycle?
– In Activity and Service, Life cycle is defined as the life cycle of
object from creation until destruction.

Activity Life cycle

Service Life cycle

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2.2.1. Activity Life cycle
• Activity Lifecycle
– 3 types of status transition are determined in an activity
(Foreground, background, visible)
– When status change occurs, Event will be notified.


• Life cycle includes notified events


• In an Activity, the following events are notified. The
developers can create a process to respond to these
notifications
– Notified events
# Events name

Content

1 onCreate

The event occurs in the initial startup

2 onStart

The event occurs just before the activity is displayed

3 onResume

The event occurs just before the activity is available (active status)

4 onPause

The event occurs just before the activity becomes visible

5 onStop

The event occurs in case of unused status for a while after onPause
(The event may not occur when lack of memory)

6 onRestart

The event occurs when stopped activity is showed again

7 onDestroy

The event occurs just before the activity is annulled
(The event may not occur when lack of memory)

• Notes about Activity notification event
– Not ensure that onStop, onDestroy are always be notified
• In case memory run out, Android
will stop unused application processes
forcedly
• In this case, onStop, onDestroy
notifications in Activity Life cycle
can not be ensured
• In case it’s a absolute necessary
process, use onPause to processing
The transition route in case of
memory run out

2.2.2. Service Life cycle
• The Service Life cycle is defined
as the right figure
• For an event is notified when
changing state like in Activity,
the process to respond to
notifications can be created
# Events name

Content

1 onCreate

The event occurs in the first startup

2 onStart

The event occurs just before the Service is
started

3 onDestroy

The event occurs just before the Service is
destroyed

2.3. Android Security
• To use the functions of Hardware such as network,
camera, … the permission to use information of each
application must be set
– The operations that can affect on OS, application, user data,
… are restricted in Application


• The method of setting application use permission
1. Insert uses-permission tags in AndroidManifest.xml
2. Set the set value of Permission Function in android:name
※ In below sample: Permit an application to connect to the Internet
■ Setting sample
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android=http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android
android:versionName="1.0">
<application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name">
・・・
Setting the permission information
</application>
for Internet Connection
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="3" />
<uses-permission android:name=“android.permission.INTERNET“/> // ・・・ Step1,2
</manifest>

• In other to use the following functions, Android
application set up the permission information into
AndroidManifest.xml
– The sample of Permission information set value
Set value （android.permission）

Explanation

INTERNET

Internet connection

ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION

Location information（GPS…）accession

CALL_PHONE

Call without using call out screen

READ_CONTACTS

Read in Address book

WRITE_CONTACTS

Write into Address book

CAMERA

Camera devices accession

Please refer the other set value at following URL
http://developer.android.com/intl/ja/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html

• When install an application that includes use
permission information, the confirmation for
permitted information is executed

Confirmation of Internet
Connection permission


3. Development Environment
Preparation


Chapter 3: Overview
• Development Tools Installation
• Development Tools Installation method
– Development Tool use the things stored in
C:android_trainingdevtools

• Emulator preparation
– Android Virtual Device (AVD) creation
– AVD verify operation


3.1. Development Tools Installation
• In this training, the following Development Tools will
be installed
Software

Version

Integration Development
environment

Eclipse 3.5 (Galileo)

Java SDK

JDK 1.6.0_20

Android SDK

2.1 r2

Android Plug-in

Android Development Tools (ADT) Ver.0.9.X


3.2. Development Tools Installation method
• Android SDK Installation
1. Start explorer from Start Menu/[ All Program]-[Accessories]/[Explorer], open
C:android_trainingdevtools
2. Right click on File android-sdk_r06-windows.zip, then choose [Open from
program]-[Compresses (zip) Folders]
3. Move folder android-sdk-windows within zip into C:android_training tools

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• Setting Environment variables
1.
2.

Open Control panel from Start Menu/ [ Control Panel], double click on
[System]
System/ Properties Window, on [Detail setting] Tag, click on [variable
Environment] Button

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5.
6.

From a Environment variable window/[System Environment
variables], select [Path], then click on [Edit] button
Insert C:android_trainingtoolsandroid-sdk-windowstools; into the
head of variable value in Edit window of System variable
Click on [OK] button in Edit window of System variable
Click on [OK] button in Environment variable window
Insert

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7.

Check the reflect of change in environment variable
1. Click on [Command prompt] in Start Menu/[ All program]-[ Accessories] to
start Command prompt
2. Execute command set<sp>|<sp>find<sp> “android” from Command
prompt, check to make sure that Path setting is displayed (Refer below chart
for output result)
※ <sp> ・・・ means Space


• Android Development Tools (ADT) Installation
1.
2.

Start Eclipse
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3.

If Network environment is using Proxy, make the following settings
i.
ii.
iii.

On the Menu [Window] of Eclipse, select [Preferences]
On Preferences window, select [General]-[Network Connections]
From Network Connections screen, select 「Manual Proxy Configuration」,
setting the items below:
–
–

HTTP Proxy： Proxy Server address (For example: 192.168.1.1)
Port
：Port number of Proxy Server (For example with right chart 80)

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4.

Input http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/ into “Work with” of
Available Software window, then press Enter.

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• Alternative method in case failed to connect to server
4-1. Click on button [Add...] of Available Software window.
4-2. Click on button [Archive] at Add Site window.
4-3. Input ADT-0.9.X.zip into “File name” as file in folder
C:android_trainingdevtoolsforOffline, click on [Open] button,
then click on [OK] button.
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4-2

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5.
6.

Check Android DDMS, Android Development Tools in Available
Software window, click on [Next] button.
Click on [Next] button in Install window.

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7.
8.

On Install window, check [I accept the terms of the license
agreements], then click on [Finish] button. Installation begins
Installation complete, click on [Yes] when Software Updates message
displayed, restart Eclipse

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After restarting Eclipse, check to make sure that Android
Development Tools button has been inserted into Toolbar.
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• Set up Eclipse
– Recognize Android SDK in ADT
1. From Menu [Window] of Eclipse, select [Preferences]

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3.

4.

From Preferences window, select [Android]. After selected, Error
Message will be displayed, click [OK] to close Message window.
In SDK Location, input 「 C:android_trainingtoolsandroid-sdkwindows」
Check to make sure that Error message on the top of Preferences
window is disappeared, then click [OK] button.
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Check that Error
message is
disappeared
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If Network environment is using Proxy, make the following settings:
i.
ii.

From Preferences window, select [Android]-[Launch]
From the Launch screen, insert Proxy setup into [Default Emulator Options]
（Format： -http-proxy<sp><Proxy Server address>:<Port number> ）
–

If Proxy Server address is「 http://192.168.1.1 」, Port number is「80」, make
setup as follow
»
-http-proxy http://192.168.1.1:80

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6.

Select [Android SDK and AVD Manager] from menu [Window] of
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7.
8.

Select Available Packages from left column of Android SDK and AVD
Manager window.
Click on [+] of URL on right column to drop down, check on [SDK
Platform Android 2.1, API-7, revision 2] then click on [Install Selected]
button.

※ In offline environment, copy platform folder of C:android_trainingdevtoolsforOffline to
C:android_trainingtoolsandroid-sdk-windows in responding to instruction of Trainer.

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9.

Select [Accept] in “Choose Packages to Install” window , then click on
[Install] button.
10. After installation finished, click [Close] button to finish installation.

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3.3. Emulator preparation
• Create Android Virtual Device (AVD) that is device
image of Emulator
1.

From menu [Window] of Eclipse, select [Android SDK and AVD
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Click on [New] button of Android SDK Devices window.

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When “Create new Android Virtual Device” window is displayed, set
up parameters as below.
Item name Set up value
Name

Android 2.1-update1

Skin

4.

default

Target

3

WVGA800

After finished setting, click on
[Create AVD] button.

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• Start the Emulator, check that AVD has been created
1.
2.

Start up “Android SDK and AVD Manager” in Eclipse, select Default for AVD
Name, click on [Start] button.
Check on [Scale display to real size] in “Launch Option” window, input “6” into
[Screen Size (in)], then click on [Launch] button.

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4. Tutorials


Chapter 4: Overview
• Learn how to operate Development Tools through
creation of HelloWorld application
– Android Development Tools (ADT)
– Emulator, Android Virtual Device (AVD)
– Dalvik Debug Monitor Services (DDMS)


4.1. Create an application by ADT
• What is Android Development Tools (ADT)?
– Plug-in to develop Android applications by Eclipse.

• The functions that ADT provides
– Create Android projects
– Execute/ debug Android applications
– Support to Resource files creation
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• The beginning of an Android project, create the below
application
– Complete image
New project is creation an application
that displays Hello World HelloWorld!
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Create Android project
1.
2.
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Double click eclipse on desktop to start up Eclipse.
Select [new]-[Other ] from menu [File] of Eclipse.
Select [Android]-[Android Project] of New window , then click on
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Input following information into Project Name, Build Target,
Properties from window [New Android Project].

Input HelloWorld into Project Name

Check Android 2.1-update1 on Build Target
Input following information into the following
items of Properties
Application Name ：HelloWorld
Package Name
：jp.oesf.tutorial
Create Activity
：HelloWorld
MinSDK Version
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Android Project will be created, and be displayed as in left-hand
picture.
Select HelloWorld project from Package Explorer, right click then
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Start Emulator on other window, confirm to be sure that the following
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Application title is HelloWorld.
“Hello World, HelloWorld!” is displayed in application.

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4.2. Create screen design
• Create screen design on Resource file
– What is resource file?
• All external files besides source code.
• Files stored below /res in Android Project.

– Types of resource file (partial excluded)
#

Resource file

Content

1 res/drawable(-Xdpi)/*.*

Image file (.png, .jpeg, .gif)

2 res/layout/*.xml

Screen design information (ex. main.xml)

3 res/values/colors.xml

Color information

4 res/values/dimens.xml

Size information (ex. 5px, 10dip, 20pt)

5 res/values/strings.xml

Character string information

■Explanations related to resource file
http://developer.android.com/intl/ja/guide/topics/resources/resources-i18n.html

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• There is function supports creating resource file in
ADT.
– ADT supply 3 kinds of resource file editor
• Layout editor
– Support creating screen design resource file.

• Resource editor
– Support creating resource file besides screen design resource file.

• Manifest editor
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• Use function Layout Editor, create screen that include
button, check box, text input in HelloWorld.
– Completed image
• Use GUI function of Layout editor to add button
and check box.
• Edit directly screen design resource file (XML file)
to add text input.
• Setting as below for display character string of
every View.
# View

Display string character

1 Button

Button01

2 Check Box

CB1

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Open screen design resource file
1.
2.

Double click res/layout/main.xml from Package Explorer.
When res/layout/main.xml file is opened by Layout Editor, confirm to
be sure that the screen on the right-hand picture is displayed.
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Insert button, check box into screen design by
Layout tab of Layout Editor.
1.
2.
3.

Select Button from [Views], drag & drop on the screen.
The button will be displayed as the right-hand picture.
Similarly, drag & drop CheckBox from [Views] on the screen and then
confirm to be sure that it is displayed.

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5.

Select CheckBox01 on the screen, change Text properties from
CheckBox01 to CB1 from Properties Views.
Similarly, change Text properties of @+id/Button01 into Button01.

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Start emulator, confirm to be sure that below screen is displayed .
• CheckBox, Button is displayed on screen.
• Confirm to make sure display character string of Button is Button01.
• Confirm to make sure display character string of CheckBox is CB1.

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• Add text input into screen design by tab <File name>
of Layout editor
1.

Click on tab main.xml of Layout editor, confirm to be sure that XML
source is displayed in Layout editor.
■res/layout/main.xml（partial omitted）

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<LinearLayout
xmlns:android=http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android
・・・・・・・・・・・
>
<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/hello"
/>
<Button
android:text="Button01"
android:id="@+id/Button01“
・・・・・・・・・></Button>
<CheckBox
android:id="@+id/CheckBox01“
android:text="CB1“
・・・・・・・・・ ></CheckBox>
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Add EditText tag that is Text Input View into main.xml.
■res/layout/main.xml（partial omitted）
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android=http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android
・・・・・・・・・・・
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<TextView
・・・・・・・・・・・
/>
<Button
・・・・・・・・・></Button>
<CheckBox
・・・・・・・・・ ></CheckBox>
<EditText
android:id="@+id/EditText01"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
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Switch display in Layout Tab, confirm to be sure that EditText is
displayed as below.

Switch display

EditText is displayed in
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When Emulator starts, confirm to be sure that the right-hand screen is
displayed.

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Text input is displayed.
Display character string of Text input is EditText.

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•

Attention points when using Layout Editor
1.

Although we tried to paste View group in Layout tab (View included in
Layout) to the screen by drop & drag, ViewGroup was not be
displayed on the screen.
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2.

Handle the following matter by edit directly XML.
– Arrange View of buttons, etc. within ViewGroup.

Unable to select CustomView from [Views]
•

Handle by edit directly XML.

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• Mechanism of screen create usage resource file
– Activity uses Class R to acquire content of screen design resource file.

• Class R
– Class generated automatically at the time of “build”.
– The class necessary to acquire information of resource file from program.
– Display screen design from resource file information acquired by Activity#setContentView.

■HelloWorld.java

R.layout.main will display main.xml
public class HelloWorld extends Activity {
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
}
}

■setContentView
Display screen design on Activity

<LinearLayout
・・・・・・・・・・・
>
・・・・・・・・・・・
<EditText
android:id="@+id//EditText01“
・・・・・・・・・・・
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• Relationship between R class and resource file
– Program and resource information will be connected by resource ID.
■HelloWorld.java
Reference

■R.java
public static final class layout {
public static final int main=0x7f030000;
}
Resource ID


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• Change display character string “Button01” of button
that was added into HelloWorld to “Hello Button”.
• Set display character string into character string
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• Character string resource file is resource file defined character string using in
application. （res/values/strings.xml）
■Character string resource file （res/values/strings.xml）
<resources>
<string name="hello">Hello World, HelloWorld!</string>
<string name="app_name">HelloWorld</string>
</resources>

Refer to
character
string

■TextView

1. Add character string
that displays on the
screen into character
string resource file.

on screen design resource file （res/layout/main.xml）

<TextView
android:text="@string/hello"
/>

Execute

3. Character string set in
strings.xml is
displayed.

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Insert character string set-up into character string
resource file.
1.
2.

Double click on res/values/strings.xml from Package Explorer.
Open file res/values/strings.xml by Resource Editor, then confirm to be sure that the right-hand
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additional element.
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Confirm to be sure that String was inserted into Resources Elements
of Resources Tab.
Input value into Name, Value of “Attributes for String” of Resources
Tab as below.
Setting value of “Attributes for String”
Item Name

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button_label

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Double click on res/layout/main.xml from Package Explorer
After starting up Layout editor, open Layout Tab, then select Button01
Change Text properties into @string/button_label from Properties
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11. Start emulator, confirm to be sure that the right-hand screen is
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4.4. Modify Manifest file
• Manifest editor
– There are 5 functions to modify Manifest file.
• Manifest Tab
– Version information, extension information, etc…

• Application Tab
– usage component information, icon, application name, etc…

• Permissions Tab
– Access limit setting

• Instrumentation Tab
– Setting Class used for information gathering of profile, etc… (ex: TestRunner,
etc…)

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4.4. Modify Manifest file
• What is manifest file?
– AndroidManifest.xml (1 file exists in application)
– Define the following information related to application.
•
•
•
•
•

Setting icon, title of application.
Definition about usage component (Activity, Service, etc…)
Definition related to conduct of component.
Setting access limit of application.
Setting usage of library.

■Explanation related to Manifest file.
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4.4.1. Add Activities into application
• Add Activities into application
File name
Additional Activities

HelloWorld2.java

Additional screen
design resource file

res/layout/
helloworld2.xml

– Add Activities HelloWorld2 into application.
– The screen design resource file of
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Setting by Application Tab so that it is possible to use
Activities added to application.
1.
2.

Double click on AndroidManifest.xml from Package Explorer
Open file AndroidManifest.xml by Manifest editor. Select Application Tab in
Manifest editor, then confirm to be sure that the right-hand screen is
displayed.
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3.
4.

Click on [Add…] button in Application Nodes, display Option screen of
additional element.
Select Activity from Option screen, then click [OK] button.

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6.

Confirm to be sure that Activity has been added into Application Nodes.
Input value as below into Name of Attributes for Activity.
Item name

Name

5

Setting value

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4.4.2. Set up Right of access to internet
•

Set up Right of access to internet by Permissions Tab
1.
2.

Double click on AndroidManifest.xml from Package Explorer.
Open AndroidManifest.xml file by Manifest editor. Select Permissons Tab in
Manifest editor, confirm to be sure that the screen on the right-hand picture
is displayed.

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3.
4.

Click on [Add…] button in Permissions, display Option screen of additional
elements.
Select Uses Permisson from Option screen, then click on [OK] button.

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6.

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Confirm to be sure that Permission is added into Permissions.
Select android.permission.INTERNET from pull-down menu of Name in
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4.5. Usage method of emulator
• What is emulator?
– Read Android Virtual Device (AVD), emulate hardware operation on
computer.

• Function / Setting that not be supported by emulator
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Actual incoming call, outgoing call
USB connection
Camera/Videographer
Headphone connection
Communication usage Bluetooth
Connection status setting
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• What is Android Virtual Device (AVD)?
– It contains Android terminal information.
• Android operating environment information
(Operating environment for every version of Android)
• Skin information (outside exterior, monitor size)
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• Operating method of emulator
#

Device key

Content

1 Volume UP
1 2 3

2

Volume DOWN

11

4

3 Power source

Power On/Off

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5

4 Select button

Select button

5 End call
9 8 7 6

Home
Move to Search window

7 Return

Return to previous screen

8 Menu
12

6 Search

Display menu on the screen

9 Home

Display home

10 Start call
8

11 Cross key

Move cursor

12 Keyboard

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• Switching screen orientation (Ctrl + F11)
– Screen display that fits orientation of device.

Portrait display

Landscape display

Detail information related to Android emulator
http://developer.android.com/intl/ja/guide/developing/tools/emulator.html

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4.6. Usage method of debug tool
• ADT
– We can use debug function of Eclipse in Android application
development.
• Breakpoint
• Step execution

• Dalvik Debug Monitor Services (DDMS)
– Android SDK Debug tool pack
– There are functions as below:
• Monitoring
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4.6.1. Usage method of ADT
• Usage method of Breakpoint/Step execution
– Both of setting method of Breakpoint/Step execution are similar to
usage method of Eclipse.
Debug View and
Step execution

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4.6.1. Usage method of ADT
• Attention points when debugging on ADT
– It is necessary to set up in AndroidManifest.xml to debug using
hardware (Real Android terminal).
■AndroidManifest.xml
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="jp.oesf.mtgeduwg.training.rssreader"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0">
<application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name"
android:debuggable="true">
・・・
</application>
Set up debug
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion=“7" />
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4.6.2. Usage method of DDMS
• 2 methods to start DDMS
–

Execute ddms command
1.

2.

Select [Command prompt] in [All programs]-[Accessories] on Start Menu,
then start Command prompt.
Input ddms in Command prompt, then press [Enter] key.

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• 2 methods to start DDMS
–

Use DDMS from Eclipse
1.

Select [Open Perspective]-[Other…]-[DDMS] from menu [Window] of
Eclipse.

※There is some functions that are unavailable compared to DDMS that
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Debug function of DDMS
–

Monitoring
1.
2.

–

Transmitting data to emulator
1.
2.
3.

–
–

Outgoing call
SMS sending
Transmit position information

Acquiring screenshot
Process management
1.
2.

–

Refer to log that application output
Refer to usage status resource

Execute garbage collection
Interrupt process

File operation

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4.6.3. Application log reference
• Application log reference
– We can refer to log that application outputs from LogCat view.

LogCat
Display log information that
be output from application.

Log Level
Level

E

Error information

W

Warning information

I

Operation information

D

Debug information

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4.6.3. Application log reference
• Application log reference
– Use log output method of android.util.Log class to output log.

■ Sample code
import android.util.Log;
Log.e(“HelloWorld”, “Error Message”);
// Log that outputs errors
Log.w(“HelloWorld”, “Warning Message”);
// Log that outputs warnings
Log.i(“HelloWorld”, “Infomation Message”); // Log that outputs information of application operation
Log.d(“HelloWorld”, “Debug Message”);
// Log that outputs debug information
Log.v(“HelloWorld”, “Verbose Message”);
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• Output application log when starting HelloWorld
1.
2.

Double click on HelloWorld.java from Package Explorer.
Confirm to make sure that source code of HelloWorld.java is opened,
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Add 5 code that execute log output into HelloWorld#onCreate.
■HelloWorld.java
package jp.oesf.tutorial;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
public class HelloWorld extends Activity {
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
Log.e("HelloWorld", "Error Message");
Log.w("HelloWorld", "Warning Message");
Log.i("HelloWorld", "Infomation Message");
Log.d("HelloWorld", "Debug Message");
Log.v("HelloWorld", "Verbose Message");

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5.

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7.

Modify perspective of Eclipse into DDMS, confirm to be sure that
screen of DDMS is displayed.
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4.6.5. Confirm resource usage status
• Refer to resource usage status
– Information available to refer and display screen
• Info view (Only when executing command)
– Display process information (ID, DalvikVM information)

• Threads View
– Display information of operating threads.

• VM Heap View
– Display usage status of Heap memory.

• Allocation Tracker View
– Display memory ensure status (ensure class, method, etc…).

• Sysinfo View (only when executing command)
– Display in graph format system status (CPU usage rate, memory status).


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4.6.5. Confirm resource usage status
• Refer to VM Heap information

Set Update into process that you
want to display Heap information.

Display in list the following
items:
Type of objects
Number of objects
Total amount of usage
memory
Minimum usage memory
Maximum usage memory
Average usage memory


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4.6.6. Transmit call to emulator
•

Transmit call (Transmit call to emulator)
1.
2.
3.

Select Emulator Control View.
Input phone number (09010000001) into Incoming number.
Select Voice, then click [Call] button.
Emulator Control

Input incoming number
ex.
Incoming number : 09010000001
Select Voice

Call
: Transmit call
Hang Up : Hang up the phone

1

Transmit call to Emulator, send
SMS, position information.

2

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4.6.6. Transmit call to emulator
4. Confirm incoming call from 09010000001 to emulator.
4
Incoming call to emulator
from 09010000001


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4.6.7. Send SMS to emulator
•

SMS sending (Send SMS to emulator)
1.
2.
3.

Select Emulator Control View.
Input phone number (09010000001) into Incoming number.
Select SMS, input sending message (Hello Android) into Message,
then click [Send] button.

Input incoming number ・message
ex.
Incoming number : 09010000001
Select SMS
Message
: Hello Android

2

3
Send : Sending

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4.6.7. Transmit SMS to emulator
4.

Confirm to be sure that message was transmitted from 09010000001
to emulator.

Notify “SMS receiving”

Message that sent into
Messaging application,
will be recorded.

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4.6.8. Send position information to emulator
•

Send position information
1.
2.
3.
4.

Select Emulator Control view.
Open Manual tab, select Decimal.
Input Longitude/Latitude.
Click on [Send] button.


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4.6.9. Other functions of emulator
• Acquire screenshots
1.
2.

When you click on [Screen Capture] button, screenshots of terminal
will be displayed on Device Screen Capture window.
Click [Save] button, then save file from Save window.
1
2

Preview display will be
displayed on Device
Screen Capture.

There are some
function including Save
as below:
Refresh : Re-acquire
Save
: Save
Done : Finish

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• Execute garbage collection
1.
2.

Select process that executed garbage collection from Devices View.
Click on [Cause GC] button in Heap View

2
1


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• Stop process
1.
2.

Select process that executed garbage collection from Devices View.
Click on [Stop Process] button in Devices View.
2

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• Acquire/Forward/Delete file within Terminal device
1.
2.

Select FileExplorer View.
Click on buttons correspond to operation (Acquire/Forward/Delete file)
1

File Explorer
Display file information within terminal
device.
Reference scope is limited because
there is limit access for real device.

2

: Retrieve file from terminal
: Forward file to terminal
: Delete file


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5.1. Outline
How to practice?
• Learn how to develop Android application in 5 steps
Step 2: The method to make
screen transition
Step 1: The method to make
screen design
- Make menu screen

- Recognize “Button has been
clicked“
- Add screen in List format
- Use intent to make screen
transition

Step 4: Search database with
specific criteria & display data
in detail screen
- Receive and send parameters
between activities
- Make narrow search from database
- Set screen view properties from the
program

Step 3: SQLite database
operations & display data in list
format
- Create database and table
- Search data from database
- Display searching result in list
format

Step 5: How to create option
menu
- Add option menu to application
- Recognize “option menu
clicked”
- Display dialogue on screen


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Preparation for practice
• Take skeleton project for practice in Eclipse.
– Storage place
• C:android_trainingskeleton_project
– Take 「RssReaderSkeleton1」in this folder.

– How to take it in?
• Start Eclipse, select 「Import」 from 「File」menu, display 「Import」 dialog.
• Select 「Existing Projects into Workspace」 from 「General」 in 「Import」
dialogue, and press 「Next」 button, specify then take root directory in
skeleton project in.
– Make a check mark in 「Copy projects into workspace」.


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Practice application outline
• Create RSS Reader in practice
– RSS reader created in practice will acquire RSS feed ( information in XML
format) from internet and be saved in database. Search database, then
display RSS feed on screen.
Get RSS feed from
internet

Menu screen

Register RSS feed
into database.

Internet

Database

Search RSS feed
from database
After registration
into database
finished, display
dialogue.

List screen

Click “List display”
button

Select List
data


Detail screen

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5.1. Outline
Practice application outline
• RSS reader screen and function outline
– RSS reader created in practice, is configured by 3 screens.
RSS reader

Start

①
Menu
screen

･･･ Direction of screen transition

②
List
screen

③
Detail
screen

#

Screen name

Function outline

1

Menu screen

• Start List screen
• Display option menu
• After clicking on option menu, get RSS feed from internet then register into
database
• After getting RSS feed, display Finish message on dialogue.

2

List screen

• Display RSS feed that is registered in database in List format.

3

Detail screen

• Display title, sending time, sender’s name, detail content of RSS feed that is
selected in List screen.

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5.2. The method of making screen design
• Learn how to make screen design in Android application.
• Learn the following via practice.
– Method of making screen design using Layout editor.
– Method of creating string character resource file using Resource editor.


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Create menu screen
• Method of making screen design using Layout editor.
– We can make screen design based on resource file in XML format in
Android application.
1. Resource file
Open （res/layout/main.xml）,
start layout editor

2

（Refer to「4.2.1. Create resource file」for
Layout editor)

2. Display in Menu screen
Arrange 「List display」button
by Drag & Drop

1

Arrange 「Button」 from
「Views」 by Drag &
Drop

（Refer to「4.2.1. Create resource file」for
method of arranging button）

Use Layout editor to open
res/layout/main.xml

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Create menu screen
3.

Use Properties View, set properties of arranged button.
–

Set id, layout_width, layout_height

3

3. Set id, height, width in
properties.

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Create menu screen
• Setting value of properties
– id
• id that use when refers to View from program.
• Format of setting value
– @+id/<option id>

• Set example （In case of putting id that called ”a_button” on button）
– @+id/a_button

– layout_width
• Set the width of View
• Format setting value
– Numerical value +Unit
・・・ Specify by numerical value. Specify px, dip, etc … as for
unit.
– wrap_content ・・・ Fit the width of display character string, etc … in View.
– fill_parent
・・・ Fit automatically numerical value in new View.

– layout_height
• Set height of View
• Format of setting value is similar to layout_width

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Create menu screen
• Confirm to be sure that the screen created in emulator will be
displayed.
– Select project in Android application, right-click then select 「Android
Application」 from 「Run As」.
Specify 「RssReader」project, and
right-click

Implement
application

Select 「Android Application」 from 「Run
As」 in menu that is displayed when
right –click

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Create menu screen
• Use resource editor, set character string displayed on screen into character
string resource file （res/values/strings.xml）.
–

We can collect character string that displayed on the screen into resource file in Android application.

■Character string resource file (res/values/strings.xml)

Add character string that
display on the screen into
character string resource file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding=“utf-8"?>
<resources>
<string name=“app_name”> RssReader </string>
<string name=“go_to_list_page_button_label”> List Display</string>
</resources>

Refer to
character
string

■Resource file of screen design (res/layout/main.xml)
Refer to character string of character
<Button
string resource file from button
android:id="@+id/list_button"
properties.
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:text=“@string/go_to_list_page_button_label“
/>

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Create menu screen
• Refer to character string that display in button be disposed in
menu screen from character string resource file.
– Use resource editor, open character string resource file
(res/values/strings.xml).
– Add setting of button display character string into character string
resource file.
(Refer “4.3. Use resource besides design” for additional procedure)
– Use Layout Editor, open Screen design resource file (res/layout/main.xml),
use character string of character string resource file by character string of
button properties.
– Execute application, confirm to be sure that character string is displayed.


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r
習 Create menu screen
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– Create screen design of Menu screen.
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design

• There is 1 button in Menu screen.
• Display “List Display” in the button.


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1. Open resource file (res/layout/main.xml) by Layout Editor, arrange
e
buttons in Menu screen.
2. Set properties (id, height, width) for arranged buttons.
3. Add “List Display” to character string displayed in button into character
string resource file (res/values/strings.xml).
4. Change setting of character string resource file that Text properties of
the button is set into “Reference”.


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– Setting information 1
c
• Set the following value for View properties arranged in the screen.
e
#

2

View

Properties

1

1

LinearLayout

1. android:layout_width=“fill_parent”
2. android:layout_height=“fill_parent”

2

Button

1.
2.
3.
4.

android:id=“@+id/list_button”
android:layout_width=“fill_parent”
android:layout_height=“wrap_content”
android:text=“@string/go_to_list_page_button_label”


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• Add the following value character string into character string resource file.
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※ The format added into character string resource file will be
<string name=“Key”>Value</string>

Key

Value

Content

go_to_list_page_button_label

List display

Character string displayed in button 「List display」


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• Create the following resource file.
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Screen
Menu screen

－

Resource file

screen design

Description

res/layout/main.xml
（Resource file）

• Arrange button “List display” in Menu screen

res/values/strings.xml
（Character string resource file）

• Add character string “List display” displayed in the
button “List display”.


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c • Verification method
– Execute the practice application, make sure that “List display button” is
e
displayed.


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i
c • Practice answer
– res/layout/main.xml
e

making screen design

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_height="fill_parent“
>
<Button
android:id="@+id/list_button"
android:text="@string/go_to_list_page_button_label"
/>
</LinearLayout>


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c • Practice answer
– res/values/strings.xml
e

making screen design

<resources>
<string name="app_name">RssReader</string>
<string name="go_to_list_page_button_label"> List display </string>
</resources>


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5.3. The method of screen transition
• Learn how to make screen transition in Android application
• Learn the following by practice
– The method of recognizing that “Button has been clicked”.
– The method of adding the screen in list format to application.
– The method of implementing screen transition used Intent class.


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5.2. The method of making screen transition
Recognize “Button has been clicked”
• How to recognize “Button has been clicked”
– Mechanism
• When you click a button, “Event” will be created. Prepare “Event listener” to
recognize this event by program.
• Register “Event listener” that has been created beforehand to the button
that you want to recognize event.
• When event created by button, specified method will be retrieved.
Event listener
public void onClick(View view)
{

Click button

// Process

Event raised

}
Processing will
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