Thursday 19 January 2017

Eclipse for Android App Development

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Eclipse and Android are two terminologies that enables android app developer to create a customized development environment. It facilitates the creation of not only desktop but also mobile and web applications. Since it is quite a versatile tool, it enables adding different plug-ins by using different programming languages. These plug-ins enables to create different platforms for instance Android, windows, and Blackberry.
Android is the most powerful tool provided by Google. It is an operating system designed for the smartphones and tablets. Since it is accessed to diverse set of hardware and is exposed to continuous changes, and also to extend, this makes the job of Android app developer quite challenging. Eclipse which is considered to be the main feature is best explained setting it up in Android App development.

Workspace Setup

Eclipse are used to develop various types of applications whereas workspace is the folder on the same drive of the computer. This folder consist of application’s resources and code, code libraries which are used by the application, and metadata which are utilized to keep track on the environment information.
 
Creating up the project

With the help of Eclipse, all Android apps are developed within a single project. To get started with your first app, you have to create the project first. Developing a new project is followed by stepping a series of windows and then moving it to make judicious step to configure the app. SDK which stands for Software Development Kit which is a set of code libraries to write software for the particular platform. To provide the functionality, API sets the routine to access the resources. What an Android device looks for the installing of an app, there comes SDK into existence. To ensure the latest version of Android operating system SDK is set. To associate the icon in the app Configure Launcher Icon is used that enables the app to be displayed with respective app name. Android apps which run on Android app device to ensure app’s SDK requirement.
The next step of configuring the project is to Create Activity Window where an Activity is considered to be the essential component. All the essential functionality is ensured by the activity and layout which is known to be its associated layout. 

Components of the IDE 
 
Editor which is considered to be the centre section where all the essentials of the development work is done which includes writing code and UI design. It enables to switch between XML code and graphical layout which generates the layout. While working on the monitor Package Explorer which is left-sided which shows the structure of Android app and employed to move different components within the app. All the Java codes files are contained in the Src folder.
Within the package Explorer it consists of all the res folder. It consists of various resource files which are essential for the Android app.
These are followed by the layout folder. For the interface of the app it contains all the layouts. When a user clicks the menu button all the menu items are displayed by the menu folder.
All the configuration data is contained in the values folder which uses this information for limiting the hard-coding of changeable data. It enables the android app developer to take the benefit of various OS capabilities. 

Android Manifest

This is the independent files which is used to configure the entire app which are enabled by the multiple apps which are colligated with the manifest to configure the aspects of the app. It includes the version Code and Version Name elements. Version code which identifies the new version of the app and the Version Name identifies the displayed version of the app. This is done through Interpretation of XML . The ability to manipulate XML is considered to be the critical skill for the android app developer which followed by the Configuring the Emulator. 

Configuration of Emulator

Android apps which are being tested on either Android device or emulator provided by the Eclipse IDE which stimulates the Android based device i.e. before the app published. 

Setting up Run Configuration

The final step is set the testing environment to use this newly built AVD which is followed by coding the interface, coding App Behaviour and adding code.

Conclusion:

All the steps aforesaid are used to set eclipse for Android app development to get the benefit of open source. These steps will enable to get the most desirable mobile app by android app development.

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