...
CalendarProvider, ContactsProvider, DownloadProvider, DrmProvider,
GoogleContactsProvider, GoogleSubscribedFeedsProvider, ImProvider, MediaProvider,
SettingsProvider, Subscribed FeedsProvider, ... the Android Computing Platform
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The Android projects also include the Provider projects. Provider projects are like
databases in Android that wrap their data into RESTful services. These projects ... to make Android a free
and fully customizable mobile platform.
As indicated, Android is a platform and not just one project. You can see the scope and
the number of projects at http:/ /android. git.kernel.org/....
... contains a URL to download sample projects for
that chapter. All of these sample projects can be accessed from
http://androidbook.com/proandroid4/projects
If you have any issues downloading or ... Chapter 13 and
Chapter 25.
android. provider: Comprises a set of prebuilt content providers
adhering to the android. content.ContentProvider interface. The
content providers include Contacts, ... data-
messaging standard.
android. telephony.cdma: Provides support for CDMA telephony.
android. test, android. test.mock, android. test.suitebuilder:
Packages to support writing unit tests for Android applications....
... Windows
Firstly, download the Mongoose standalone executable (mongoose-2.8.exe at the time of
writing) from the project downloads page: http://code.google.com/p/mongoose/
downloads/list.
There ... space, but provides the user enough detail to fix the problems with the
data they have entered.
We will explore one option for providing that feedback by looking at an example.
Providing Feedback ... code worked for Android 1.6, 2.1, and 2.2 in the emulator, but failed
to behave correctly on an Android 2.1 device. This is something that is going to prove challenging
for Android developers...
... its prototype property is not empty. It has one property
called constructor that refers back to the function itself. When we call
FireTruck.prototype = Object.create(Car.prototype);
this property ... prototype, then the prototype of the prototype, and so on
until it reaches the top level. This idea is known as the
prototype chain
.
Figure 1-12. The prototype chain
At the top of the prototype ... for every new project that you make.
Figure 1-2. Creating a new project
Enter the project name and the location you wish to use for project files, and
then click Finish. Your project is created...
... physics-based games that can be played for short periods of time. Most of these games have a simple
concept, small levels, and are easy to learn. One of the most popular and famous games in this ... the browser supports and load
the appropriate format. e Audio object provides us with a method called canPlayType() that returns values of “”,
“maybe” or “probably” to indicate support for a ... actually start playing the game.
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Chapter 3
Physics Engine Basics
A physics engine is a program that provides an approximate simulation of a game world by creating a mathematical
model for all the...
... Android
The Flash and Fle× platform takes advantage of all the great features of Android, while insulating
the programmer from having to deal with the complexities of the Android APIs and programming ...
3
Reproduced from work created and shared by the Android Open Source Project and
used according to terms described in the Creative Commons 2.5 Attribution License:
Google, “What is Android? ”, ... Flex mobile project, open the new project dialog from File New Flex
Mobile Project. You will get a project creation wizard dialog that allows you to enter the
project name, as shown in Figure...
... '_hostprog', '_is_unicode', '_localhost',
'_noheaders', '_nportprog', '_passwdprog', '_portprog', '_queryprog', ... access any of the Android API functions from Python, you must import android and then
instantiate an object like this:
>>> import android
>>> droid = android. Android()
Once ... '_queryprog', '_safemaps',
'_tagprog', '_thishost', '_typeprog', '_urlopener', '_userprog', '_valueprog', 'addbase',
'addclosehook',...
... installed several wizards that make creating new Android projects very easy.
Creating the Project
There are two ways to create a new Android project. The first is to right-click in the Package ... and then select New ➤ Project from the pop-up menu. In the New
dialog, select Android Project under the Android category. As you can see, there are many other
options for project creation in ... create a new project of any
type in Eclipse. After you click OK in the dialog, the Android project wizard opens.
The second way is a lot easier: just click the New Android App Project toolbar...
... as its prototype. Obviously, by
sharing the prototype, they share the whole prototype chain.
Figure 1-13. All objects created with new Car() share the same prototype defined in Car.prototype ... executed. I
keep my projects in c:\apps\projects. You are free to use your own
conventions, of course. Just keep in mind that when you see a path like
c:\apps\projects\myproject in this book, ... environment variable called ANDROID_ HOME and point it to the SDK
installation path. Then update the PATH variable with ANDROID_ HOME/tools and
ANDROID_ HOME/platform-tools. Android SDK has two folders...
... implementing Android itself as well as providing the
necessary ecosystem for Android to grow.
The Android Open Source Project
Google’s efforts are summarized under the name Android Open Source Project. ... simple games like Mr. Nom.
The Pixmap interface is given in Listing 3–7.
Listing 3–7. The Pixmap Interface
package com.badlogic.androidgames.framework;
import com.badlogic.androidgames.framework.Graphics.PixmapFormat; ... create our game design is nice and dandy for smaller games.
This book is called Beginning Android Games, so it’s a fitting methodology. For larger projects
you will most likely work on a team, with...
... examples of providers registered in
AndroidManifest.xml:
<provider android: name="SomeProvider"
android: authorities="com.your-company.SomeProvider" />
<provider android: name="NotePadProvider"
... built-in content providers, which are documented in the
SDK’s android. provider Java package. You can view the list of these providers here:
http://developer .android. com/reference /android/ provider/package-summary.html
15967ch03.indd ... <intent-filter>
<action android: name=" ;android. intent.action.VIEW" />
<action android: name=" ;android. intent.action.EDIT" />
<action android: name =" ;android. intent.category.DEFAULT"...