Developing Android Applications: Creating an App with Java

Developing Android Applications: Creating an App with Java

Overview/Description
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level

Android apps need to be interactive and that means programming in Java. Discover how to create an app, from layout to Java coding.

Expected Duration (hours)
1.4

Lesson 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

Course Number:
it_sddabd_04_enus

Expertise Level
Beginner