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Build smart looking Kotlin apps with UI and functionality for the Android platform
Key FeaturesStart your Android programming career, or just have fun publishing apps on Google Play marketplaceThe first-principle introduction to Kotlin through Android, to start building easy-to-use appsLearn by example and build four real-world apps and dozens of mini-appsBook Description
Android is the most popular mobile operating system in the world and Kotlin has been declared by Google as a first-class programming language to build Android apps. With the imminent arrival of the most anticipated Android update, Android 10 (Q), this book gets you started building apps compatible with the latest version of Android.
It adopts a project-style approach, where we focus on teaching the fundamentals of Android app development and the essentials of Kotlin by building three real-world apps and more than a dozen mini-apps. The book begins by giving you a strong grasp of how Kotlin and Android work together before gradually moving onto exploring the various Android APIs for building stunning apps for Android with ease. You will learn to make your apps more presentable using different layouts. You will dive deep into Kotlin programming concepts such as variables, functions, data structures, Object-Oriented code, and how to connect your Kotlin code to the UI. You will learn to add multilingual text so that your app is accessible to millions of more potential users. You will learn how animation, graphics, and sound effects work and are implemented in your Android app.
By the end of the book, you will have sound knowledge about significant Kotlin programming concepts and start building your own fully featured Android apps.
What you will learnLearn how Kotlin and Android work togetherBuild a graphical drawing app using Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principlesBuild beautiful, practical layouts using ScrollView, RecyclerView, NavigationView, ViewPager and CardViewWrite Kotlin code to manage an apps’ data using different strategies including JSON and the built-in Android SQLite databaseAdd user interaction, data captures, sound, and animation to your appsImplement dialog boxes to capture input from the userBuild a simple database app that sorts and stores the user’s dataWho this book is for
This book is for people who are new to Kotlin, Android and want to develop Android apps.It also acts as a refresher for those who have some experience in programming with Android and Kotlin.
Table of ContentsGetting Started with Android and KotlinKotlin, XML, and the UI DesignerExploring Android Studio and the Project StructureGetting Started with Layouts and Material DesignBeautiful Layouts with CardView and ScrollViewThe Android LifecycleKotlin Variables, Operators, and ExpressionsKotlin Decisions and LoopsKotlin FunctionsObject-Oriented ProgrammingInheritance in KotlinConnecting Our Kotlin to the UI and NullabilityBringing Android Widgets to LifeAndroid Dialog WindowsHandling Data and Generating Random NumbersAdapters and RecyclersData Persistence and SharingLocalizationAnimations and InterpolationsDrawing GraphicsThreads and Starting the Live Drawing AppParticle Systems and Handling Screen TouchesAndroid Sound Effects and the Spinner WidgetDesign Patterns, Multiple Layouts, and FragmentsAdvanced UI with Paging and SwipingAdvanced UI with Navigation Drawer and FragmentAndroid DatabasesA Quick Chat Before You Go
ASIN : B07RLJNJHS
Publisher : Packt Publishing; 1st edition (April 30, 2019)
Publication date : April 30, 2019
Language : English
File size : 25930 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Not Enabled
Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
Print length : 700 pages