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Learn Java for Android Development

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  1. Jeff Friesen
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  • Learn Java for Android Development, Second Edition teaches programmers of any skill level the essential Java language and foundational Java API skills that must be learned to improve the programmer’s chances of succeeding as an Android app developer.

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
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  2. Getting Started With Java

    • Jeff Friesen
    Pages 1-19

  3. Learning Language Fundamentals

    • Jeff Friesen
    Pages 21-61

  4. Discovering Classes and Objects

    • Jeff Friesen
    Pages 63-104

  5. Discovering Inheritance, Polymorphism, and Interfaces

    • Jeff Friesen
    Pages 105-152

  6. Mastering Advanced Language Features Part 1

    • Jeff Friesen
    Pages 153-196

  7. Mastering Advanced Language Features Part 2

    • Jeff Friesen
    Pages 197-246

  8. Exploring the Basic APIs Part 1

    • Jeff Friesen
    Pages 247-277

  9. Exploring the Basic APIs Part 2

    • Jeff Friesen
    Pages 279-325

  10. Exploring the Collections Framework

    • Jeff Friesen
    Pages 327-405

  11. Exploring Additional Utility APIs

    • Jeff Friesen
    Pages 407-447

  12. Performing Classic I/O

    • Jeff Friesen
    Pages 449-524

  13. Accessing Networks

    • Jeff Friesen
    Pages 525-560

  14. Migrating to New I/O

    • Jeff Friesen
    Pages 561-601

  15. Accessing Databases

    • Jeff Friesen
    Pages 603-641

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 643-751
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About this book

Android development is hot, and many programmers are interested in joining the fun. However, because this technology is based on Java, you should first obtain a solid grasp of the Java language and its foundational APIs to improve your chances of succeeding as an Android app developer. After all, you will be busy learning the architecture of an Android app, the various Android-specific APIs, and Android-specific tools. If you do not already know Java fundamentals, you will probably end up with a massive headache from also having to quickly cram those fundamentals into your knowledge base. 

Learn Java for Android Development, Second Edition teaches programmers of any skill level the essential Java language and foundational Java API skills that must be learned to improve the programmer’s chances of succeeding as an Android app developer. Each of the book’s 14 chapters provides an exercise section that gives you the opportunity to reinforce your understanding of the chapter’s material. Answers to the book’s more than 500 exercises are provided in an appendix. A second appendix provides a significant game-oriented Java application, which you can convert into an Android app.

Once you complete this book, you should be ready to dive into beginning Android app development.  Maybe, start that journey with Apress' Beginning Android.

About the author

Jeff Friesen is a freelance tutor and software developer with an emphasis on Java (and now Android). In addition to authoring Learn Java for Android Development and co-authoring Android Recipes -- Jeff has written numerous articles on Java and other technologies for JavaWorld (a href="http://www.JavaWorld.com"JavaWorld.com/a), informIT (a href="http://www.InformIT.com"InformIT.com/a), a href="http://www.java.net"Java.net/a, and DevSource (a href="http://www.DevSource.com"DevSource.com/a). Jeff can be contacted via his website at a href="http://www.tutortutor.ca"TutorTutor.ca/a.

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