Note Pad

Tutorial: A Notepad Application

The tutorial in this section gives you a "hands-on" introduction to the Android framework and the tools you use to build applications on it. Starting from a preconfigured project file, it guides you through the process of developing a simple notepad application and provides concrete examples of how to set up the project, develop the application logic and user interface, and then compile and run the application.


The tutorial presents the notepad application development as a set of exercises (see below), each consisting of several steps. You can follow along with the steps in each exercise and gradually build up and refine your application. The exercises explain each step in detail and provide all the sample code you need to complete the application.
When you are finished with the tutorial, you will have created a functioning Android application and learned in depth about many of the most important concepts in Android development. If you want to add more complex features to your application, you can look at and use the code in the notepad application that is supplied in the sample code area of the Android SDK.
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Who Should Use this TutorialPreparing for the ExercisesExercisesOther Resources and Further Learning
samples/NotePad/

A simple note pad application. It demonstrates...
  • using views
  • accessing a database
  • using an intent to open a new window
  • managing activity lifecycle
  • and many other goodies...





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