Xamarin Studio for Android programming : a C# cookbook : over 50 hands-on recipes to help you get to drips with Xamarin Studio and C# programming to develop market-ready Android applications /: a C# cookbook : over 50 hands-on recipes to help you get to drips with Xamarin Studio and C# programming to develop market-ready Android applications. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: C# cookbook
• Further Information: Note: Mathieu Nayrolles.
• Authors: Nayrolles, Mathieu
• Contents: Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Getting Started; Introduction; Installing the Xamarin suite; Building a Hello World App!; Chapter 2: Mastering the Life and Death of Android Apps; Introduction; Understanding Android activities; Practicing the activities' lifecycles; Going through state-saving management; Chapter 3: Building a GUI; Introduction; The multiscreen application; Using form elements; Using rotation; Adding layouts; Customizing components; Chapter 4: Using Android Resources; Introduction Creating a SplashScreenUsing an icon for your application; Playing a song; Playing a movie; Chapter 5: Using On-Phone Data; Introduction; Storing preferences; Simple file reading/writing; Serializing and deserializing objects into files; Using the SQLite database; Chapter 6: Populating Your GUI with Data; Introduction; Populating simple objects; Populating the datepicker; Populating the spinner; Populating ListView; Creating a custom adapter; Chapter 7: Using Android Services; Introduction; Implementing a started service; Implementing a bound service; Send notifications from your service Creating a news feed serviceChapter 8: Mastering Intents -- A Walkthrough; Introduction; Opening external applications; Monitoring time; Application monitoring; Solving equations; Sending an SMS; Chapter 9: Playing with Advanced Graphics; Introduction; Using the camera; Taking screenshots with the camera; Creating animations; Creating your own gestures; Chapter 10: Taking Advantage of the Android Platform; Introduction; Mastering fragments; Exploring Jelly Bean; Exploring KitKat; Integrating maps; Chapter 11: Using Hardware Interactions; Introduction; Beaming messages with NFC Using the accelerometer and other sensorsUsing Bluetooth; Using GPS; Chapter 12: Debugging and Testing; Introduction; Debugging in an emulator; Debugging on a phone; Unit testing; Chapter 13: Monetizing and Publishing Your Applications; Introduction; Creating an Ad unit; Installing the required SDKs; Integrating advertisements in your applications; Preparing your application for publishing; Publishing your application; Conclusion; Appendix: Mono -- The Underlying Technology; Index
• Publisher Details: Birmingham, UK : Packt Publishing
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 005.25; COMPUTERS -- Programming Languages -- C#; Mobile apps -- Development; C# (Computer program language); COMPUTERS / Programming Languages / C#; COMPUTERS / Programming / Mobile Devices; COMPUTERS -- Programming -- Mobile Devices; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781849691413; 1849691401; 9781849691406
• Related ISBNs: 184969141X; 9781849691406
• Notes: Note: Description based on online resource; title from cover page (Safari, viewed January 20, 2016).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.