Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Installation and Configuration of Your Development Platform -- Installing Eclipse and Java -- Installing the Android Development Kit -- Follow-Up -- Reader's Notes -- Chapter 2 Starting an Android Application Project -- Android Applications Components -- Debugging with Eclipse -- Follow-Up -- Key Classes Used in This Chapter -- Reader's Notes -- Chapter 3 Application Design -- The Screen Layout and the main.xml File -- Component IDs -- A Few Simple Controls -- Creating and Configuring an Android Emulator -- Communicating with the Emulator -- Follow-Up -- Key Classes Used in This Chapter -- Reader's Notes -- Chapter 4 Controls and the User Interface -- Check Boxes -- Radio Buttons -- The Spinner -- DatePicker -- Follow-Up -- Key Classes Used in This Chapter -- Reader's Notes -- Chapter 5 Basic Graphics by Extending the View Class -- Combining Graphics with a Touch Listener -- Some Practical Uses for Graphics -- Saving Your Masterpiece -- Follow-Up -- Key Classes Used in This Chapter -- Reader's Notes -- Chapter 6 Find a Location with Google Maps -- Follow-Up -- Key Classes Used in This Chapter -- Reader's Notes -- Chapter 7 Multiscreen Applications -- Stretching the Screen -- Pop-Up Dialog Boxes and Toasts -- Menus on the Android Device -- Follow-Up -- Key Classes Used in This Chapter -- Reader's Notes -- Chapter 8 Working with Images -- Displaying Images -- Using Images Stored on the Android Device -- Follow-Up -- Key Classes Used in This Chapter -- Reader's Notes -- Chapter 9 Text Files, Data Tables, and XML -- Working with Text Files -- Working with Data Tables Using SQLite -- Using XML for Data Exchange -- Follow-Up -- Key Classes Used in This Chapter -- Reader's Notes -- Chapter 10 Client-Server Applications.

Follow-Up -- Key Classes Used in This Chapter -- Reader's Notes -- Chapter 11 Publishing Your Application -- Chapter 12 Applying the Principles -- Project 1: A Photo-Dialer -- Project 2: A Flash Mob Application -- The XML Version -- Index.