Appendix A

Using Eclipse for Android Development

Although Google supports the development of Android applications using IDEs such as IntelliJ, or basic editors like Emacs, Google’s recommendation is to use the Eclipse IDE together with the Android Development Tools Plugin. Doing so makes developing Android applications much easier and more productive. This appendix describes some of the neat features available in Eclipse that can make your development life much easier.

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NOTE If you have not downloaded Eclipse yet, please start with Chapter 1, where you will learn how to obtain Eclipse and configure it to work with the Android SDK. This appendix assumes that you have already set up your Eclipse environment for Android development.

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