Beginning Android

SENDING E-MAIL

Like SMS messaging, Android also supports e-mail. The Gmail/Email application on Android enables you to configure an e-mail account using POP3 or IMAP. Besides sending and receiving e-mails using the Gmail/Email application, you can also send e-mail messages programmatically from within your Android application. The following Try It Out shows you how.

TRY IT OUT: Sending E-Mail Programmatically

codefile Emails.zip available for download at Wrox.com

1. Using Eclipse, create a new Android project and name it Emails.

2. Add the following statements in bold to the main.xml file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent" >
<Button
    android:id="@+id/btnSendEmail"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text="Send Email" />
</LinearLayout>

3. Add the following statements in bold to the MainActivity.java file:

package net.learn2develop.Email;
 
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
 
import android.content.Intent;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
 
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
    Button btnSendEmail;
 
    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
 
        btnSendEmail = ...