Appendix C
Answers to Exercises
This appendix includes the answers to the end of chapter exercises.
CHAPTER 1 ANSWERS
1. An AVD is an Android Virtual Device. It represents an Android emulator, which emulates a particular configuration of an actual Android device.
2. The android:versionCode attribute is used to programmatically check whether an application can be upgraded. It should contain a running number (an updated application is set to a higher number than the older version). The android:versionName attribute is used mainly for displaying to the user. It is a string, such as "1.0.1".
3. The strings.xml file is used to store all string constants in your application. This enables you to easily localize your application by simply replacing the strings and then recompiling your application.
CHAPTER 2 ANSWERS
1. The Android OS will display a dialog from which users can choose which activity they want to use.
2. Use the following code:
Intent i = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("http://www.amazon.com")); startActivity(i);
3. In an intent filter, you can specify the following: action, data, type, and category.
4. The Toast class is used to display alerts to the user; it disappears after a few seconds. The NotificationManager class is used to display notifications on the device’s status bar. The alert displayed by the NotificationManager class is persistent and can only be dismissed by the user when selected.
5. You can either use the <fragment> element ...
