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<p>Exploit the power of data-centric and data-driven Android applications with this practical tutorial with this book and ebook</p>
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Exploit the power of data-centric and data-driven Android applications with this practical tutorial with this book and ebook
ISBN:
1849518122 ISBN 13:
9781849518123
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Available
Rank:
1000
Sales Rank:
9999
Language:
English Title Set Up Date:
April 2012
Public Visibility Date:
April 2012
Date Of Publication:
June 2012
Out Of Print Date:
April 2012
Page Count:
212
Height:
235
Width:
191
Weight:
0.50
Detailed Description:
We live in an increasingly data-centric and data-driven world. On top of that we live in a very mobile-centric world with the rise of Android smart phones and tablet devices and the surge in demand for the Android platform. Along with the demand for more data, there is a demand for efficient, "snappy" applications, and so developers need to have a strong understanding of when different data storage methods are appropriate and when they are not.
Mastering how to use these two fields to successfully create a powerful application will help you boost your knowledge and skills in this area.
"Android Database Programming" is designed to help developers create and design data-centric mobile applications on Google’s Android platform. As the world goes increasingly mobile and as consumers’ demand for data-centric applications rises, knowing how to combine the two effectively will become an increasingly important asset to have as a developer. The book starts by looking at the various local data storage methods on Android, and finishes off by examining external databases and ways you can utilize them from within an Android application.
This book starts by looking at local data storage methods, focusing on writing SQLite databases for your application and also looking at ways to bind these databases to the user interface. The book, through its practical approach, strives to teach you by examples. Each chapter focuses on flushing out high level design concepts, before drilling down into different code examples.
As you continue you will look at external databases, primarily Google’s App Engine platform, and pull things together by helping you understand how you can request, cache, and display this data. The book then teaches the ways and techniques to utilize such external databases from within your application.
- Master the skills to build data-centric Android applications
- Go beyond just code by challenging yourself to think about practical use-cases with SQLite and others
- Focus on flushing out high level design concepts, before drilling down into different code examples
Learn:
- Learn about lighter forms of local data storage such as SharedPreferences
- Dive into SQLite databases and learn how to customize and extend them
- Examine various SQLite queries to efficiently query for your data
- Learn to safely expose your SQLite database to external applications
- Understand how to bind your SQLite database to the user interface
- Explore various external databases such as Google App Engine and learn how to store/query data on these external platforms
- Learn to make network requests to both post and get data from your external data store
- Learn to retrieve, parse, and/or cache the incoming web data on the Android application
Approach:
This book is a practical tutorial approaching the topic with clear instructions and examples. With easy to understand examples and scenarios you can apply almost anywhere, this book walks you through both local and external data storage methods for the Android platform.
Audience:
"Android Database Programming" targets developers who are experienced with databases and other back-end design concepts, but who may want to see these concepts applied to mobile applications. Developers who are experienced with mobile applications and/or the Android platform, but who may not be as familiar with back-end systems and designing/implementing database schemas will find this tutorial equally useful.
Even if you are already experienced with both Android programming and database implementation, but want to further solidify concepts and see a broader scope of data storage methods on Android, this book is your perfect companion.
keywords:
<p>Databases, Android, Databases for Android, Mastering Databases for Android, Storing data on Android, Storing local data, data-driven Android, data-centric Android, SharedPreferences, SQLite Database, SQLiteOpenHelper, Android Cursor object, SQLite Queries, Interacting with SQLite Database, Content Providers, Contacts Table, Querying Contacts Table, Phone's contacts, contact Fields, Binding to the UI, CursorAdapters, BaseAdapters, EditTextviews, Caching data, Google App Engine, GAE, Practical Guidelines Android Database, Android Back-end, Android Back end, JDO databases, PersistenceManager, Querying JDO database, Android back-end client, Collecting external Database, Storing Data into an External Database, APIs, Data scraping, CRON jobs, Retrieving data, HTTP requests, Android client, HTTP Servlets, Parsed data, HTTP calls, Binding, Caching, Android Debug Bridge</p>
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Errata:
<p><b>Errata type: Typo | Page number: 9</b></p>
<p>The second bullet for the mode argument values should be "MODE_WORLD_WRITABLE" and not "MODE_WORD_WRITABLE". It is WOR[L]D and not WORD</p>
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http://packtlib.packtpub.com/sites/default/files/9781849518123-Chapter-2.pdf
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Open Source
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OS
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B
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PB
Book Type:
Normal
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Normal
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Enabled
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Book + eBook
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<p>In Chapter 9: Collecting and Storing Data, what is the fifth-last word of the final paragraph in the section <b>before</b> the section: A primer on web scraping</p>
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