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Hands-On Android UI Development

You're reading from   Hands-On Android UI Development Design and develop attractive user interfaces for Android applications

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788475051
Length 348 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Jason Morris Jason Morris
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Preface 1. Creating Android Layouts 2. Designing Form Screens FREE CHAPTER 3. Taking Actions 4. Composing User Interfaces 5. Binding Data to Widgets 6. Storing and Retrieving Data 7. Creating Overview Screens 8. Designing Material Layouts 9. Navigating Effectively 10. Making Overviews Even Better 11. Polishing Your Design 12. Customizing Widgets and Layouts 13. Activity Lifecycle
14. Test Your Knowledge Answers

Enabling data binding


By default in an Android project, the data binding capabilities are turned off. You'll need to enable them in your project's build.gradle file by hand. Follow these quick steps to enable the data binding system:

  1. Start by locating the build.gradle file for your application module in the Android panel in Android Studio:
  1. Open this file and locate the android block:
android {
  compileSdkVersion 26
  // ...
}
  1. At the end of the android block, add the following snippet to enable data binding:
android {
 compileSdkVersion 26
   // ...
   dataBinding {
      enabled = true
   }
}
  1. Once you save this file, Android Studio will open a banner at the top of the file, telling you that it needs to sync the project. Click on the Sync Now link on the right-hand side of the banner and wait for the sync to complete.

Congratulations! You've just enabled the data binding framework on your project. Now you can get started, making use of the data binding system in your layout files, which will simplify...

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