Conventions

In this book, you will find a number of text styles that distinguish between different kinds of information. Here are some examples of these styles and an explanation of their meaning.

Code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles are shown as follows: "These constants are placed in a Java source file named R.java."

A block of code is set as follows:

public override bool OnCreateOptionsMenu(IMenu menu)
{
    MenuInflater.Inflate(Resource.Menu.POIListViewMenu, menu);
    return base.OnCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}

When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:

  public override Dialog OnCreateDialog (Bundle savedInstanceState)
  {
    POIDetailFragment targetFragment = (POIDetailFragment) TargetFragment;
    string poiName = Arguments.GetString(“name“);

New terms and important words are shown in bold. Words that you see on the screen, for example, in menus or dialog boxes, appear in the text like this: "Click on Step Over twice to watch the progress of the execution."

Note

Warnings or important notes appear in a box like this.

Tip

Tips and tricks appear like this.