Summary

By the end of this chapter, you should have learned some useful tricks and tips to make the most of the code editor. You know now how to use code completion, code generation, and some useful shortcuts for speeding up different actions. We also customized our code editor and are now ready to start programming.

In the next chapter, we will start creating our first user interface using layouts. You will learn how to create a layout using the graphical wizard, as well as by editing the XML layout file using the text-based view. We will create our first application, a classic Hello World example, using the text view component. You will also learn how to prepare our application for multiple screen sizes and adapt them for different device orientations. Finally, you will learn about UI themes and how to handle events.

Tip

Downloading the example code

Code Detailed steps to download the code bundle are mentioned in the Preface of this book. The code bundle for the book is also hosted on GitHub...