Android beginners course: android application project structure

      Welcome again in this <b>android development course</b> created to help you achieve your goals and become an <b>android apps developer</b>.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6AFTPRIyoxPdCiBVeaUkfBu34xeJjhuVVIa_X6M8qzf3jy5Eg3xGtjRdZ7KVcr3Pow-hX8y-VnkM_RbYQcGnG58IUk7FEX_D3hxRf6GASHwbb6dwUtzvUziBk1z65EUgAhbSKVxU8rM/s1600/android+application+project+structure+image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6AFTPRIyoxPdCiBVeaUkfBu34xeJjhuVVIa_X6M8qzf3jy5Eg3xGtjRdZ7KVcr3Pow-hX8y-VnkM_RbYQcGnG58IUk7FEX_D3hxRf6GASHwbb6dwUtzvUziBk1z65EUgAhbSKVxU8rM/s640/android+application+project+structure+image.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br />       After teaching you <a href="http://tutandroidcentral.blogspot.com/2013/12/Android-beginners-course-Create-your-first-Android-Application-Project.html" target="_blank"><b>how to create your first android application project</b></a> with eclipse, we will move to the next step and discover the <b>basic structure of an android application project</b>.<br /> <br />       <b>Android projects</b> are built into an <span style="color: red;">.apk</span> file witch contains all application resources and source code. Some of these sources are generated by default when you create a new project as a <b>default basic structure for the application</b>.<br /> <br /> <center> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/h0de8dp9b6E" width="560"></iframe> </center> <br />       The basic structure of an android project contains:<br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkINDzsRDytPQbvkbF_XQQoPkO6bMACpnDrxBrINRTx567YgRk3OMK0CVgK_6ol75MT3iZBgBq7gqRzYfqvMEgiEe9xMgO-tGyTEeioBcRaeURFnVclOPURGbVivaDYWGiRXoO6WHafwg/s1600/android+application+project+structure.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkINDzsRDytPQbvkbF_XQQoPkO6bMACpnDrxBrINRTx567YgRk3OMK0CVgK_6ol75MT3iZBgBq7gqRzYfqvMEgiEe9xMgO-tGyTEeioBcRaeURFnVclOPURGbVivaDYWGiRXoO6WHafwg/s640/android+application+project+structure.jpg" width="257" /></a><b><i>         /src :</i></b> this folder contains <b>java</b> source code files. for example "mainactivity.java".<br /> <br /> <b><i>        /gen</i></b> : This is an auto-generated <b>java</b> library and files such as R.java file witch contains references and indexes to all the resources used in the <b>application</b>. this folder is generated during the <b>mobile app development</b>. <span style="color: red;">Files in this folder should not be edited</span>. If you miss up with these files the app may not compile.<br /> <b><i><br /></i></b> <b><i>         /libs </i></b>: folder that contains precompiled libraries (JAR archives) used as third party libraries to develop the mobile app. ( For example, when the app need to communicate with a web service, you need to impliment a third party library like KSOAP as a protocle to controle messanging between the app and the web service.)<br /> <br /> <b><i>         /res</i></b> : this folder contains all the application resources like drawable files, layouts...<br /> in this folder we have:<br />                  -<b><i>/drawable</i></b> : drawable shapes and objects like bitmap files.<br />                  -<b><i>/layout</i></b> : xml files for screen layouts.<br />                  -<b><i>/menu</i></b> : xml definitions for application menus.<br /> <br />          <b>/assets</b> : used to store raw asset files.<br /> <br />          <b>/bin</b> : This is the output directory of the build. The final .apk file is placed in this folder.<br /> <br /> <b>         AndroidManifest.xml </b>file : this is the controlling file that describes the nature of the <b>application</b> and all its components. it enumerates all <b>activities</b>, <b>services</b>, <b>intents</b>, <b>content prviders</b> and contains all <b>permissions</b> required to run the <b>application</b>.<br /> <br /> <b>         project.properties</b>: this file contains <b>project properties and settings </b>such as the build target.<br /> <br /> Waiting for your comments, see you next tutorial.<br /> <br />

Android beginners course: android application project structure

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