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diff --git a/docs/html/training/basics/firstapp/creating-project.jd b/docs/html/training/basics/firstapp/creating-project.jd new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5a89f2e --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/html/training/basics/firstapp/creating-project.jd @@ -0,0 +1,142 @@ +page.title=Creating an Android Project +parent.title=Building Your First App +parent.link=index.html + +trainingnavtop=true +next.title=Running Your App +next.link=running-app.html + +@jd:body + + +<!-- This is the training bar --> +<div id="tb-wrapper"> +<div id="tb"> + +<h2>This lesson teaches you to</h2> + +<ol> + <li><a href="#Eclipse">Create a Project with Eclipse</a></li> + <li><a href="#CommandLine">Create a Project with Command Line Tools</a></li> +</ol> + +<h2>You should also read</h2> + +<ul> + <li><a href="{@docRoot}sdk/installing.html">Installing the +SDK</a></li> + <li><a href="{@docRoot}guide/developing/projects/index.html">Managing Projects</a></li> +</ul> + + +</div> +</div> + +<p>An Android project contains all the files that comprise the source code for your Android +app. The Android SDK tools make it easy to start a new Android project with a set of +default project directories and files.</p> + +<p>This lesson +shows how to create a new project either using Eclipse (with the ADT plugin) or using the +SDK tools from a command line.</p> + +<p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> You should already have the Android SDK installed, and if +you're using Eclipse, you should have installed the <a +href="{@docRoot}sdk/eclipse-adt.html">ADT plugin</a> as well. If you have not installed +these, see <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/installing.html">Installing the Android SDK</a> and return here +when you've completed the installation.</p> + + +<h2 id="Eclipse">Create a Project with Eclipse</h2> + +<div class="figure" style="width:416px"> +<img src="{@docRoot}images/training/firstapp/adt-firstapp-setup.png" alt="" /> +<p class="img-caption"><strong>Figure 1.</strong> The new project wizard in Eclipse.</p> +</div> + +<ol> + <li>In Eclipse, select <strong>File > New > Project</strong>. +The resulting dialog should have a folder labeled <em>Android</em>. (If you don’t see the +<em>Android</em> folder, +then you have not installed the ADT plugin—see <a +href="{@docRoot}sdk/eclipse-adt.html#installing">Installing the ADT Plugin</a>).</li> + <li>Open the <em>Android</em> folder, select <em>Android Project</em> and click +<strong>Next</strong>.</li> + <li>Enter a project name (such as "MyFirstApp") and click <strong>Next</strong>.</li> + <li>Select a build target. This is the platform version against which you will compile your app. +<p>We recommend that you select the latest version possible. You can still build your app to +support older versions, but setting the build target to the latest version allows you to +easily optimize your app for a great user experience on the latest Android-powered devices.</p> +<p>If you don't see any built targets listed, you need to install some using the Android SDK +Manager tool. See <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/installing.html#AddingComponents">step 4 in the +installing guide</a>.</p> +<p>Click <strong>Next</strong>.</p></li> + <li>Specify other app details, such as the: + <ul> + <li><em>Application Name</em>: The app name that appears to the user. Enter "My First +App".</li> + <li><em>Package Name</em>: The package namespace for your app (following the same +rules as packages in the Java programming language). Your package name +must be unique across all packages installed on the Android system. For this reason, it's important +that you use a standard domain-style package name that’s appropriate to your company or +publisher entity. For +your first app, you can use something like "com.example.myapp." However, you cannot publish your +app using the "com.example" namespace.</li> + <li><em>Create Activity</em>: This is the class name for the primary user activity in your +app (an activity represents a single screen in your app). Enter "MyFirstActivity".</li> + <li><em>Minimum SDK</em>: Select <em>4 (Android 1.6)</em>. + <p>Because this version is lower than the build target selected for the app, a warning +appears, but that's alright. You simply need to be sure that you don't use any APIs that require an +<a href="{@docRoot}guide/appendix/api-levels.html">API level</a> greater than the minimum SDK +version without first using some code to verify the device's system version (you'll see this in some +other classes).</p> + </li> + </ul> + <p>Click <strong>Finish</strong>.</p> + </li> +</ol> + +<p>Your Android project is now set up with some default files and you’re ready to begin +building the app. Continue to the <a href="running-app.html">next lesson</a>.</p> + + + +<h2 id="CommandLine">Create a Project with Command Line Tools</h2> + +<p>If you're not using the Eclipse IDE with the ADT plugin, you can instead create your project +using the SDK tools in a command line:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Change directories into the Android SDK’s <code>tools/</code> path.</li> + <li>Execute: +<pre class="no-pretty-print">android list targets</pre> +<p>This prints a list of the available Android platforms that you’ve downloaded for your SDK. Find +the platform against which you want to compile your app. Make a note of the target id. We +recommend that you select the highest version possible. You can still build your app to +support older versions, but setting the build target to the latest version allows you to optimize +your app for the latest devices.</p> +<p>If you don't see any targets listed, you need to +install some using the Android SDK +Manager tool. See <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/installing.html#AddingComponents">step 4 in the +installing guide</a>.</p></li> + <li>Execute: +<pre class="no-pretty-print"> +android create project --target <target-id> --name MyFirstApp \ +--path <path-to-workspace>/MyFirstApp --activity MyFirstActivity \ +--package com.example.myapp +</pre> +<p>Replace <code><target-id></code> with an id from the list of targets (from the previous step) +and replace +<code><path-to-workspace></code> with the location in which you want to save your Android +projects.</p></li> +</ol> + +<p>Your Android project is now set up with several default configurations and you’re ready to begin +building the app. Continue to the <a href="running-app.html">next lesson</a>.</p> + +<p class="note"><strong>Tip:</strong> Add the <code>platform-tools/</code> as well as the +<code>tools/</code> directory to your <code>PATH</code> environment variable.</p> + + + + |