From a9a65c64ae60bef828b9dfadc71ff638f6b1838a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joe Fernandez The Android Support Library package contains several individual libraries that can be included
+ The Android Support Library package contains several libraries that can be included
in your application. Each of these libraries supports a specific range of Android platform
versions and set of features. This guide explains the important features and version support provided by the Support
- Libraries, to help you decide which of them you should include in your application. In general,
+ Libraries to help you decide which of them you should include in your application. In general,
we recommend including the v4 support and v7
- appcompat libraries in your application, because they support a wide range of
+ appcompat libraries, because they support a wide range of
Android versions and provide APIs for recommended user interface patterns. In order to use any of the following libraries, you must download the library files to your
Android SDK installation. Follow the directions for downloading the Support Libraries in
Support Library Setup to
complete this step. You must take additional steps to include a specific Support Library in
- your application. See the end of each library section below for instructions on how to include
- the library in your application.
This library is designed to be used with Android 1.6 (API level 4) and higher. It includes the - largest set of APIs compared to the other packages, including support for application components, + largest set of APIs compared to the other libraries, including support for application components, user interface features, accessibility, data handling, network connectivity, and programming - utilities. Here are a few of the key classes included in the v4 package:
+ utilities. Here are a few of the key classes included in the v4 library:- There are many other APIs included in this package. For complete, detailed information about the + There are many other APIs included in this library. For complete, detailed information about the v4 Support Library APIs, see the {@link android.support.v4.app android.support.v4} package in the API reference.
diff --git a/docs/html/tools/support-library/index.jd b/docs/html/tools/support-library/index.jd index e5efb8d..420fa0f 100644 --- a/docs/html/tools/support-library/index.jd +++ b/docs/html/tools/support-library/index.jd @@ -24,14 +24,13 @@ page.title=Support LibraryThe Android Support Library package is a set of code libraries that provide useful and important features for Android applications in addition to the framework APIs. These libraries provide - backward-compatible versions of framework APIs as well as features that are only available - through its API. Each Support Library is backward-compatible to a specific Android API level. - This design means that your applications can use the libraries' features and still be compatible - with devices running Android 1.6 (API level 4) and up.
- -This guide provides information about what features are enabled by the different libraries, - how to use them in your development environment and information about the Support Library - releases.
+ backward-compatible versions of Android framework APIs as well as features that are only available + through the library APIs. Each Support Library is backward-compatible to a specific Android API + level. This design means that your applications can use the libraries' features and still be + compatible with devices running Android 1.6 (API level 4) and up. + +This guide provides information about what features are enabled by the Support Libraries, + how to use them in your development environment and information about library releases.
<sdk>/extras/android/support/v7/appcompat/.