This tutorial on writing a notepad application gives you a "hands-on" introduction
to the Android framework and the tools you use to build applications on it.
Starting from a preconfigured project file, it guides you through the process of
developing a simple notepad application and provides concrete examples of how to
set up the project, develop the application logic and user interface, and then
compile and run the application.
The tutorial presents the application development as a set of
exercises (see below), each consisting of several steps. You should follow
the steps in each exercise to gradually build and refine your
application. The exercises explain each step in detail and provide all the
sample code you need to complete the application.
When you are finished with the tutorial, you will have created a functioning
Android application and will have learned many of the most important
concepts in Android development. If you want to add more complex features to
your application, you can examine the code in an alternative implementation
of a Note Pad application, in the
Sample Code section.
