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Basics of Android Studio

An activity represents a single screen in an Android app and manages the user interface. Layouts define the structure and appearance of UI elements like buttons and images within an activity. Views are individual UI components that users interact with. Logcat is a tool that outputs log messages to help debug apps. Common layouts include LinearLayout, RelativeLayout, and ConstraintLayout. Toasts display brief popup notifications to users.

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Basics of Android Studio

An activity represents a single screen in an Android app and manages the user interface. Layouts define the structure and appearance of UI elements like buttons and images within an activity. Views are individual UI components that users interact with. Logcat is a tool that outputs log messages to help debug apps. Common layouts include LinearLayout, RelativeLayout, and ConstraintLayout. Toasts display brief popup notifications to users.

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Basics of Android

Studio
What is an activity?
• An Activity is a fundamental component of an Android
application. It represents a single screen with a user interface.
• Each screen in an app is typically implemented as an activity.
• Activities are responsible for managing the UI and handling user
interactions.
• The main entry point of an Android app is usually the main
activity.
Activities contain Layouts

Layouts contain views


What is a Layout?

• A Layout defines the structure and appearance of the user


interface (UI) in an activity.
• It serves as a blueprint for arranging UI elements, such as buttons,
text fields, and images, on the screen.
• XML files are commonly used to define layouts in Android
What is a Layout?

• A Layout defines the structure and appearance of the user


interface (UI) in an activity.
• It serves as a blueprint for arranging UI elements, such as buttons,
text fields, and images, on the screen.
• XML files are commonly used to define layouts in Android
What are views?

• Views are UI elements or widgets that are used to interact with


the user.
• Examples of views include buttons, text fields, images, and more.
• Views are defined within layouts and are often referenced in the
corresponding activity code.
What is logcat?
Logcat is a tool in Android development that allows developers to see
messages or logs generated by their app while it's running.
These logs can help developers understand what's happening in the
app, identify issues, and monitor the flow of their code. Logcat is
particularly useful for debugging and troubleshooting.
Tag:
• Each log message has an associated tag, which helps identify the
source of the message.
Types of Layouts
Linear Layout
• LinearLayout arranges its children views either horizontally or
vertically in a single line.
• You can control the orientation using the android:orientation
attribute.

Relative Layout
• Elements are aligned relative to each other
• Attributes like android:layout_alignParentTop are used to declare
positions of views.
Constraint Layout
• ConstraintLayout is a type of layout in Android Studio that allows
you to create flexible and responsive user interfaces.
• It's designed to make it easy to create complex layouts with views
that are properly aligned and resizable on different screen sizes.
There are other layouts like FrameLayout, Grid Layout, TableLayout,
etc.
Choosing the right layout depends on the specific UI structure you
want to achieve in your Android app

• RelativeLayout or LinearLayout, often involve nested view


groups. A nested view group means that one layout is embedded
within another. Each level of nesting adds to the complexity of
the hierarchy.
• On the other hand, ConstraintLayout is designed to minimize the
need for nested view groups. It allows you to create complex
layouts with a flatter hierarchy
What is toast?
"Toast" is a small pop-up message that provides simple
feedback to the user. Toasts are commonly used to
convey messages like successful actions, errors, or
general information
Duration:
• Toasts have a predefined duration, and they
automatically disappear after a short period.
• There are two standard durations:
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT and
Toast.LENGTH_LONG.
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