Or, to be pedantic, the applications are written in the Java programming language (but are indeed not executed as Java bytecode on Android, they're converted into Dalvik bytecode during the development process). Besides that, some of the Android development tools are written in Java, and some library classes will look familiar to Java developers, but Android is definitely not Java.
JBQ On Jun 18, 8:21 am, "Justin (Google Employee)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mark is quite correct. To expand a little on his answer, Android > applications are written in Java, but Android does not execute Java > bytecode. A subset of J2SE classes are supported by the Dalvik VM. > > Cheers, > Justin > Android Team @ Google > > On Jun 18, 7:07 am, Mark Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > MobileBen wrote: > > > can anybody tell me on which Java platform Android is based or which > > > Java platform Android uses. Is it the J2ME platform or the J2SE? > > > It is neither. The Dalvik VM is, at present, unique to Android. > > > > Do Android uses the all of the classes of these platforms? > > > No. It has many J2SE classes, but not all. > > > -- > > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)http://commonsware.com > > _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ -- Available Now! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Announcing the new M5 SDK! http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/02/android-sdk-m5-rc14-now-available.html For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
