> I am starting with listactivity. I was able to create a simple list > view using ListActivity and Arrayadapters. The problem before me now > is i need a screen which contains a few labels and fields and under > them a listview. how to go about it ?
As we discussed yesterday, you define a layout, give your ListView an android:id="@android:id/list", add whatever other widgets you need to the layout, then use setContentView() in your ListActivity to load the layout. > moreover whats the difference between layout and activity ? Activity is an application component, akin to a window in a desktop operating system. Layout is a description of widgets and their positions on screen. A layout can describe an activity, a row in a list, or just about any piece of a user interface. http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/fundamentals.html http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/declaring-layout.html > Until now I thought one application one activity, > but after looking Apisamples i found myself wrong. An application may have many activities. In fact, the entire ApiDemos is a single application with dozens and dozens of activities. > is "busy programmers' guide to android dev" a good book ? I like it, but, then again, I wrote it. ;-) > Can I get a softcopy from somebody ? http://commonsware.com/ The softcopy is inexpensive (particularly with the weak USD) and gets you three books for that inexpensive price, including a set of tutorials to provide you with step-by-step instructions for creating your first Android applications. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com Android App Developer Books: http://commonsware.com/books.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
