5. Favorite Twitter^® Searches App

Objectives

In this chapter you’ll:

• Enable users to interact with an app via Buttons.

• Use a ScrollView to display objects that do not fit on the screen.

• Create GUI components dynamically in response to user interactions by inflating an XML layout.

• Store key/value pairs of data associated with an app using SharedPreferences.

• Modify key/value pairs of data associated with an app using SharedPreferences.Editor.

• Create AlertDialogs with an AlertDialog.Builder.

• Programmatically open a website in a web browser by using an Intent.

• Programmatically hide the soft keyboard.

• Learn about the file AndroidManifest.xml.

Outline

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Test-Driving the Favorite Twitter Searches App

5.3 Technologies Overview