{"product_id":"9781787289857","title":"Building Android UIs with Custom Views","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCreate engaging user experiences and awesome user interfaces using this guide\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbout This Book\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMove beyond default UI templates, create and customize amazing UIs with Android Custom View\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnable smooth data flow and create futuristic UIs by creating flexible custom views\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale your apps with responsive and data intensive views\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003cp\u003eThis book is for Android developers who want to create great user interfaces and move beyond the basics of the standard UI elements. They must have basic Android development knowledge along with basic Java programming.\u003c\/p\u003eWhat You Will Learn\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExtend the standard UI widget framework by creating Custom views\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdd complex rendering, animations, and interactions to your views\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptimize performance and decrease battery usage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImplement custom views to share between multiple projects, or share it publicly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate 3D custom views using OpenGL ES\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eIn Detail\u003cp\u003eTo build great user interfaces for your Android apps that go beyond the standard UI elements, you need to use custom Android views. With these, you can give your app a distinctive look and ensure that it functions properly across multiple devices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will help you construct a great UI for your apps by teaching you how to create custom Android views. You will start by creating your first Android custom view and go through the design considerations. You will then see how the right choices will enable your custom view to perform seamlessly across multiple platforms and Android versions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will create custom styleable attributes that work with Android XML layouts, learn to process touch events, define custom attributes, and add properties and events to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the end of this book, you will be able to create apps with custom views that are responsive and adaptable to make your app distinctive and an instant hit with its users.\u003c\/p\u003eStyle and approach\u003cp\u003eThe approach will be that of a step by step practical tutorial. The book will take you through a complete journey, right from creating your first Android view to customizing it to enable it to support any complex app.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Packt Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140078813424,"sku":"9781787289857","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781787289857_p0.jpg?v=1763740949","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781787289857","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}