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--- android_learning:headfirst_android_development_notes:chapter_2 [2016/01/06 21:49] – mithat
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-Under development.
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 ====== Chapter 2 notes ======
 ===== About XML =====
-In the previous chapter, we pretty much punted our way through the XML parts of a basic Android Project. We’ll use Android’s XML configuration files to a greater extent in this and subsequent chapters. You don’t need to be an XML expert to write the XML parts of an Android project; but you do need basic XML knowledge.
+In the previous chapter, we pretty much punted our way through the XML parts of a basic Android Project. We’ll use Android’s XML configuration files to a greater extent in this and subsequent chapters. You don’t need to be an XML expert to write the XML parts of an Android project, but you do need basic XML knowledge.
 If you are brand new to XML and want a crash course in it, here are some resources for you to look into:
-  * W3School’s [[http://www.w3schools.com/xml/xml_whatis.asp|XML tutorial]], //Introduction// through //Attributes//.
+  * W3School’s [[http://www.w3schools.com/xml/xml_whatis.asp|XML tutorial]] (look at //Introduction// through //Attributes//)
   * A reasonable tutorial (video) by Mark Lassof:\\
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-It might help you to know that XML was originally developed for use with Web technologies. It has since been adopted for use in many different situations. It’s particularly popular in Java culture.
+It might help you to know that XML was originally developed for use with Web technologies and was based on HTML syntax. It has since been adopted for use in many different situations and is particularly popular in Java circles.
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 The app through p. 65.
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 The [[http://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/StringBuilder.html|StringBuilder]] class.
-===== p. 71: Completed App =====
+===== p. 71: Finished =====
-  * Look at BeerExpert code (not very smart)
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-  * Look at modifications to onClickFindBeer method
-  * Better names for Views (e.g., ''FindBeerBtn'' rather than ''FindBeer''.
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