Java: Code coverage for Eclipse

Code coverage describes the degree to which the source code of a program has been tested.

Java: JDBC basics

JDBC is an API for the Java programming language that defines how a client may access a database. It provides methods for querying and updating data in a database.

Java: Parameterized unit tests with JUnit

JUnit is a unit testing framework for the Java programming language.In this article I will explain how to create test with predefined values.This feature works in JUnit 4.

Android : Working with XML on Android

Recently I found great article from ibm with source code examples, here it is

JavaEE : Hibernate tutorial

Hibernate is an object-relational mapping (ORM) library for the Java language, providing a framework for mapping an object-oriented domain model to a traditional relational database.

PHP: Working with XML

In this article I'll implement base functions to interact with XML like: loading, showing, saving, adding, deleting, editing.

PHP: DOMDocument and encoding

If you want to save document with not typical encoding, for example utf-8 (russian letters)

Photoshop Keyboard shortcuts

Recently I found cool list with photoshop shortcuts

Android: Menu button click event

If you want to do smth after hardware MENU button clicks, not default menu creation but something slightly different.The easiest way is to capture the onKeyDown event for the menu button click

Android: Center position of the button (fill_parent, wrap_content)

<Button android:id="@+id/btClick" android:gravity="center_vertical|center_horizontal"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical|center_horizontal|center" 
android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
android:layout_width="100px" 
android:text=""/>

android:layout_width="fill_parent" - object have width like parent
android:layout_height="wrap_content" - parent height wants to be just big enough to enclose its content

Andoid: Change progress in progress dialog from the different thread

We should use Handler that allows you to send message to the thread

Android: Context menu in ListView after clicking

 

The easiest way) to create context menu

Android: Native icons how to use

 In your android phone are many beautiful icons.Here is the list:http://developer.android.com/reference/android/R.drawable.html and here is more http://developer.android.com/design/downloads/index.html


To use: 

• in recourses  android:icon="@android:drawable/<name of your element>"

• in java code android.R.drawable.<name of your element>

But be aware:

Warning: Because these resources can change between platform versions, you should not reference these icons using the Android platform resource IDs (i.e. menu icons under android.R.drawable).

Rather, you are adviced to make a local copy

Android: Unparsed aapt error

This error appears when you change smth in xml and it changes in recourses not correctly( may be it's bug)
Solution: go in Eclipse to Project>clean it will load last successful build, Good Luck!)

Android: Menu button click event & Options Menu

Android:The easiest way to load image from URL

The easiest way to download image from URL is to use method Drawable.createFromStream:

main.xml:

<linearlayout android:id="@+id/LinearLayout01" 
android:layout_height="fill_parent" 
android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<imageview android:id="@+id/ImageView1" 
android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
android:layout_width="wrap_content">
</imageview></linearlayout>

Android: Download progress

How to create progress of file downloading

Android: Beginning

Here are a few steps to begin develop for Android:

1. Install JDK 
2. Install Eclipse IDE 
3. Install Android SDK 
4. Instal  Eclipse Android plugin

References:
How to do all steps more detailed here (Russian lang)
Good resource

UPDATE: use this link http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html