Android: Using the Eclipse IDE for Java Development

Nowadays, software tool developers use an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for easier Java development. The most widely accepted IDE among Java developers is Eclipse. This table gives you quick tips for using the Eclipse IDE to develop Android apps.

Task	How to accomplish
Start a new Android project	From the New Project screen, under Android in the Wizards panel, select Android Project.
Create and starting an emulator	From the Window menu, select Android SDK and AVD Manager. Select Virtual Devices and click on New. Enter a name for the virtual device, set the target and click on Create AVD. The device will be created. You will be placed back in the Virtual Devices screen. From the list of devices, select the device you just created and click on Start.
Deploy your app on a device	Right-click on the project that contains the app, select Run As, and then select Android Application.
Bring up the logcat window	From the Window menu, select Show View, and then Other. From the list of views shown, select logcat.
Debug your application	Declare your application as "debuggable" in its manifest. To do this in Eclipse, view the Manifest, open the Applications tab, and set the field named Debuggable to true (or edit the XML directly, add android:debuggable=class="code">"trueclass="code">" as an attribute to the class="code"><application> element). Enable USB debugging on Windows and Linux (see href="http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html">Google USB Driver and href="http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/device.html">Using Hardware Devices). Right-click on the project that contains the app, select Debug As and then select Android Application
See what devices are available	From the Window menu, select Show View, and then Other. Select Android, and then select Devices
Open the DDMS perspective to browse a device	From the Window menu, select Open Perspective, and then DDMS.
Upload a file to a device	Open the DDMS perspective to browse the device. In the File Explorer tab, click and highlight the directory into which you want to upload the file. Then select the little icon at the top of the window whose tooltip says, "Push a file onto the device".
Use the profiler	In the Devices view, select the running project. Start the profiling by clicking on the icon to the left of the Stop sign (tooltip reads, "Start Method Profiling").
Set up an Android Unit Test project	In the Resource or the Java perspective select File->New->Other-Android Test Project. Set the name of the Android development project that is being tested.

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