Graphic tutorial for configuring the android Development Environment (JDK + eclipse + Android SDK)

1) download Java JDK:
Go to the page: http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp (or click to download directly) such:

Select Download JDK to download only JDK. You do not need to download JRE.


(2) download eclipse

Go to the page: http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ (or click Download: BT download HTTP download)
For example:

Select the first one (Eclipse IDE for Java EE developers)
(3) download the android SDK
Note: Two Types of Android SDK Download versions are available: one is the SDK with a specific version, and the other is the upgrade tool without a specific SDK version, the latter is more than 20 m, and the former is more than 70 m.
Full Version Download (Android
SDK 2.1 R01) download the upgraded version (this is recommended. In this example, this version does not contain a specific version. You only need to upgrade the version in eclipse)

2. Software Installation

(1) You only need to install JDK 6qualified without configuring environment variables.
(2) You do not need to install eclipse after decompression. After decompression, open it directly.
(3) decompress the android SDK, which does not need to be installed. decompress the SDK for later use.

(4) There are three folders, for example:

3. Eclipse Configuration

1. Install the android development plug-in

(1) Open eclipse and choose help> install new software on the menu bar. The following page is displayed:

Click Add. The following page is displayed.

Enter URL: https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/ (Change HTTPS to HTTP if an error occurs)
Name: Android (which can be customized here)

Click OK. The following page is displayed.

Click Next. The following page is displayed:

Click Next. The following page is displayed:

Select I accept the terms of the license agreements and click Next To Go To The plug-in installation page.

After the installation is complete, the following page appears:


Click Yes to restart eclipse
2. Configure the android SDK

(1) Click WINDOW> preferences to go to the following page:

If you select the decompressed directory of your android SDK, an error will be reported if you select an error. This is an upgrade tool. Currently, no SDK version is available.

(2) Upgrade the SDK version. Choose WINDOW> Android SDK and AVD Manager. The following page is displayed:

Select the update all button. The following page is displayed:

Select an item on the left, click accept to install, and click reject to disable installation. Here I only select SDK 2.1 and samples for API 7, and I can customize it myself. After confirming, select the Install button to go to the installation interface as follows:

The installation is completed as follows:

(3) create an AVD (Android vitural device), enter the android SDK and AVD manager, select vitural devices, and click the new button.

Click the new button to go to the following page:

The name can be retrieved as needed. Select the desired SDK version for target, set the SD card size, and click Create AVD. the following result is displayed.

The above shows that AVD has been created.


3. Create an android Project

(1) choose File> New> Other To Go To The following page:

Select "create Android project" and click "Next" to go to the following page:

Name customization, application name customization, registration must contain more than one point, Min SDK version must enter an integer

Click Next to display the following interface:

Note: if an error occurs, such as project... is Missing required source folder: 'gen', then gen-> android. test-> r. if the Java file is deleted, eclipse will generate the file again for us and no error will be reported.
(3) configure and run

Right-click the project and choose run as> RUN configuration to go to the following page:

Click the Browse button to select the project you want to run.

Select target to switch to the following page:

Select the running AVD on this page and set the box in front of the AVD to the selection status.

(4) run the test project

Right-click the project name and choose run as> Android Application to start the android program, as shown below:

Entering

Test program running result