Stream API with Java 6/7 and Android
Java 8 has the new fancy and powerful Streams API but in the Android development world we are still stuck somewhere between Java 6 and 7 and can’t use the Streams API. So there are two ways to solve this:
»Android: Kotlin and Parcelable objects and arrays
Kotlin is current in the Version 1.0 Beta 2 (Update: Version 1.0 Beta 3 is out) and is just before the final Version 1.0. So I’m going to take a closer look how well Kotlin is working with Android. The reasons why Kotlin could be a good replacement to the good old Java can be found here: The Kotlin Language: 1.0 Beta is Here!
»Android: Validate user inputs from Widgets with Saripaar
Validating User Input in Android can be really ugly. More than ever when every EditText has its own validation rule. Also, if we want to save validated input after every text change.
»Workaround for: Implicit intents with startService are not safe
In Android 5.0 and higher (API level >= 21) the system will throw an exception if you call bindService() with an implicit intent. Here I will show you a simple workaround to change an implicit intent to an explicit intent.
»Use the coordinatorLayout to scroll of the ActionBar
I’m going to show you how to use the new design library 22.2.0 to create an AppBar which is going to scroll of the screen while scrolling up.
»DialogFragment$DialogStyle not found workaround
Here is a workaround if you’re getting the error: android.support.v4.app.DialogFragment$DialogStyle not found while using something like Androidannotations or Dagger.
»TextInputLayout not showing hint
There is another bug in a support library. It’s in the new android support design library 22.2.0 (com.android.support:design:22.2.0) and is causing that the new TextInputLayout is not showing the hint as usual.
»Hello World
This blog says hello world!
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