Android™ Application Development - Bahar Ali Khan

Chapter 3: Creating Applications and Activities
interaction with the system resources. Create a new node for each of the test classes you’ve created
for your application.
A more detailed description of the manifest and each of these nodes can be found at
http://code.google.com/android/devel/bblocks-manifest.html
The ADT New Project Wizard automatically creates a new manifest fi le when it creates a new project.
You’ll return to the manifest as each of the application components is introduced.
Using the Manifest Editor
The ADT plug-in includes a visual Manifest Editor to manage your manifest, rather than your having to
manipulate the underlying XML directly.
To use the Manifest Editor in Eclipse, right-click the AndroidManifest.xml fi le in your project folder,
and select Open With ➪ Android Manifest Editor. This presents the Android Manifest Overview
screen, as shown in Figure 3-1. This gives you a high-level view of your application structure and provides
shortcut links to the Application, Permissions, Instrumentation, and raw XML screens.
Figure 3-1
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