Android Image Display and Menus

This assignment focuses on learning how to display pictures effectively in an Android application. Students will explore the use of ImageView and GalleryView for single and multi-image display, respectively. Additionally, the assignment covers implementing different menu types such as option menus, context menus, and helper methods to enhance image viewing functionality.

Running head: E-PORTFOLIO
E-PORTFOLIO: Week 5 Displaying Pictures and Menus
Name of the Student:
Student ID:
Name of the University:

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Summary of Weekly Topic
The study of week 5 would help in the viewing the display pictures with the help of
image view and gallery view. The image view would display the image as a single image while
the gallery view would help in displaying images in a centre-locked horizontally scrolling list of
images. The use of Image Switcher would help in toggling between the views of the images. The
Helper Methods, menu’s with views, option menu, context menu, and additional views are
helpful for image display.
Resources
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-I2XgSlVp0
2. http://www.uobabylon.edu.iq/eprints/publication_11_28269_670.pdf
3. http://blogs.wrox.com/files/2013/05/Chapter-8-9781118087299-2.pdf
4. https://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/android-sdk-displaying-images-with-an-enhanced-gallery--
mobile-11130
5. http://www.dummies.com/web-design-development/mobile-apps/how-to-display-images-in-
your-android-app/
Resources Description

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1. The resource is a YouTube video and it has been uploaded by Eklavya Choudhary. The video
depicts the creation of the Menu List in Application for displaying the picture and images. The
use of the ListActivity in Android is used for developing the effective user design.
2. The resource is a pdf that uses the gallery view for displaying a series of images in an
horizontal scrolling list by using the functions of gallery, image view, image switcher, grid view,
analog clock, digital clock and web view.
3. The resource is a book that involves the use of the effective technology for android application
development including the use of the specific views for displaying pictures and images.
4. The resource is an article that depicts the use of the Android Intents and gallery view for
displaying images in an advanced and enhanced gallery by selecting images from the device.
5. The resource is a website blog and the post is made by Barry Burd for showing the process of
displaying the android app for the benefit of the users.

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References
Burd, B. 2017, ‘How to Display Images in Your Android App’, dummies.com, [online]
Available at: http://www.dummies.com/web-design-development/mobile-apps/how-to-display-
images-in-your-android-app/ [Accessed 5 Oct. 2017].
Choudhary, E. 2013, ‘Android Create Menu List Tutorial Part 1’, YouTube.com, [online]
Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-I2XgSlVp0 [Accessed 5 Oct. 2017].
Lee, W. M. 2017, ‘Beginning Android Application Development’, blogs.wrox.com, [online]
Available at: http://blogs.wrox.com/files/2013/05/Chapter-8-9781118087299-2.pdf [Accessed 5
Oct. 2017].
Smith, S. 2012, ‘Android SDK: Displaying Images with an Enhanced Gallery’, Code Envato
Tuts+, [online] Available at: https://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/android-sdk-displaying-images-
with-an-enhanced-gallery--mobile-11130 [Accessed 5 Oct. 2017].
Uobabylon.edu.iq 2017, ‘Displaying Pictures and Menus with Views’, it-ebooks.info, [online]
Available at: http://www.uobabylon.edu.iq/eprints/publication_11_28269_670.pdf [Accessed 5
Oct. 2017], 220-250.