Introducing MonoDroid: Listing 1

MonoDroid Sample Application

using System;
using Android.App;
using Android.Content;
using Android.Runtime;
using Android.Views;
using Android.Widget;
using Android.OS;

namespace MonoDroidTestApplication
{
  [Activity(Label = "MonoDroid Test App", MainLauncher = true)]
  public class Activity1 : Activity
  {
    int count = 1;

    protected override void OnCreate(Bundle bundle)
    {
      base.OnCreate(bundle);

      // Set our view from the "main" layout resource
      SetContentView(Resource.layout.main);

      // Get our button from the layout resource,
      // and attach an event to it
      Button button = FindViewById<Button>(Resource.id.myButton);

      button.Click += delegate { button.Text = 
        string.Format("{0} clicks!", count++); };
    }
  }
}

About the Author

Wallace (Wally) B. McClure has authored books on iPhone programming with Mono/Monotouch, Android programming with Mono for Android, application architecture, ADO.NET, SQL Server and AJAX. He's a Microsoft MVP, an ASPInsider and a partner at Scalable Development Inc. He maintains a blog, and can be followed on Twitter.

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