From View to Composable: Use Compose Instantly

Transfer your existing Android View knowledge to Compose with practical how-to recipes and just the right amount of theory to build high quality apps using Compose instantly.

From View to Composable cuts the noise and gets you using Compose immediately. This book assumes you already have Android View knowledge and know how to build Android apps. Instead of reinventing the wheel and feeling like a newbie again, View to Composable bridges your existing knowledge from Android Views to the Compose world.

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"Jetpack Compose learning curve is not simple. This book is helpful in understanding the differences with the traditional View system and how to implement stuff."

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Table of Contents

1. Understanding Compose Code

Components

2. TextView to Text

3. EditText to TextField

4. Displaying Images & Photos

5. Iconography

6. Buttons in Compose

7. Toolbar to TopAppBar

8. Dialogs and AlertDialogs

9. Snackbars

Layouts

10. LinearLayout to Column & Row

11. FrameLayout to Box

12. RecyclerView to LazyLists

13. Grids in Compose

14. ViewPager in Compose

15. ConstraintLayout in Compose

16. Bottom Sheets in Compose

Views Interop

17. Using Views from Compose

18. Calling Android APIs from composable functions

19. Theming your Compose application

20. Drawing Edge-to-Edge (Inset handling)

Structuring your Jetpack Compose app

21. Managing state

22. Navigation in Compose

23. ViewModels in Compose

24. Structuring your Compose application

25. UI Testing in Compose

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