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 B. McClure is a Microsoft MVP, an ASPInsider and a partner in Scalable Development Inc. He's authored books on software architecture, ADO.NET and SQL Server, AJAX, and iPhone programming with Mono and MonoTouch. You can read McClure's blog at morewally.com.

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