Tips to shift from App Inventor to Eclipse

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user1834292 picture user1834292 · Nov 18, 2012 · Viewed 14k times · Source

I am very good with AppInventor to build Android apps. I have good knowledge of C++ and little knowledge of Java and GUI building in Java. Suggest me how should I shift from App Inventor to Eclipse to build Android apps? Which path should I follow? Is building in Eclipse similar to building in AppInventor like defining different components and then handling their events? Or is it much more than that? Please guide me.

Answer

Taifun picture Taifun · May 14, 2013

There is also the AppInventor to Java Bridge project at java.appinventor.org, details see below

About:

The AppInventor to Java Bridge project is an addition to AppInventor that creates a Java written version of the application from an existing application created through AppInventor. After creating an application through AppInventor,the user can download a version of the application that is written in Java, which uses the JavaBridge* library .

What Our Application Can Do:

  • Create an Android project in JavaBridge using AppInventor
  • Applications that use texting, internet and/or sound are supported

Limitations:
- Location aware applications not yet supported
- Nested lists are not yet supported, and will produce incorrect code

UPDATE: the newest version of that tool can be found here: java.appinventor.org

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