Common Android Game Development Tasks

In the process of developing Android games, you'll perform a few common tasks over and over. If these tasks aren't already automatic for you, keep them handy.

Fix an app in portrait or landscape (in manifest file):

<activity
   android:label="@string/app_name"
   android:name=".MyActivity" 
   android:screenOrientation="portrait"                            
   android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden"              
/>

Disable screen timeout:

public class MyActivity extends Activity {
    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        MyView myView = new MyView(this);
        myView.setKeepScreenOn(true);                                   
        setContentView(myView);
    }
}

Load an image:

private Bitmap myImage;
public myView(Context context) {
       super(context);
       myImage=
BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(),R.drawable.my_image);
}

Draw an image:

@Override
protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
   canvas.drawBitmap(myImage, 0, 0, null);
}

Load a sound:

Soundpool sounds = new SoundPool(5,AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC, 0);
int mySound = sounds.load(myContext, R.raw.my_sound, 1);

Play a sound:

AudioManager am = (AudioManager)
    myContext.getSystemService(Context.AUDIO_SERVICE);
float volume = (float) 
    audioManager.getStreamVolume(AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC);
sounds.play(mySound, volume, volume, 1, 0, 1);