Want to add 360 VR functionality in your android app? It’s very simple, just follow along and your app will have the required functionality in no time! We will use the VrPanoramaView provided by Google in its VR SDK. Steps to add 360 VR functionality in Android App Add the following dependency Read more…
With Kotlin you can do much more with functions as compared to JAVA. Lets explore some of the features related to functions offered by Kotlin. If you are completely new to functions in Kotlin, then please read this: Getting Started with Kotlin – Tutorial 4 – Functions Local Functions In Read more…
Android has supported setting custom fonts from a long time, but it has always missed out on one feature, setting fonts in xml. It has only allowed using fonts programmatically. Android team has finally resolved this pitfall in Support Library 26. Now you can use fonts in xml, just like any Read more…
While scanning barcode in android is an old topic, some people still struggle to find a easy and reliable solution. So here is a tutorial on scanning as well as generating barcodes in android. We will use two libraries, one for scanning and one for generating. You can find the Read more…
Whether you are a newbie or a working professional, software design is something that you will have to think about if you want to become a better software developer. There are many parts when designing and writing software, functions is one of the most overlooked. While functions may seem not Read more…
Compared to JAVA, Kotlin has a different syntax when writing functions. Lets take a look at an example and then break down every line to understand it. [crayon-5b77f166380e1312924256/] In kotlin, to define a function you have to use the fun keyword. After the keyword comes the function name and then the Read more…
In the previous tutorial we saw how to use control flow statements. In this Kotlin tutorial we will take a look at the different types of looping constructs. If you have ever programmed in a language you will be familiar with most of these. For Loop The for loop in Read more…
In the previous Kotlin tutorial we saw how to define basic variables using var/val and learned about the basic data types that Kotlin provides. Now we will look at how to implement control flow in the language using if, else and when. If-else Kotlin supports the basic control flow expressions, if and else. If Read more…
In the previous tutorial you saw some basic linux commands, now you will see some of the commands that are used to create and manipulate files. Touch The touch command is used to create a file. Just type touch followed by the filename and your file will be created! [crayon-5b77f166396b4147983907/] If Read more…
Using the linux command line is one of the most useful skill you can develop. If you have a good hand on the command line then you can operate the whole system or number of systems for that matter by just typing commands in a black window. This is a Read more…