Best way to add Activity to an Android project in Eclipse

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When adding an activity to an existing Android project  I manually create a new class - is that the best   preferred way  How do others handle that

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You can use the  New Class  dialog  but that leaves other steps you need to do by hand  e g  adding an entry to the manifest file   If you want those steps to be automated  you can create the activity via the manifest editor like this    Double click on AndroidManifest xml in the package explorer  Click on the  Application  tab of the manifest editor Click on  Add    under the  Application Nodes  heading  bottom left of the screen  Choose Activity from the list in the dialog that pops up  if you have the option  you want to create a new top-level element  Click on the  Name   link under the  Attributes for  header  bottom right of the window  to create a class for the new activity    When you click Finish from the new class dialog  it ll take you to your new activity class so you can start coding   Five steps might seem a lot  but I m just trying to be extra detailed here so that it s clear  It s pretty quick when you actually do it

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I have create a eclipse plugin to create activity in one click    Just download the Plugin from https   docs google com file d 0B63U IjxUP GMkdYZzc1Y3lEM1U edit usp sharing   Paste the plugin in the dropins folder in Eclipse and restart eclipse  For more details please see my blog http   shareatramachandran blogspot in 2013 06 android-activity-plugin-for-eclispe html  Need your comment on this if it was helpful

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I just use the  New Class  dialog in Eclipse and set the base class as Activity   I m not aware of any other way to do this   What other method would you expect to be available

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For creating new Activity simply click ctrl N one window is appear select android then another window is appear give name to that Secondary Activity Now another Activity is created

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There is no tool  that I know of  which is used specifically create activity classes   Just using the  New Class  option under Eclipse and setting the base class to  Activity    Thought here is a wizard like tool when creating editing the xml layout that are used by an activity    To use this tool to create a xml layout use the option under  New  of  Android XML File    This tool will allow you to create some of the basic layout of the view

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An easy method suggested by Google Android Developer Community

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It is now much easier to do this in Eclipse now  Just right click on the package that will contain your new activity  New -  Other -   Under Android tab  Android Activity   And that s all  Your new activity is automatically added to the manifest file as well

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The R   classes are generated dynamically   I leave the  Build automatically  option on in the Project menu so that mine R   classes are always up-to-date   Additionally  when creating new Activities  I copy and rename old ones  especially if they are similar to the new Activity that I need because Eclipse renames everything for you     Otherwise  as others have said  the File- New- Class command works well and will build your file for you including templates for required methods based on your class  its inheritance and interfaces

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