Explain AndroidManifest.xmlfile in detail.

Answer

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.example.careerride" android:versionCode="1" android:versionName="1.0">

<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" android:targetSdkVersion="18" />

<application android:allowBackup="true" android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher" android:label="@string/app_name" android:theme="@style/AppTheme">

<activity android:name="com.example.careerride.MainActivity" android:label="@string/app_name">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>

</manifest>

The AndroidManifest.xml file contains the following information about the application:

• It contains the package name of the application.
• The version code of the application is 1.This value is used to identify the version number of your application.
• The version name of the application is 1.0
• The android:minSdkVersion attribute of the element defines the minimum version of the OS on which the application will run.
• ic_launcher.png is the default image that located in the drawable folders.
• app_name defines the name of applicationand available in the strings.xml file.
• It also contains the information about the activity. Its name is same as the application name.