1Support Libraries for Android.
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3This SDK component contains static libraries providing access to newer APIs
4on older platforms and various helper classes.
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6To use those libraries, simply copy them as static libraries into your project.
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8Each library is called v<api>, indicating the minimum API level that they require.
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11*** V4 ***
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13v4/android-support-v4.jar contains:
14- Fragment API. New in API 11 (3.0 - Honeycomb). http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Fragment.html
15- Loader API. New in API 11 (3.0 - Honeycomb). http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/LoaderManager.html
16- CursorAdapter / ResourceCursorAdapter / SimpleCursorAdapter. These are the API 11 versions.
17- MenuCompat allows calling MenuItem.setShowAsAction which only exists on API 11.
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19v4/src/ is the source code for the compatibility library
20v4/samples/ provides a sample app using the library.
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23*** V13 ***
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25v13/android-support-v13.jar provides the same features as v4, plus:
26- FragmentPagerAdapter: Implementation of PagerAdapter that represents each page as a Fragment.
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28v13/src/ is the source code for the compatibility library, not including the v4 source
29v13/samples/ provides a sample app using the library.
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