8.2 Test-Driving the App

Opening and Running the App

Open Android Studio and open the Twitter Searches app from the TwitterSearches folder in the book’s examples folder, then execute the app in the AVD or on a device. This builds the project and runs the app (Fig. 8.2).

Fig. 8.2 Twitter Searches app when it first executes

A screenshot displays the twitter search fragment which contains a edit text field for entering the query expression.

8.2.1 Adding a Favorite Search

Touch the top EditText, then enter from:deitel as the search query—the from: operator locates tweets from a specified Twitter account. Figure 8.3 shows several Twitter search

Fig. 8.3 Some Twitter search operators

Example Finds tweets containing
google ...

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