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See more basics on Android along with interview questions Explain about the Android Exceptions ? The following are the exceptions that are supported by Android InflateException :         When an error conditions are occurred, this exception is thrown Surface.OutOfResourceException:         When a surface is not created or resized, this exception is thrown SurfaceHolder.BadSurfaceTypeException:          This exception is thrown from the lockCanvas() method, when invoked on a Surface whose is SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS WindowManager.BadTokenException:          This exception is thrown at the time of trying to add view an invalid WindowManager.LayoutParamstoken. What is Drawable? A compiled visual resource that can be used as a background, title, or other part of the screen. It is compiled into an android.graphics.drawable subclass. What is an Intent Receiver? An a...

  See more basics on Android  All the components are activated by a message called Intents. Intents bind individual components to each other at runtime, whether the component belongs to your application or another. An intent is created with an Intent object, which defines a message to activate either a specific component or a specific type of component—an intent can be either explicit or implicit, respectively. An intent is an abstract description of an operation to be performed. Intents are send to the Android system via a method call, e.g. via the startActivity() method. They can be said as a message which allow android components to request functionality from other components. Intent Filters: Activities and intent receivers include one or more filters in their manifest to describe what kinds of intents or message they can handle or want to receive.An intent filters lists a set of requirements, such as datatypes,action requested and URI format that the intent or messa...