Mono for Android Components(Part 2)

Mono for Android is made up of a set of assemblies, namespaces, and classes that are optimized for

mobile platforms. This code is a combination of the .NET 4, Silverlight, and Windows Phone profile

as well as code that allows a developer to take advantage of the Android platform.

Namespaces and Classes

Mono for Android provides a rich set of namespaces and classes to support building applications for

the iPhone. Here are some of the most popular assemblies and the functionality that they provide:

Mono.Android.dll: This assembly provides the C# bindings to the Android APIs. This

includes namespaces that support the Android.* namespaces.

System.dll: This assembly provides much of the .NET Framework functionality for Mono

for Android

Mono.data.Sqlite.dll: This assembly is an ADO.NET provider for the native SQLite

database.

Mono.Data.Tds.dll: This assembly provides the support for the TDS protocol, which is

used to connect to SQL Server.

OpenTK.dll: This assembly has support for OpenGL.

System.Json.dll: This assembly provides support for using JSON.

System.ServiceModel.dll: This assembly provides support for WCF.

System.Xml.dll: This assembly provides support for XML.

System.Xml.Linq.dll: This assembly provides support for LINQ to XML.

Within these assemblies, Mono for Android also provides namespaces that may be important to

you. These are:

Android: The Android.* namespace provides resources, classes, and application permission

support.

Android.Bluetooth: This namespace provides support for Bluetooth.

Android.Database: This namespace provides support for the SQLite database on the

device.

Android.Graphics: This namespace provides support for graphic display.

Android.Hardware: This namespace provides support for hardware on an Android device

such as the camera.

Android.Locations: This namespace provides the necessary support for location.

Android.Net: This namespace provides support for networking, including support for Voice

over IP (VoIP) and WiFi.

These namespaces are a small subset of what is available inside of Mono for Android and are fairly

self-explanatory in their functionality. Also, these namespaces are specific to Android. Code that is

written using these namespaces will only run on Android-based devices.

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