46.5 Creating the Example Project

Select the Create New Project quick start option from the welcome screen and, within the resulting new project dialog, choose the Basic Activity template before clicking on the Next button.

Enter FabExample into the Name field and specify com.ebookfrenzy.fabexample as the package name. Before clicking on the Finish button, change the Minimum API level setting to API 26: Android 8.0 (Oreo) and the Language menu to Java.

Reviewing the Project

Since the Basic Activity template was selected, the activity contains four layout files. The activity_main.xml file consists of a CoordinatorLayout manager containing entries for an app bar, a toolbar and a floating action button.

The content_main.xml file represents the layout of the content area of the activity and contains a NavHostFragment instance. This file is embedded into the activity_main.xml file via the following include directive:

<include layout="@layout/content_main" />...