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| <p>Contains classes for accessing and publishing data on a device. It includes three main |
| categories of APIs:</p> |
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| <dt>Content sharing ({@link android.content})</dt> |
| <dd>For sharing content between application components. The most important classes are: |
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| <li>{@link android.content.ContentProvider} and {@link android.content.ContentResolver} |
| for managing and publishing persistent data associated with an application.</li> |
| <li>{@link android.content.Intent} and {@link android.content.IntentFilter}, for delivering |
| structured messages between different application components—allowing components to initiate |
| other components and return results.</li> |
| </ul> |
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| <dt>Package management ({@link android.content.pm})</dt> |
| <dd>For accessing information about an Android package (an {@code .apk}), including information |
| about its activities, permissions, services, signatures, and providers. The most important class for |
| accessing this information is {@link android.content.pm.PackageManager}.</dd> |
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| <dt>Resource management ({@link android.content.res})</dt> |
| <dd>For retrieving resource data associated with an application, such as strings, drawables, |
| media, and device configuration details. The most important class for accessing this data is {@link |
| android.content.res.Resources}.</dd> |
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