1 <html> 2 <body> 3 4 <p>Contains classes for accessing and publishing data on a device. It includes three main 5 categories of APIs:</p> 6 7 <ul> 8 <dt>Content sharing ({@link android.content})</dt> 9 <dd>For sharing content between application components. The most important classes are: 10 <ul> 11 <li>{@link android.content.ContentProvider} and {@link android.content.ContentResolver} 12 for managing and publishing persistent data associated with an application.</li> 13 <li>{@link android.content.Intent} and {@link android.content.IntentFilter}, for delivering 14 structured messages between different application components—allowing components to initiate 15 other components and return results.</li> 16 </ul> 17 </dd> 18 19 <dt>Package management ({@link android.content.pm})</dt> 20 <dd>For accessing information about an Android package (an {@code .apk}), including information 21 about its activities, permissions, services, signatures, and providers. The most important class for 22 accessing this information is {@link android.content.pm.PackageManager}.</dd> 23 24 <dt>Resource management ({@link android.content.res})</dt> 25 <dd>For retrieving resource data associated with an application, such as strings, drawables, 26 media, and device configuration details. The most important class for accessing this data is {@link 27 android.content.res.Resources}.</dd> 28 </ul> 29 30 </body> 31 </html> 32 33
