http://www.android-doc.com/guide/topics/manifest/manifest-intro.html
- It names the Java package for the application. The package name serves as a unique identifier for the application.
However, as a shorthand, if the first character of the string is a period, the string is appended to the application's package name (as specified by the <manifest>
element's package
attribute). The following assignment is the same as the one above:
<manifest package="com.example.project" . . . > <application . . . > <service android:name=".SecretService" . . . > . . . </service> . . . </application> </manifest>
When starting a component, Android creates an instance of the named subclass. If a subclass isn't specified, it creates an instance of the base class.