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<h2 id="applications">Applications</h2> <p>B4A supports all types of applications such as games, databases, connectivity, sensors and hardware.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="libraries">Libraries</h2> <p>B4A interacts with the native API through Java libraries. B4A libraries consist of two files: the Java jar file and a XML file that is produced by a tool provided with B4A.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="community">Community</h2> <p>In 2013, there were about 100,000 registered developers in the online community.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="documentation">Documentation</h2> <p>A Basic4Android book was written by Wyken Seagrave and published by Penny Press Ltd in October 2013.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/MonoDroid/PlyeJxRS">Mono for Android</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Comparison_of_programming_languages/VczeBEqP">Comparison of programming languages</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.b4x.com/b4a.html">Basic4android site</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Bridgwater, Adrian (2011-02-16). 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