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user1641700
user1641700

Reputation: 53

Integrating .jar file into an Android app

I am new to creating Android apps, so forgive me if this sounds very naive. I have a .jar file and the associated .java and .class files. What I want to do is create an Android app (I'm using Eclipse) and somehow integrate the .jar file with it. The .jar file acts as a Spellchecker and I want to create a Spellchecker app, so how should I go about doing this? I know I will have to make changes, of course, but is this possible?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1285

Answers (3)

sauljetsmi
sauljetsmi

Reputation: 11

Android documentation show the best way to include private libraries into the project: Put into libs folder. Android IDE automatically detect the change and make the magic. Android: Managing Projects

However you can add a Library project.

Upvotes: 1

Kamil
Kamil

Reputation: 2278

In eclipse if you want to add external library (jar file) into your project classpath, you need to add it to project's build path - you will find build path options inside project properties.

Edit: Drop your jar file into libs folder too. Rest stays valid.

Upvotes: -1

Gabe Sechan
Gabe Sechan

Reputation: 93708

Assuming there's no UI in the jar (that its just algorithms that you want to use as a library) just drop the jar into the /libs folder, make sure that its added to the project in project properties in Eclipse, and you can then reference it in your project like any other set of classes.

If you do have a UI in there, you'll have to remove it and rewrite it.

Upvotes: 2

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